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Bill aims to certify farmers markets, ward off ‘peddlers’ (Arkansas Democrat/Gazette Online)

Legislation to ward off so called peddler produce retailers will be introduced next week to certify the state’s estimated 75 farmers markets.

Field of Greens: The Growth in Farmers Markets

For decades we’ve been hearing about the death of the family farm, but consider this: Farmers markets and other forms of selling straight to customers are helping to keep farmers in business.
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The Little Grocery That Could

Argenta Market puts Arkansas food on table.

My Top Ten Reasons for Eating Local Food (John Ikerd)

A growing body of statistics is indicating that people increasingly want to eat local; they want to buy food from people they know and can trust.

Take it Slow (Arkansas Times)

Socially conscious eating in the post-organic world means ditching the paper plates and getting to know who grows your greens.

Gardeners are among the world’s most charming snobs. Rightly so…

From the Argenta Market in downtown North Little Rock, CAFM President, Jody Hardin, and Chef Shane Henderson share a tasty blueberry cobbler recipe.