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Growing Urban Farmers

Making a Crop Plan

2026-02-11 17:30:00 2026-02-11 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, February 11
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-02-11 17:30:00 2026-02-11 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

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Wed, Apr 01 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Apr 02 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Apr 03 9:00AM to 1:00PM
Sat, Apr 04 9:00AM to 1:00PM
Sun, Apr 05 Closed

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