Cody Hopkins's Page
Profile Information
- Wild Gift Affiliation:
- Recipient
- Year of Wild Gift Award:
- 2007-08
- Current Address:
- Falling Sky Farm
991 Windsor Hills Rd
Marshall, AR 72650, USA
- Phone Number:
- 870-504-0399
- Email Address:
- cody@fallingskyfarm.com
- Current Work Website:
- http://conway.locallygrown.net
Wild Gift Project
Project Title
The Ozarks Agricultural Revival
Website
www.fallingskyfarm.com
www.conwaylocallygrown.net
Mission, Goals, and Results
The mission of The Ozark Agricultural Revival is to establish a profitable, environmentally-friendly demonstration farm in the Ozarks, which promotes a local food system that produces nutrient rich foods, works in harmony with nature, and reinvigorates the local economy. The farm, a pasture grazed livestock operation, will mirror the symbiotic relationships found in nature, by using livestock management arrangements that maximize productivity, meat quality, and the land's ability to sequester carbon, while decreasing non-renewable resource consumption. On this farm, cows will graze, pigs will root, and chickens will scratch. All of the farm's products will be marketed within a 150-mile range. The farm will also serve as a practical think tank for regional groups by hosting farming seminars and working with local schools, 4-H clubs, and home school groups. In the long term, the farm hopes to install paid internships and coordinate with local farmers to establish a local farmers' market. Cody hopes to use the farm to promote a sustainable, locally grown food movement that will work to preserve the environment and our place in it.
The Ozarks Agricultural Revival
Website
www.fallingskyfarm.com
www.conwaylocallygrown.net
Mission, Goals, and Results
The mission of The Ozark Agricultural Revival is to establish a profitable, environmentally-friendly demonstration farm in the Ozarks, which promotes a local food system that produces nutrient rich foods, works in harmony with nature, and reinvigorates the local economy. The farm, a pasture grazed livestock operation, will mirror the symbiotic relationships found in nature, by using livestock management arrangements that maximize productivity, meat quality, and the land's ability to sequester carbon, while decreasing non-renewable resource consumption. On this farm, cows will graze, pigs will root, and chickens will scratch. All of the farm's products will be marketed within a 150-mile range. The farm will also serve as a practical think tank for regional groups by hosting farming seminars and working with local schools, 4-H clubs, and home school groups. In the long term, the farm hopes to install paid internships and coordinate with local farmers to establish a local farmers' market. Cody hopes to use the farm to promote a sustainable, locally grown food movement that will work to preserve the environment and our place in it.
Cody Hopkins's Blog
Conway Locally Grown
Greetings from the muggy south-
My partner (Andrea) and I started running an online farmers market (Conway.LocallyGrown.net) in Conway, AR this spring. In short, the program allows farmers/artisans to list their items online and consumers/members to shop these local products online. It is a lot like shopping at Amazon.com, but on a slightly more local scale. At the end of the week, farmers/artisans deliver their products to a central drop off point in Conway and the customers pick up their orde… Continue
My partner (Andrea) and I started running an online farmers market (Conway.LocallyGrown.net) in Conway, AR this spring. In short, the program allows farmers/artisans to list their items online and consumers/members to shop these local products online. It is a lot like shopping at Amazon.com, but on a slightly more local scale. At the end of the week, farmers/artisans deliver their products to a central drop off point in Conway and the customers pick up their orde… Continue
Posted on July 3, 2008 at 10:08am — 1 Comment
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here are the links to the VT orgs i told you about. come visit this winter to meet these folks, crash the WG northeastern reunion, and ski with me!
the intervale center
hardwick area sustainable food web
Apparently, there are many good whitewater opportunities in Arkansas... especially after it rains. Check it out:
http://americanwhitewater.org/content/River_state-summary_state_AR_
I hope you have made it safely and soundly back to your farm. I've been reflecting on the many profound lessons of the river.
In Peace & Hope,
heather
Love what you are doing with Locally Grown. We need to connect you with the people at Idaho Bounty when you are out here in September. Check them out at:
http://www.idahosbounty.org/.
Jenna