Vote for Bentonville Farmers Market!

It’s summertime and that means two things:  

1) There are loads of delicious farm fresh produce available at the Bentonville farmers market every week; and 

2) American Farmland Trust’s America’s Favorite Farmers Markets™ contest has kicked into gear and we need your votes to win! 

The process is simple.  To vote for our market, all you have to do is:

1.)    Go to www.farmland.org/vote

2.)    Type in Bentonville Farmers Market; and,

3.)    Click “Vote”

That’s it. That’s all it takes to bring the Bentonville Farmers Market one step closer to being America’s favorite farmers market!

According to American Farmland Trust (AFT), the purpose of this contest is to re-connect local consumers to local farms, with the ultimate goal of keeping our nation’s farm and ranch land productive and healthy!  Buying at the farmers market keeps money in the local community and helps farms and ranches remain economically viable. By voting, you’re helping support farms and communities across the nation. As American Farmland Trust says, “No Farms No Food™!”

So don’t forget to vote for the Bentonville Farmers Market at www.farmland.org/vote and spread the word!  Big thanks to everyone who has already voted! 

McGarrah Farms

Have you ever eaten a blackberry straight from a bush? That is one of my favorite childhood memories. My family and I would go down into the woods and pick wild blackberries and raspberries and eat more then we brought home. Our hands would be stained purple and usually one of us ended up with a thorn. 

McGarrah Farms offers this experience but better! Dennis has a you pick farm of raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, and pumpkins. Unlike our wild blackberries, the berries at McGarrah Farms are larger, sweeter, and have no thorns! 

Dennis is a new vendor at the Bentonville Farmers Market this year. You may have purchased strawberries from him earlier this year. McGarrah Farms is located in Pea Ridge, about a 20 minute drive from Downtown Bentonville. 

Right now Dennis has corn, tomatoes, okra, squash, cucumbers, and lots of other great veggies growing. In the fall, there is a maze, tractor pulled hay rides, and pick your own pumpkins. 

This is only a few of the tomato plants at McGarrah Farms. Dennis likes to grow heirloom tomatoes. There are some ripening on the vine, as I type! 

We drove to another farm, about 7 miles away to get to the blackberry and raspberry patch. This berry is just about ready to eat!

With everything going on, Dennis and his wife still have time to maintain beautiful butterfly bushes. 

This fall, if you have the desire to experience a working farm and also get a great pumpkin head on over to McGarrah Farms. Also say Hi! to Dennis and his crew at the Saturday Bentonville Farmers Market, on the Downtown Bentonville Square from 7:00am to 1:00pm.