Please share any hometown community events happening near you in the Ozarks, including food, livestock, music and craft related!

I can't post links with my kindle but these first two are easy to find with an online search.

In Leslie, Arkansas, a 'Rock, Rhythm and Blues Fest' on May 11. A farmers mkt. beginning at 8am, fishing derby and crafts then music at different venues around this tiny town. Lots of organic growers and interesting folks.

The Arkansas Craft School is sponsering 'Sustainability Weekend' memorial Day weekend outside of Mountain View Arkansas.

The Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas offers traditional craft, music and food preparation classes at their yearly folk school and year round offerings of both small and one on one classes.

So how about the free introduction PDC in Ava? June.

The Ripley County Farmers Market every Saturday morning 8:00 a.m. until Noon, May thru October.
On Grand Street in downtown Doniphan, MO.

Come shake the hand that grows your food.

https://www.facebook.com/RipleyCountyFarmersMarket

the Ozark Mountain Market in Leslie Arkansas, just off of hwy 65, will be open this Saturday May 25 from 8am until noon. Check out their facebook page for who and what will be there and for dates for future markets. They are usually every other weekend.

Jennifer Smith wrote:So how about the free introduction PDC in Ava? June.

Hi, Jennifer...I wondered if there are dates for this?

October 12 & 13
Go Green ! Festival
Thayer, MO
9am-6pm

Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour.
September 13, 14, 15, 2013.

A free self guided tour of juried studios within a thirty mile radius of Mountain View, Arkansas.
Lots of excellent craftsmen and women in these hills...fine art, too!
These are working studios not normally open to the public.

surely something's happening in the Ozarks now that most of the snow has melted...

We are having a 'mostly perennial' plant and seed exchange on sunday April 6, 2014 at our home. Bring potted labeled plants, seeds, excess garden related catalogs and magazines....and a potluck dish. Potluck at noon...exchange all afternoon.

camping is possible...we are just outside of Mountain View, AR...lots to explore in the area.

PM for more info...or ask questions here

Baker Creek Spring Planting Festival May 4-5th in Mansfield, MO. That's a Sunday-Monday festival. It's about a 2-3 hr drive from NWA and totally worth it. If you don't grow from seed, you can purchase starters of just about anything. They have a seed store and apothecary and over 150 vendors last year. Trust me... put it on your calendar and GO.
http://www.rareseeds.com/spring-planting-festival/

Josh, thanks for listing Baker Creek...we have both visited and been venders there and camped and had a fun time...plus bought/traded for some really great plants and seeds.

This is a link for the Arkansas Craft School calendar for 2014. The location is in Mountain View Arkansas.
Really great classes and scholarships are available for some.

Judith Browning wrote:Josh, thanks for listing Baker Creek...we have both visited and been venders there and camped and had a fun time...plus bought/traded for some really great plants and seeds.

This is a link for the Arkansas Craft School calendar for 2014. The location is in Mountain View Arkansas.
Really great classes and scholarships are available for some.

Hey maybe I will see you there. You going to do a permies booth lol?

Josh J.J. Jones wrote:

Judith Browning wrote:Josh, thanks for listing Baker Creek...we have both visited and been venders there and camped and had a fun time...plus bought/traded for some really great plants and seeds.

This is a link for the Arkansas Craft School calendar for 2014. The location is in Mountain View Arkansas.
Really great classes and scholarships are available for some.

Hey maybe I will see you there. You going to do a permies booth lol?

We haven't gone for a few years...maybe time to go up for a day but not as venders. We sold at baker creek and other craft shows in the past...weaving and woodworking.

let me know if you want to come to our plant exchange that I mentioned in a post above...we are outside of Mountain View.

Recently down this way:

Go Green Self Reliance Festival June 21, 22 Speakers Schedule

SATURDAY
9 am Dave Lohr, Wilderness Survival
10 am Jill Henderson, Seed Saving and GMOs
11 am Dr. Jim Cesar on Suturing Wounds
12 noon Mike Brown, steam engine to create home electric power.
1 pm Dan Collins Survival By Preparedness
2 pm Bob Gascon Black Dog Survival School, Practical Preparedness
3 pm John Price, Amateur Radio Communication
4 pm Doug Brethower and Jim Hart, wood gas Energy and the MSU Renewable Energy Program
5 pm Mike Evans of Americas Voice Now on Firearms for Preparedness and Protecting Freedom

SUNDAY
9 am Bob Gascon of Black Dog Survival School, Caring for Your Pets During Emergencies.
10 am Dr. Howard Mainprize of Thayer will discuss Biofuels and Making Your Own Diesel.
11 am Caleb on solar power for the Home.
12 noon Lynette Pate of Branson, Organic Guru, Fuel for the Body
1 pm Robin Gilbert, Foods That Heal
2 pm Dawn McPherson on Medical Care When There is No Doctor
3 pm Doreen Hanes on Agenda 21...

13th annual OFF THE BEATEN PATH STUDIO TOUR

SEPTEMBER 19, 20, 21, 2014

This is a fun, informative and FREE self guided tour of studios within a 30 mile radius of Mountain View.........great way to get inspired for a home based craft business.

some of the tour participants work........

ARKANSAS CRAFT SCHOOL (located in Mountain View) LIST OF FALL CLASSES.............
Fall

September 6 & 7: Split Bowl Vessels and Suspended Vessels with Alan Carter
September 10 – 14; or September 12 – 14: Dovetail Log Construction with Dave Smith
September 12 – 14: Boxes and Two Piece Approach to Hollow Vessels with Kip Powers
September 13 & 14: Beginning Rug Hooking with Aileen Anderson
September 19 – 21: Introduction to Knife Making with Jim Crowell
September 19 – 21: Beginning Bobbin Lace with JoMichael Stoddard
September 22 – 26: Mountain Dulcimer Construction with John Van Orman
September 27 & 28: Eggstravagant Art – The Ukrainian Pysanky with Bob Byers
October 4 & 5: Adventures in Advanced Crochet Hat Making with Maureen Skinner
October 10 – 12: Mohair Saddle Cinches with Pop Wagner
October 10 – 12: Introduction to Papermaking (Using Recycled Materials) with Debbie Jolly
November 1 & 2: Basic Digital Photography with Ed Alexander
November 7 – 9: Basic Blacksmithing with Bob Patrick
November 14 – 16: Magical Mosaics with Mary Patrick
December 6, 2014: Handmade Christmas in the Country
December 6: Birdhouse Basket Ornaments with Dana Shaeffer
December 6: Cornshuck Angels
December 6: Creative Christmas Cookies
December 6: Ultimate Organic Skincare Gifts with Amy Hazel

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Happening soon....everyone is welcome to bring seeds to trade... http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com/calendar-of-events/details.aspx?id=131759

Got Whippoorwills, Razorbacks, Red Rippers, Pencil Cob, Hickory King, Greaseback or Turkey Craws to trade? Are you saving dill, cilantro and parsley seed? We invite you to bring some seeds and stories to swap with other Ozark seed savers. If you have no seeds to swap but want to get started, come along to mingle with gardeners and farmers who can help. Come with the intent to grow the seed you obtain and return in 2017 to swap what you save for even more varieties. If you do not have seeds, you could bring envelopes or garden implements, baked goods or tea, just anything to share or trade with other gardeners. In this way, we can observe the heritage of Arkansas.