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Growing Urban Farmers

Reading a Soil Test
2026-01-14 17:30:00 2026-01-14 18:30:00 America/Chicago Growing Urban Farmers Join folks from the St. Joseph Center of Arkansas to learn about agriculture and connect with other beginning urban farmers! William F. Laman Public Library - Room 124

Wednesday, January 14
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-01-14 17:30:00 2026-01-14 18:30:00 America/Chicago Growing Urban Farmers Join folks from the St. Joseph Center of Arkansas to learn about agriculture and connect with other beginning urban farmers! William F. Laman Public Library - Room 124

Join folks from the St. Joseph Center of Arkansas to learn about agriculture and connect with other beginning urban farmers!

Join folks from the St. Joseph Center of Arkansas to learn about topics in small agriculture and connect with other beginning urban farmers! There will be four sessions to this series of Wednesday evening workshops:

  • January 14 - Reading a Soil Test
  • February 11 - Making a Crop Plan
  • March 11 - Seed Starting
  • April 8 - Business Development

Registration is recommended but not required for this FREE ag workshop. All are welcome.

About Growing Urban Farmers:

Growing Urban Farmers is a USDA-NRCS grant-funded program through St. Joseph Center of Arkansas. It aims to increase local food production by elevating and supporting local growers. We provide free events such as workshops and social networking meet-ups, as well as a monthly newsletter, public calendar, social media promotion and connection to a community of others who are just starting in agriculture or who wish to scale their production, get linked to buyers or who simply want to learn more about a wide variety of topics useful to the small farmer.

AGE GROUP: | Ages 19+: Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Sponsored Events | Education/Training |

TAGS: | Community | Collaborations |

William F. Laman Public Library
Phone: 501-758-1720
Hours
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Mon, Jan 12 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Jan 13 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Jan 14 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Jan 15 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Jan 16 9:00AM to 1:00PM
Sat, Jan 17 9:00AM to 1:00PM
Sun, Jan 18 Closed
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