by amycpat | Sep 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Luz has always enjoyed working with her hands, being in nature, and getting dirty. Farming is a natural fit. As a self-employed cabinet-maker and gardener, she continues to follow her interests in self-sufficiency by learning to farm at the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food. After completing the CAFF Farm School program, Luz would like to have a hobby farm with her husband and someday build an agrihood or be a part of one. The CAFF Farm School is an eleven-month program that teaches students to grow vegetables, fruits, and herbs on very little land with sustainable methods.
by amycpat | Sep 21, 2022 | Farm School
Michael, who is currently working on his Ph.D. in business with a dissertation on Human Flourishing, says his personal mission statement is “to flourish and contribute to helping others flourish as well.” His life is just as inspirational as that statement. It’s a...
by amycpat | Sep 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
This program offers grant funding to eligible farmers in Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties who are committed to increasing capacity for wholesale fruit and vegetable production. The overall goal of the pilot program is to increase the amount of locally produced food in the four-county area.
by amycpat | Sep 6, 2022 | Farm School
Sion was born in Chicago, moving around quite often before ending up in Oklahoma for college. While there, he began working weekends and summers on a cattle farm in Seminole. The work was challenging but gratifying and provided a sense of peace in a busy world. During this time, Sion received an intriguing proposal from his father, Michael.
by amycpat | Sep 1, 2022 | Farming
High tunnels are essentially unheated greenhouses that small farmers have found to be especially useful and cost-effective at protecting crops from frosts and other extreme weather events. Most of the time, when high tunnels are discussed in the farming world, they are mentioned in the context of season extension, which refers to the ability to expand the window of time you can harvest crops by protecting them from frost and freezing temperatures. Like a greenhouse, a high tunnel essentially creates
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