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Events & Education
Local Farmers Market - Thursday Nights
Support Local Farmers
Get fresh local produce and products for Arkansas farmers and makers. This is a food only market.
Where: St Joseph Farmstead - East side of the building, near the beer shed!
When: Every Thursday Night 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
2025 schedule:
Every Thursday, April - October 2025
Farmer Meet Ups
Cultivating Connections
Join our growing farmer community and chat about farming issues, ideas, and more. Meet ups are usually first Wednesday of month.
Where: St Joseph Farmstead - Park on the west side of the building by the white tent and Beershed.
When: "First" Wednesdays 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Summer-Fall 2025 schedule:
July 2nd
August 6th
September 3rd
October 1st
November 5th
December 3rd
2025 Field Days
Grow Knowledge
Join Us for Field Days!
Free Farming Education
For more information check out our blog post
Located at St. Joseph Center
6800 Camp Robinson Rd., NLR, AR, 72118
Meet at the tent or farm store porch
August 27th, 5:30-7:00 pm
How to Sell to a Farm Stand
Michelle Shellabarger, St. Joseph's Farm Stand Manager, will teach us how a grower can approach farm stand staff, decide pricing and plan crops to sell to farm stands.
September 24th, 5:30-7:00 pm
How to Attract Pollinators to Your Farm or Garden
Ruth Landers, Central AR Master Gardener and Master Naturalist, and lead creator of the St. Joseph Pollinator Garden, will share with us the specific plants to use, who they attract, and why building pollinator spaces into your plan is so important.
October 8th, 5:30-7:00 pm
Commercial Value-Added Business Development
Dr. Amanda Perez, with U of A Extension, will assist those planning to create a value-added component to their agriculture business, cover specific ways to do so and how to create a market for their products.
