AmeriCorps Week is March 8-14, 2020. This national service program, established in 1994, has members who pledge to “Get Things Done” and Ferncliff is currently a beneficiary of this pledge. Ferncliff is one of 6 host sites selected to be part of the Full Circle FarmCorps program, an AmeriCorps effort, initiated by the St. Joseph Center of Arkansas. Nine AmeriCorps members were sworn in to the program in January 2020 and their commitment to host sites will last until mid August. The members are serving at sites throughout Pulaski County to increase awareness of gardening and local foods, while providing education and support to the populations served by the host sites.

We would like to make a special call out to Josh Turner, a native of Conway and graduate of UCA, who is working here at Ferncliff.  He has been active in the local foods scene for nearly a decade, working at locally-minded restaurants like kBird, South on Main and the Root Café.  He is a Master Gardener and has experience with beekeeping, mushroom cultivation and vegetable production through his work at LR Urban Farm.  We are excited to engage his positive energy and horticultural curiosity through the Ferncliff farm and garden space as it helps us promote our mission to all the youth who have experiences there.   Thank you Josh, and all of the other Full Circle FarmCorps members, for making a positive difference in our community.