2024 Little Rock area of Arkansas Tomato U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org
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Tomato U-Pick Orchards in Little Rock area of Arkansas in 2024, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for tomatoes that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have tomatoes orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!
Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!
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Jefferson County
Arkansas Culinary Herb and Produce Farm - beets, broccoli, carrots, eggplant, herbs or spices, peppers, summer squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, 1413 Stowe Road, White Hall, AR 71602. Phone: 720-367-1305. Email: arkculinaryherbandproducefarm@yahoo.com. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . . UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone; There's nothing else about them on the internet, so I assume they have closed. If you have any information to the contrary, please write me. call first
Stowe Market Garden - Uses natural growing practices, beans, beets, cucumbers, eggplant, flowers, herbs or spices, peas, peppers, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, 1413 Stowe Road, White Hall (Hardin), AR 71602. Phone: 870-247-1205. Email: stowemarketgarden@stowenet.com. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone; There's nothing else about them on the internet, so I assume they have closed. If you have any information to the contrary, please write me. please call first. seasonal. please call. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Crops are usually available all year.
Lonoke County
Holland Bottom Farm (not a PYO) - Okra, Tomatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Purple Hull Peas, Peaches, Plums, Strawberries, Watermelons, Cantaloupes. 1986 Pickthorne Road, Cabot, AR 72023. Phone: 501-843-7152. Email: sodom@aristotle.net. Open: Call for availability. Directions: Exit 16 \(from Jacksonville,\) go to right, straight ahead on Hwy 321 approx. 2 miles to produce stand, or pass produce stand to next crossroad, turn right, straight approximately 1 14 miles to Pickthorne Road, turn right to end of pavement. Signs will be out. Email: . Click here for a map and directions. . 8 am to 6 p.m. Everything is pre-picked. Containers. Exit 16 (from Jacksonville,) go to right, straight ahead on Hwy 321 approx. 2 miles to produce stand, or pass produce stand to next crossroad, turn right, straight approximately 1 1/4 miles to Pickthorne Road, turn right to end of pavement. Signs will be out.
Stout's Farm - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, beans, beets, blackberries, blueberries, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, grapes, onions, peas, peppers, summer squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, U-pick and already picked 201 Gillham Road, Beebe, AR 72012. Phone: 501-940-1306. Email: stoutsfarm@gmail.com. Open: Call for availability. Directions: From Beebe take Highway 64, turn left on Gillham Road, go 1 mile and turn left at 201 Gillham. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . . We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. (ADDED: February 21, 2016)
Tomato Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
Pick tomatoes that are firm and free of blemishes. Cracking is common in very hot weather, especially after a rain, and if you intend to use the
tomatoes within 1 day, that will be ok.
During hot summer weather, pick the tomatoes when they have a healthy pink/red (or yellow or orange depending on the variety) color and let them
finish the last day or two of ripening indoors. Tomatoes do not need to be in the sunlight in order to ripen. If you have green fruit on the plants in
the fall when frost is approaching, pick the tomatoes and store them in a cool, dark place to ripen.
Tomato Varieties
In general paste or Roma-type tomatoes are the best to using for canning, as they have thicker, meatier walls and far less water. And cherry
tomatoes are the worst to use, as they are mostly water. But you can use any type you can get hold of. You may just have to cook them down
longer to boil off excess water. See our Master list of tomato varieties
Canning, Freezing, Drying, Preserving Tomatoes and more!
Below are links to pages with easy and reliable directions about how to can, preserve, freeze and make other goodies from tomatoes. Some of these require a Pressure Canner to prevent potential spoilage and
food poisoning, due to the low acid content of the food. For others, you
can use a water bath canner OR a Pressure Canner. I've noted what's
required for each, below, following each entry, with
W for water bath,
P for Pressure canner, and
W, P for either may be used!