Little Rock Urban Farming: Food and Culture Presentation Saturday March 31st at 1500 North Mississippi 10:30 AM

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Food and Culture Presentation Saturday March 31st at 1500 North Mississippi 10:30 AM

Chris Hiryak, Creative Director of Little Rock Urban Farming, is a social entrepreneur and urban farmer with a new vision for agriculture in Arkansas. He will discuss how community based food enterprises can transform our health, local economy and agriculture.

Organic Plants For Sale! Get your garden started right with organic transplants from LRUF. All of our plants are propagated from organic seed using the highest quality organic potting soil mix. The best way to have a great garden this season is starting with a healthy vigorous plant! We will also have 50lb bags of the best compost you can find in Central Arkansas.

Heirloom Tomatoes

Pink Brandywine

Cherokee Purple

Herbs

Genovese Basil

Vegetables

Broccoli

Swiss Chard

Flowers

Sunflowers

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CHRISTOPHER M. HIRYAK SELECTED FOR EXTENSION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

I am extremely excited to be one of 25 men and women representing 20 Arkansas counties to take part in LeadAR, a leadership development program sponsored by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service. As a part of the program, I attended a three-day seminar in Little Rock on February 5-7, focusing on major issues facing the state, including agriculture, education, the environment, the criminal justice system, and legislative issues. The seminar was the first of 11 seminars that I will take part in during the next two years. The LeadAR program also will include a national and an international study tour and a community service project. The purpose of the seminars and tours is to enhance leadership skills and give participants a better understanding of key economic and social issues facing Arkansas and the nation. LeadAR was begun in 1984 with a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The program is now funded by the Extension Service, private foundations, companies, individuals and organizations in Arkansas. Members of LeadAR class 14 were selected from a field of qualified candidates based on our applications and personal interviews. Selection criteria included proven leadership potential and work in the community. My class is the fourteenth to participate in LeadAR since the program was begun in 1984 by the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas. The program has graduated more than 350 adults since its inception. To learn more about LeadAR, visit, http://www.arcommunities.org/leadership/Leadar or send me an email at littlerockurbanfarming@gmail.com

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On the evening of November 13, 2008 I received a phone call from Mark Cain, co-owner of Dripping Springs Garden, informing me that I was selected for the apprenticeship program starting in the Spring of 2009. I am excited about the knowledge and experience I will gain from working with Mark and the other exchange students. Dripping Springs Garden specializes in the intensive organic production and marketing of cut flowers, vegetables, blueberries and Shiitake mushrooms.

http://www.drippingspringsgarden.com/

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Food and Culture Presentation Saturday March 31st at 1500 North Mississippi 10:30 AM

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