Cody Hopkins's Page

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.