Armstead Mtn. Farm

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Armstead Mtn. Farm is located in the Ozark Mountains of northeast Pope Co. The farm consists of 80 acres totally surrounded by the Ozark National Forest. The farm had been idle for 35 years when we purchased it in 1972. Since that time, we have never used any synthetic fertilizers or pesticides on our crops. We were Certified Organic for many years until the USDA took over certification making it difficult for small growers to keep up with all of the necessary paper work. We continue to follow the standards for Certified Organic. We enrich and build our soil with compost, cover crops, mulch, rock dust, and other natural fertilizers and minerals. We have approximately 4-5 acres in cultivation and 5600 sq. ft. of unheated greenhouse space. We mainly irrigate from 2 ponds with some use of well water. We have a walk-in cooler for proper post harvest handling. We are full time farmers and produce a wide variety of spring, summer, and fall vegetables. We begin selling our produce in May and usually continue through Nov. We have sold our produce commercially on the organic wholesale market. We went to the Little Rock River Market for 9 years and last year and this year sold to restaurants and the ASN buying club in Little Rock. Also in in 2008 we began selling to the newly created Conway Locally Grown Buying Club.