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Foodshed Farm

Po Box 76
501-288-2109

Formed December 2007, Foodshed Farm is devoted to local food and farming. It is the headquarters for the Foodshed Farm All Arkansas Basket-A-Month program (founded in 2005), Certified Arkansas Farmers¢¿Ã¢ ž¢ Market (2008), and Argenta Market (2009).

Jody Hardin and Barbara Armstrong, both Arkansas farmers, are the founders and managers of these growing local foods institutions. They operate Foodshed Farm, a part of the historic Hardin Farm in Grady, Arkansas. Jody is the fifth generation of the Hardin family to farm the land. His great uncle, Joe C. Hardin, is honored in the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame. In addition to managing the Basket-A-Month program, Barbara raises grass-fed beefalo in Grady and on her family farm in El Paso, Arkansas.

Basket-A-Month is a community supported agriculture program that was launched in December 2005 by Foodshed Farm and currently serves more than 200 households each month. BAM members enjoy the best Arkansas has to offer�"fresh, nutritious, seasonal products, gathered from farmers and value-added producers around the state in one bountiful basket and delivered to convenient pickup locations in central Arkansas.

CSA Details:
Season:  Year round
Type: multiple farm
Since: 2005
No of Shares: 300
Full Share: $60 per basket minimum 3 baskets ($180)
Work Req? No

Pick Up/Drop Off Points:

Foodshed Farm
Currently we offer pickup location in WLR, Hillcrest, NLR, Hot Springs Village and Conway

Contact: Barbara Armstrong Jody Hardin
Phone: 501-288-2109
Address: Po Box 76, Grady, AR 71644