Farmers for Tomorrow
Funding Seeds and Equipment for New Local farms
Annual Benefit Happy Hour
Food • Drinks • Silent Auction • Live Music • Dancing
at The CAFF Farm
1005 Meade Avenue
Fayetteville, AR
The annual Farmers for Tomorrow Benefit Happy Hour is a fun night of great food, local brews, a silent auction, and live music! The evening features delicious creations prepared by a local chef, using the fresh harvest grown by the Farm School students. Guest speakers include local farmers and Wes Ward, the Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture.
The event proceeds directly benefit new local farms launched by program graduates. These funds help purchase seeds, tools, structures, and equipment. When you support the Farmers For Tomorrow fund by donating or purchasing a ticket, you can taste the difference you’ve made in the regional food system. There is an alternative location for this event in the event of rain.
Info on 2025 Coming soon!
Stay tuned for the local food and drink menu for 2025!
This Year’s Musical Guest Info Coming Soon!
We are currently working on another excellent event for 2025! Details coming soon.
Big Thanks To Our 2024 Event Partners
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
We also thank our 2024 sponsors for making this event possible!
What Is Farmers For Tomorrow?
Starting a new farm is expensive! Aside from land, the bare start-up essentials for fruit and vegetable production include tools and equipment, irrigation, soil amendments, seeds and plants, harvesting bins, cold storage, and likely fencing. These essentials add up quickly, especially if you’re a first-generation farmer. That’s why CAFF established the Farmers for Tomorrow fund for aspiring farmers who have invested their time in our Farm School program. Once former students have acquired farmland in Arkansas and are ready to break ground, they can apply for additional start-up funds from Farmers for Tomorrow.
How Can You Help?
By purchasing a ticket to our event, becoming a sponsor, or donating. Our goal is to raise $10,000 annually. Your ticket purchase or donation for this fundraising event is an investment in our community’s regional food system, the local economy, a small business, and regional food security.
Please register for our monthly newsletter on the CONTACT page to stay informed about this and other events. If you would like to farm, apply for the CAFF Farm School.
FARMERS FOR TOMORROW FUND RECIPIENTS
Sunny Acres Farms is a small-scale market farm focused on regenerative agricultural and organic practices. Look for them at the Fayetteville and Goshen markets.
Purple Finch Farm is a market garden/truck patch, located in Prairie Grove, Arkansas.
CAFF Farm School graduate Luz and her husband launched their farm with a mission to make mushrooms the next superfood and reconnect people with nature!