St. Joseph Center of Arkansas

06/16/2026

Sign up for our newsletter for progress updates as we build a farm at Burns Park!

St. Joseph Farmstead is an independent non-profit organization with a mission to support art and agriculture

06/16/2026

We are beyond excited to tell you that NLR Parks & Recreation Commission voted unanimously to let SJCA move forward in building a forty-two acre educational farm and gardens in Burns Park! This project will be such an amazing asset to North Little Rock and central Arkansas.

More details to come!
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06/14/2026

Last weekend, SJCA staff attended the American Community Gardening Association conference, and we came home full of ideas.

Keynote speaker Dr. Brandon Cosby, CEO of Flanner House of Indianapolis, built Flanner Farms, a two-acre farm in the middle of a food desert that now feeds its neighborhood through a community-owned grocery. It's proof that a small garden can impact the local food system.

We talked with Andrew Kirkpatrick of Farm Philly. They build gardens in public parks, exactly what we're working toward in Burns Park, and they support their gardeners with a farm tool library. That's an idea we want to explore here.

We met Kendall Rae Johnson of aGROWKulture Farm, the youngest certified farmer in the U.S. and a USDA Youth Ambassador. If a six-year-old can start a farm, the rest of us have no excuse.

Closer to home, Chris Wyman of Potluck Food Rescue redirects over a million pounds of surplus food a year to hungry Arkansans. Dr. Minnie Hatchett's Crump Garden shows what a garden can do for elderly neighbors. We also loved hearing from Sylvia Blain of the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance and the Campus Cultivators, students at Philander Smith University reviving gardens for their community.

We CAN change our food systems if we invest in our communities and support each other.

06/12/2026

Tomorrow’s market is sure to be a good one 🎶📚🗳️

Enjoy live music, storytime, voter registration, and all the great local products you love at the West Little Rock Farmers Market!

06/10/2026

Today ‼️ Learn how to get YOUR product (e.g. produce, baked goods, meat, etc.) onto local store shelves at our FREE monthly Growing Urban Farmers workshop. 🌱

⏰ 5:30-6:30
📍Laman Library 2nd floor studio

06/08/2026

We've got an exciting week ahead packed full of fun! Check out this weeks event schedule to see where we will be. 🌱

06/06/2026

Come see us at the West Little Rock Farmers Market tomorrow from 8am to noon! We will have free spring/summer flower bulbs while they last at the Information Booth!

06/05/2026

June is great season for produce lovers in central Arkansas 🥬🍅🍑

Fresh blackberries, tomatoes, summer squash and more are hitting the market now. Come find this & more Thursday nights in Argenta & Saturday morning at the West Little Rock Farmers Market !

06/04/2026

It's Market Day! Fresh blackberries, baked goods & so much more!

Come see us at Flyway Brewing starting at 5:30 this evening!

06/03/2026

June News & Stories

Back home, work on our own "farm stop" building is underway & we're steadily building toward a permanent home for local food in our community.

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For as low as $10 a month, you help us build a year-round home for local food in central Arkansas — stocking shelves, supporting farmers, and strengthening our community. Every dollar stays local.

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