September 25, 2009

Hello Arkavores!

We hope you are coming down to Argenta this weekend for some more good food.  We have another interesting and full market planned this Saturday from 7 a.m. until 12 p.m at 6th and Main Street in downtown North Little Rock's historic Argenta District.  Along with the farmers market, the Argenta community is hosting the the Big Dam Bridge 100 Finale Fest.

September 22, 2009

Did anyone see that rainbow this morning, while breathing this fresh cool air and watching the sunrise? Stunning! My perspective was from my mobile office, parked at 6th and Main Street, from the Certified Arkansas Farmers Market in historic Argenta. If you didn't know, today is the first day of fall, and it started off perfectly.

Produce at CAFM Argenta today (Tuesday): Turnip Greens, pumpkins, apples, personal-sized watermelons, arugula, colorful sweet peppers, a few kale and broccoli plants, pastured eggs, pasta, and a wonderful habanero hot sauce from Chef Shane Henderson at Argenta Market. 

The next CAFM report will be coming in two days with updates on all the activities in Argenta this weekend.  It's a big weekend for us in Argenta, and we hope you will go ahead and plan to come down for awhile Saturday morning. Already farmers are calling and seeing a re-growth of their gardens due to the unusual weather lately.  I already know that pumpkins and mums will be arriving in larger volume this weekend.  Stay tuned for the weekend update.

See you at the market in Argenta,

Jody Hardin
Executive Director
Certified Arkansas Farmers Market
www.ArkansasFood.net
 

Sunday, September 20, 2009
Foodshed Farm, Grady, AR

The BAM distribution e-mail has been sent to members. Please e-mail your reservation to csalittlerock@yahoo.com by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23. To order extra milk products (keep reading for the product list), we must receive your order by noon on Tuesday, September 22. Include your full name and which day and location you will pick up your basket. Please reply as soon as possible so we can quickly get accurate orders to our farmers. Also, please pay particular attention to the basket distribution times for each day. Thank you.

September 11, 1009

Dear Arkavores:
We are expecting light showers for the Certified Arkansas Farmers Market in Argenta this Saturday, yet we don't expect this to change the number of farmers or the variety of produce they will have on hand.

The Certified Arkansas Farmers Market in Searcy will end a successful first season on September 30, 2009. Come visit us and stock up for the winter!  Wednesdays and Saturdays, 7:00 a.m. to noon at the south end of Spring Park.

FOODIE ALERT!  BREAKING NEWS FROM CAFM AND SLOW FOOD USA

Mark your calendar for Labor Day at CAFM Argenta (Monday, September 7th) for a Slow Food USA potluck lunch.  The event is being held nationwide in a campaign to get real food into our schools.

It will be held at 12:00 p.m. under a big tent at CAFM Argenta (6th and Main Street in downtown North Little Rock). Everyone is asked to bring a REAL food dish, preferably made with local foods, and enjoy an afternoon together with other concerned Slow Foodies. It is also recommended that you bring a lawn chair.

The event is supported by many local chefs and cooks and has the potential to be a rare food event in central Arkansas.  For more information about the Slow Food USA "Community Potluck" go to: http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/events/.