On Monday, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced the grant recipients of the eighth annual Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program. This program, administered by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and funded by the Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas, provides funding assistance to build awareness for farmers markets and their vendors.
Yellville Farmers Market, Jasper Farmers Market Association, Stone County Farmers Market and the Central Ozarks Farmers Market received funding through the program which may be used for signage, local advertising and social media campaigns to build community and regional awareness for a specific farmers market.
In 2023, over $9,000 in grants will be provided through the Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program to the following 25 Arkansas farmers markets:
Arkansas Local Food Network, Little Rock
Ashdown Farmers Market, Ashdown
Benton Downtown Farmers Market, Benton
Cabot Farmers Market, Cabot
Central Ozarks Farmers Market, Harrison
Dardanelle Farmers Market, Dardanelle
Elkins Farmers Market, Elkins
Ferndale Farmers Market, Little Rock
Fort Smith Farmers Market, Fort Smith
Gateway Farmers Market, Texarkana
Goshen Farmers Market, Goshen
Grand Prairie Farmers Market, Stuttgart
Hillcrest Farmers Market, Little Rock
Jasper Farmers Market Association, Jasper
Judd Hill Farmers Market, Jonesboro
Melbourne Farm to Table Market, Melbourne
Paragould Farmers Market, Paragould
Russellville Community Market, Russellville
Sevier County Farmers Market, DeQueen
Sheridan Arkansas Farmers Market, Sheridan
Springdale Farmers Market, Springdale
St. Joseph Farm Stand, North Little Rock
Stone County Farmers Market, Mountain View
Vilonia Farmers Market, Vilonia
Yellville Farmers Market, Yellville
Additional information about the program can be found at agriculture.arkansas.gov/arkansas-department-of-agriculture-programs/farmers-market-programs/.
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