A Focus on Farming to Feed More People

A Focus on Farming to Feed More People

The desire to farm first sparked for Carter while spending a summer in Guatemala working at a children’s home where he helped grow food. That feeling of being able to provide people with a harvest and nourishment felt terrific. He loved it. After returning to the States, Carter wanted to continue growing food. “We all learned a tough lesson about food systems and supply chains during the pandemic. We experienced how fragile they can be. A thriving regional food system is better for everyone and the environment. It’s best to grow our food near where we eat it.”

USDA Funds for Farmers Organic Certification

USDA Now Accepting Applications for Available Funds to Help Cover Organic Certification Costs LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 16, 2024 – Through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP), USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will cover up to 75% of organic...

Plan Produce Profit

  Plan. Produce. Profit. Workshops in Arkansas Dates & Locations Below · 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. · Register OnlineThe University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Law Center are facilitating a series of workshops called...

Beginning Farmer Classes 2023 – Winter Schedule

1/17/2023           Farming as a Profession The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food offers an introductory course on farming as a profession featuring farmers Adam and Melissa Millsap of Urban Roots Farm. Adam and Melissa farm a 2-acre urban plot and work as...
New Farmer Hopes for an Agrihood in the Future

New Farmer Hopes for an Agrihood in the Future

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.