The Small Farm Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff held a meeting to showcase marketing and supplier opportunities for small vegetable farmers. Guest speakers included Doug Cahoon, Sam’s Club Produce Merchant, and Quintin Gray, Agriculture Advisor at the 1890 Universities
The Annual Edible Gardens Conference is scheduled for Thursday, June 15, at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Agriculture Demonstration Outreach Center (ADOC) in Marianna, Arkansas. The conference gets underway at 9:30 a.m. and will end at 2 p.m. Registration is free and will take place on-site. The conference is aimed at local…
The Memorial Day holiday is quickly approaching, and families are already planning their menus for gatherings, Teresa Henson, Extension specialist-program outreach coordinator for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, said. “For your Memorial Day cookout try this easy, fresh and crunchy pasta salad that bursts with flavor as a side dish,” she said. Italian…
May is High Blood Pressure Awareness Month. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a contributing risk for heart disease in individuals, according to Teresa Henson, Extension specialist-program outreach coordinator for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. “Nearly half of Americans have high blood pressure and don’t even know it; that is why it’s called the…
Students and teachers at Jack Robey Junior High School recently prepared coleslaw made from produce grown in their own school garden. The food preparation activity was part of a science lesson planned in conjunction with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), Dr. Karleah Harris, assistant professor for the UAPB Department of Human Sciences,…
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