The Gross family of Hot Springs (Garland County) is the West Central District Farm Family of the Year. The family includes Steve and Stacy, Scott and Kay, and Billy and Mary, parents of Steve and Scott. They have a diverse farm on 1,280 acres which consists of hay, timber, beef cattle, pigs, chickens, and horses. […]
The Sloan and Rhonda Hampton family of Stuttgart (South Arkansas County) is the Southeast District Farm Family of the Year. They farm 1,600 acres of rice and soybeans, have 3,000 acres of wildlife habitat, and 500 acres of Conservation Reserve Program land. Since beginning to farm 22 years ago, Sloan has increased his acreage from […]
Have mercy, it is hot in my part of The Natural State this week and the only good drinks are iced cold ones. I learned at an early age that any hostess worth her salt will have a pitcher of iced tea or lemonade sitting in the refrigerator ready to refresh a wilting guest. But, […]
The ASU Regional Farmers Market’s mission is to develop and operate a locally-owned and operated farmers market in Jonesboro and the surrounding area. The market was created to give the small farmer, craftsperson, and plant grower a local marketplace for their products, as well as to provide the community access to its own local growers […]
The Hillcrest Farmer’s Market is central Arkansas’ only year-round market. It is open every Saturday from 7 to noon during the spring and summer months, and from 8 to noon during the fall and winter. Located on the sidewalks surrounding the Pulaski Heights Baptist Church on Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock, the market began as a way for the […]
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has declared Aug. 3 to 9 as the 15th annual National Farmers Market Week, celebrating the nation’s thousands of farmers markets, the farmers who make them possible, and the communities that host them. “Farmers markets play a key role in developing local and regional food systems that support family […]
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has declared Aug. 3 to 9 as the 15th annual National Farmers Market Week, celebrating the nation’s thousands of farmers markets, the farmers who make them possible, and the communities that host them. “Farmers markets play a key role in developing local and regional food systems that support family […]
The winner is ROBIN who loves Yarnell’s Rocky Road. As National Ice Cream Month comes to a close, we want to make sure all of our Taste Arkansas friends are able to try the wonderful recipes we have shared. So, we are giving away a Cuisinart Pure Indulgence Ice Cream Maker. The fully automatic Cuisinart Pure Indulgence […]
UPDATE WINNERS: Sarah Collier, Amanda Grice, Rosemary J, Jennifer Mullen, Julie Weegers, Gina Sellers, Kathy, Alicia, Denver Little, and Talya. I will be contacting you all to get certificates to you. I hope you are enjoying Ice Cream Social Week on Taste Arkansas. If you do not have time to bring out the ice […]
Freezer Pop: Pop the container for your ice cream maker in the freezer! Do not get caught you’re your ice cream ready to go and then realizing you never froze the container. The bowls of most ice cream makers take at least 24 hours to freeze. If you have room, just store the bowl of your ice cream […]