Local Foods
Contact
Dr. Amanda Philyaw Perez
Phone: 501-671-2228
Email: aperez@uada.edu
Sarah Bakker
Phone: 501-671-2012
Email: sbakker@uada.edu
David Hill
Phone: 501-671-2048
Email: dhill@uada.edu
Office:
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
2301 S. University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204
Fax: 501-671-2303
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- January 2025 - Meet our UADA Food Safety State Team!
- February and March 2025: Spring Produce Safety and Value-Added Events🍅
- April 2025: Compost, Produce Safety Funding Cuts, Preservation and More 🍓
- May 2025 Join Us for a Berry Sweet Workshop! 🍓
- June 2025: Don't Miss Out- Funding for Community Gardens 🍉
- July 2025: It's time to register for After the Harvest 2025 and more local food events!
- August 2025: 🚨 Early Bird Registration Ends Today for After the Harvest!
- September 2025: Unlock Affordable Cold Storage for Your Farm! ❄️
- November/ December 2025: Unlock Affordable Cold Storage for Your Farm!
- January 2026: New Year, New Opportunities for Local Foods
- February 2026: Direct Market Match Day and More!
- March 2026
- February 14, 2024: Pictures from the 2024 AR Grown Conference inside!
- March 21, 2024: FREE Produce Washing Workshop!
- April 30, 2024: More FREE Produce Washing Workshops!
- May 31, 2024: Our team in action! 🐝
- September 12, 2024: We have a lot of local food news to share!
- October 15, 2024: Monthly news from the LRSF team!
- November 19, 2024: Workshops, Resources, and Monthly News!
- December 12, 2024: Monthly News + Updates from LRSF Team!
- January 6, 2023: New Year, New Opportunities! 🎉
- February 20, 2023: We've been busy bees 🐝 Click to catch up with us!
- March 2, 2023: Luck of the Produce Growers inside 🍀✨
- April 4, 2023: No April fools jokes - just great information! 💐
- May 3, 2023: May flowers already?🌼🍓
- June 2, 2023: Hello Summer, it's nice to see you! 🌻🌞
- July 13,2023: Meet our student Intern!
- August 29, 2023: Meet our food entrepreneur bootcamp clients!
- September 29, 2023: Final Produce Safety Grower Training of 2023!
- October 31, 2023: Have a very "scatty" Halloween🦇💩
- November/December 5th 2023: Our team travels to St. Louis!
- Holidays 2023: Happy Holidays from Our Team ✨
- January 11, 2022: Proposed amendments to Agricultural Water Provision of the Produce Safety Rule announced
- March 7, 2022: Meet Our New Team Members!
- March 22, 2022: April 2022 Produce Safety Grower Training - Registration now open!
- April 4, 2022: Register for our April Produce Safety Grower Training - Only 6 spots left!
- May 2, 2022: Food Safety Practices, Advancements, and More!
- June 2, 2022: In-Person Produce Safety Training coming to NWA!
- July 11, 2022: Only 10 spots remaining for July In-Person Grower Training!
- July 15, 2022: Blackberry Beer Tasting July 2022
- August 15, 2022: Rain, Rain, Come this Way!
- September 7, 2022: So much to do! So little time! 👩🏼🌾🥦🍅
- September 27, 2022: Upcoming Produce Safety Events! 🍅🥦
- October 10, 2022: It's Fall Y'all! 🍁🍂
- November 15, 2022: Check for updated event times here!
- December 6, 2022: Happy Holidays from the LRSF Team! ⛄🎄
- January 21, 2021: Local Food Webinars, Produce Safety Trainings, & More!
- February 24, 2021: What's Happening at the Share Grounds?! 🍯
- March 16, 2021: Get Connected to Farm to School! 👨🏽🌾🏫
- April 15, 2021: May Remote PSA Grower Training! 👨🏽🌾
- May 21, 2021: Meet Our New Team Members!
- June 29, 2021: Upcoming Events with the Team
- July 26, 2021: Interested in compost and other biological soil amendments?
- August 15, 2021: Aug/Sept Remote PSA Grower Training 👨🏽🌾
- October 1, 2021: Share Grounds in the News!✨
- October 15, 2021: Changes at the Searcy County Share Grounds
- November 19, 2021: Register for Strawberry Growers Training
- December 23, 2021: Happy Holidays from the LRSF Team 🌟
- April 2, 2020: Helping Food Businesses Navigate the Times
- April 8, 2020: Produce Safety and Local Foods Updates
- April 16, 2020: Local, Regional and Safe Foods Updates
- April 22, 2020: Taking Your Business Online and Safe Delivery Methods
- May 7, 2020: Farmers Market Response to COVID-19
- May 14, 2020: Creating Food Processing Businesses in Arkansas Webinar
- May 21, 2020: Farmers Market Sales Restrictions Lifted
- May 28, 2020: Mentored Food Business Startup Program Application Extension
- June 3, 2020: Paid Opportunity for Food Safety Farmer Focus Groups
- June 22, 2020: On-Farm Readiness Reviews are Resuming!
- July 9, 2020: Remote PSA Grower Training Opportunity
- July 30, 2020: Virtual Training, Conversation, Listening Session, & Focus Groups
- August 20, 2020: Stay Safe on the Farm this Fall 🍂
- August 27, 2020: 🌀Hurricane Laura ⛈
- September 10, 2020:🍂Fall/Winter PSA Grower Training Schedule ❄
- September 29, 2020: Produce Safety Training and Food Production Webinars
- October 12, 2020: Microgreens Project, Produce Safety Training and Webinars
- October 26, 2020: Grow Produce? Run a Business? This Newsletter if for You!
- November 23, 2020:🦃 Happy Thanksgiving!
- December 17, 2020: A Gift from the Local, Regional & Safe Foods Extension Team 🎁