I go to market every week, but this is my first went to ASU Farmers' Market. So excited!
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The ASU Regional Farmers' Market is a
non-profit entity for the purpose of developing and operating a locally owned
and operated farmers' market in Jonesboro and the surrounding area. This was
created to give the small farmer, craftsperson, and plant grower a local
marketplace for their products, as well as to provide the community access to
its own local growers and craftspeople.
Buy Local
Food grown locally is
fresher, more nutritious and tastes better.
- Most produce travels an
average of 1500 miles before it lands on your plate.
- Local vegetables and fruit
are bred for flavor, not for their ability to hold up in
transit.
- Buying local food is better
for community. When you purchase local food you are keeping your money
circulating in your community and also maintaining green space & rural
character by sustaining family farms.
- Small and mid-size farms
generally use sustainable agricultural practices safeguarding the quality of our
water and soil. Consider how much fuel it takes to truck produce and goods from
another country to Arkansas as well as the pollution emitted in the
process!
- When you buy locally you're
providing small farmers with a stable market and fair price for their products.
- Buying from local food
sources provides personal security in having access to food you trust and
security for your community in helping it become more
sustainable.
Expected items:
Locally Grown: tomatoes -green & ripe, cherry
tomatoes, plants, flowers, lettuce, potatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, egg
plant, , raspberries, blackberries, Culp honey, Nine Oaks Beef, Once upon a Farm
pork, farm fresh eggs, onions, lettuce, greens, apples, green beans, peas,
melons, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beets, fresh ground coffee,
fresh baked bread, baked goods, fried pies, and handmade crafts -- aprons,
jewelry, artwork, willow furniture, pens, and much more!!
food correctly. It could be put in the
refrigerator at 40℉or
less, or in cool running water at 70℉
or less. Microwave is available if food need be cooked immediately. But if thaw
foods on countertop at room temperature is the wrong way. As DeRossitte said,
because of the danger zone.
Over 4,000 objects tell the story of Arkansas from the first recorded history of the area to the recent past. Stone tools, burned corn, and effigy pots dating from 1350 to 1650 A.D. as well as recent objects including a doll in winter costume, beadwork, a ball stick, barbed wire, and land grant records cover Quapaw culture. Additional Native American collections focus on Southwest cultures and traditional decorative arts by Native Americans. Artifacts related to the european settlement of Arkansas include agricultural tools, a covered wagon,and household goods. History objects document the coming of the railroads to Northeast Arkansas (which allowed increased settlement and economic opportunity) and later industrial development in the area. The military history collection includes 900 objects from practically every U.S. conflict from the Revolutionary War through Operation Desert Storm, with an emphasis on Arkansans involved.
