Fast Facts: Mayhaw trees grow in wetlands of the southern United States Richland Creek Farm & Market in El Dorado grafts, raises Mayhaws for jelly Owners of Richland Creek Farm worked with …
A robust sweetness, quickly followed by a sharp, tart pucker: this is the taste of Mayhaw jelly, made from a small, apple-like fruit grown in wetlands in the southern United States. Rhonda and Ken Rudder, owners of Richland Creek Farm & Market in El Dorado, hope to share their artisan Mayhaw jelly with more Arkansans through the Cooperative Extension Service s Share Grounds program.
Starting or expanding a food business can be daunting, with many barriers to entry. For Arkansans navigating this process, the Cooperative Extension Service s Share Grounds program offered a Veggie to Value Food Entrepreneur Bootcamp, in which clients received assistance in food production, safety regulations and scaling up their recipes.
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For local farmers and hopeful food entrepreneurs, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture s Share Grounds program provides an opportunity to start and grow food businesses by using existing facilities at several county fairgrounds in the state.