Armstead Mountain Farm

Website: armstead.farm@gmail.com

Armstead Mtn. Farm is located in Ozark Mountains of northest Pope Co. The farm consists of 80 acres totally surounded 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 thru 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 sold to restaurants and a buying club in Little Rock. We are looking forward to this new Conway buying club and can’t wait to see where it leads us.