About The Farm
THE FOOD
At Lucky Star Farm we consciously work with the rhythms of nature to harvest, preserve, consume, and share foods grown in healthy soil or foraged sustainably from protected natural settings. We believe that these foods create the greatest potential for mental, physical, and environmental health. Our food provides energy, beauty, and inspiration for the cultivation of artful lives, thriving communities, and bio-diverse ecosystems. We continue to artfully interweave permaculture, natural design, organic gardening, and environmental awareness to create viable and sustainable food production and preservation systems. We are dedicated to leaving the land we occupy in better condition than we found it by creating a new agrarianism that considers the health of the land and the human community.
The Arts
Art and artistry have been part of the culture of Lucky Star Farm since its conception almost twenty years ago. The Artists in Residency (AIR) Program was created in 2019 as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization to allow artists, musicians, writers, designers, chefs, and scholars to spend time living and creating within the community while being nourished by the food systems of the farm. AIR Artists have opportunities to become part of the artistic legacy of Lucky Star Farm by sharing created works with the community through lectures, readings, performances, workshops, and farm-to-table dinners.
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
-The permaculture homestead of Lucky Star Farm is located at the center of a 174-acre tract in Marion County, Arkansas, near the historic town of Rush. Much of the site is preserved or conserved in a natural state to protect the three all-weather creeks that run through the property as part of the watershed of The National Buffalo River. AIR Artists have to walk only a few minutes from living spaces or studios to trails leading into the natural environs of The Ozark Mountains