Difference between revisions of "Jody Hardin"
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| − | '''Jody Hardin''' is the owner of Hardin Farms in Grady, Arkansas, and the manager of the [[Argenta Farmer's Market]] and the [[Argenta Market]] grocery store on Main Street in North Little Rock. Hardin also plans to open a warehouse at the [[Prime Quality Feed Mill]] in Argenta. | + | '''Jody Hardin''' is the owner of Hardin Farms in Grady, Arkansas, and the manager of the [[Argenta Farmer's Market]] and the [[Argenta Market]] grocery store on Main Street in North Little Rock. Hardin also plans to open a warehouse soon at the [[Prime Quality Feed Mill]] in Argenta. Hardin is a fifth-generation Arkansas delta farmer. |
| − | Hardin is a former vendor at the [[River Market Farmer's Market]]. His business was called [[Hardin's River Mercantile]]. Said Hardin in December 2007, "We just realized that we're really wanting to do local food and the River Market is not really promoting or creating policies that are conducive to local foods or local farmers." He estimated that seventy percent of the food sold in the [[River Market Farmer's Market]] came from outside the state. "Farmers often they stop growing [sic] and start wholesaling and reselling at the market and the rules permit this." He also cited lack of parking as an immediate reason to leave [[Ottenheimer Market Hall]] in the [[River Market District]]. | + | Hardin is a former vendor at the [[River Market Farmer's Market]]. His business was called [[Hardin's River Mercantile]], where he established the [[Basket-a-Month program]] offering locally-produced food. Said Hardin in December 2007, "We just realized that we're really wanting to do local food and the River Market is not really promoting or creating policies that are conducive to local foods or local farmers." He estimated that seventy percent of the food sold in the [[River Market Farmer's Market]] came from outside the state. "Farmers often they stop growing [sic] and start wholesaling and reselling at the market and the rules permit this." He also cited lack of parking as an immediate reason to leave [[Ottenheimer Market Hall]] in the [[River Market District]]. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *Jennifer Barnett Reed, "Socially Conscious Eating in the Post-Organic World Means Ditching the Paper Plates and Getting to Know Who Grows Your Greens," ''Arkansas Times,'' December 9, 2007. | ||
*Jake Sandlin, "NLR's Argenta Taking Shape: Grocery, Family Market on Drawing Board for Downtown," ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' March 10, 2008. | *Jake Sandlin, "NLR's Argenta Taking Shape: Grocery, Family Market on Drawing Board for Downtown," ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' March 10, 2008. | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 25 March 2008
Jody Hardin is the owner of Hardin Farms in Grady, Arkansas, and the manager of the Argenta Farmer's Market and the Argenta Market grocery store on Main Street in North Little Rock. Hardin also plans to open a warehouse soon at the Prime Quality Feed Mill in Argenta. Hardin is a fifth-generation Arkansas delta farmer.
Hardin is a former vendor at the River Market Farmer's Market. His business was called Hardin's River Mercantile, where he established the Basket-a-Month program offering locally-produced food. Said Hardin in December 2007, "We just realized that we're really wanting to do local food and the River Market is not really promoting or creating policies that are conducive to local foods or local farmers." He estimated that seventy percent of the food sold in the River Market Farmer's Market came from outside the state. "Farmers often they stop growing [sic] and start wholesaling and reselling at the market and the rules permit this." He also cited lack of parking as an immediate reason to leave Ottenheimer Market Hall in the River Market District.
References
- Jennifer Barnett Reed, "Socially Conscious Eating in the Post-Organic World Means Ditching the Paper Plates and Getting to Know Who Grows Your Greens," Arkansas Times, December 9, 2007.
- Jake Sandlin, "NLR's Argenta Taking Shape: Grocery, Family Market on Drawing Board for Downtown," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 10, 2008.
