LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (Department) is pleased to announce the grant recipients of the ninth annual Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program. This program, which is administered by the Department and funded by the Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas, provides funding assistance to build awareness for farmers markets and their vendors.
In 2024, more than $10,000 in grants will be provided through the Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program to the following 20 farmers markets:
Berryville Farmer and Artisan Market, Berryville
Cabot Farmers Market, Cabot
Chaffee Crossing Food and Artisan Market, Fort Smith
Dermott Farmers Market, Dermott
Elkins Farmers Market, Elkins
Fayetteville Farmers Market, Fayetteville
Ferndale Farmers Market, Little Rock
Fort Smith Farmers Market, Fort Smith
Gateway Farmers Market, Texarkana
Grand Prairie Farmers Market, Stuttgart
Hillcrest Farmers Market, Little Rock
Market at South Square, Cabot
Market on the Square, Greenwood
Paragould Farmers Market, Paragould
Rogers Local Food and Art Market, Rogers
Sheridan Arkansas Farmers Market, Sheridan
Spring River Farmers Market, Cherokee Village
Springdale Farmers Market, Springdale
The Goshen Farmers Market, Goshen
Vilonia Farmers Market, Vilonia
Funding through the Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program may be used for signage, local advertising, and social media campaigns to build community and regional awareness for a specific farmers market.