Centers for Arkansas Farms and Food courses launch this month

The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food will present a new round of Beginning Farmer Classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Jan. 11 to March 1. 

The 2022 Beginning Farmer Classes have been redesigned to highlight the practices of successful farmers and offer learning activities with information from local service providers and regional farmers.

“Even if you’ve taken the course before, you can expect new knowledge and insights,” said Heather Friedrich, program manager for the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food.

CAFF was created to help increase the number of farms and farmers in Arkansas. The goals of the center are centered on supporting a regional food system by connecting to established farms and training the next generation of farmers. CAFF is a center of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

Each course costs $10 and will be presented via Zoom. Class times are 6-8:30 p.m. except for the first session, “Farming as a Profession,” which will be 7-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 11.

To register, visit http://farmandfoodsystem.uada.edu.classes/

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