The Farm Weekly Update (March 2010)

The Cobblestone Project, in collaborative partnership with the University of Arkansas Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Services, Downtown Bentonville, Inc., World Garden and with the support of Walmart Stores, is excited to announce the launch of The Farm initiative!

The Farm is a new initiative that involves the Cobblestone Project farming 40 acres of rich Benton County land owned by David Carter to grow crops that will be used 1) to feed the hungry of NW Arkansas, 2) provide a foundation for Community Supported Agriculture opportunities and 3) provide financial resources from the sale of a portion of the harvest in order will offset operational costs and become fully self-sufficient.

The Farm initiatives has grown out of the story that began with Mark Horvath's (founder InvisiblePeople.tv) visit to NW Arkansas for 1,287 that connected Cobblestone Project with World Garden and their feeding initiative now known as The Garden.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Cobblestone Project
• University of Arkansas
• Agriculture
• Downtown Bentonville
• Hunger
• Poverty
• Farm
• Community
• Arkansas

[hross233]

so why aren't the homeless people working the farm?

[cobblestoneproject]

@hross233 thx for ? and we actually do have people who receive food come out to the farm & participate. However, out of respect we'd don't often video them. We are able to hire people from local homeless center to help with projects

[stwalraven]

Great project!