03/09/16   Homesteader Conference Scheduled For April In Rison

The South Arkansas Homesteading conference is coming up next month. The dates are Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 at Pioneer Village in Rison. Gates open at 4pm. Admission is free on Friday with the Rison community garden open house, where you can check out 27 raised beds, hoop house, compost corral and “chicken tractor”.

There will be a vendor expo and demonstrations. You can enjoy a beans and greens fundraiser supper for the Pioneer Village, blue grass music will be provided while you enjoy beans, greens, ham and cornbread, tea and dessert. Proceeds will support the restoration efforts at Pioneer Village.

On Saturday, gates open at 9am, there will be two tracks of educational sessions from 10am till 2:30pm with demonstrations and displays.. For more information call 870-325-6412. The event is sponsored by the Cleveland County Herald and UofA division of Agriculture.