Author: Peter Hader

Happy March!  We have been preparing Hader Farm for an amazing spring, and we are so excited to share our work with you! 

2026 CSA Sign-Ups are ALMOST FULL!

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We’ve had a tremendous response this year and have almost sold out of memberships for 2026.  Only 3 spots remain!  If you signed up, but have not yet paid or sent back the contracts, please do so to secure your spot.  We have learned so much over our past three years that we are confident 2026 will be our best growing season yet!

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Hader Farm Featured on Our NWA:

This year, we are overjoyed to welcome Agnieszka Mulholland–host of Our NWA, the Northwest Arkansas Podcast–as one of our CSA members.  Agnieszka’s podcast highlights all of the best goings-on and things-to-do in Northwest Arkansas and celebrates the local places, people, and community events that define our home. Agnieszka graciously invited Farmer Kathy for an interview on her podcast.  You can listen to that interview or further support Agnieszka’s local podcast by clicking the links below:

Logo for Our NWA Podcast 

The Great Log Relocation:

Farmer Peter and Farmer Kathy extend a hearty and heartfelt “THANK YOU” to the 22 dear friends and family members who on Saturday, the 21st, moved thousands of sticks and logs across the Hader Farm property.  These volunteers carried wood from the side of the garden, where Farmer Peter felled over 50 trees to make room for new crops, all the way to the south edge of the farm, where they were laid in perfectly level terraces to slow down rainfall during heavy storms on our sloped landscape. 
The lanes that were formed by these terraces will become grazing paddocks for our sheep.  The logs will also help to anchor hundreds of trees that will eventually be able to thrive there.  Some of these trees will be fruit-bearing; others will provide fodder for livestock, and still others will support the holistic ecosystem by nurturing the fertility of other species and promoting genetic diversity.
With the sticks and logs all cleared, Farmer Peter still has lots of stumps to grind.  The cleared area will double next year’s growing space.  Until then, however, when the stumps are all gone, cover crops will be planted in their space to build soil structure and enhance the fertility of the ground in anticipation of 2027.
Over 20 Volunteers Helping Move Logs across Hader Farm
A snippet of our many wonderful friends and family members dividing the hard work of hauling logs and multiplying the joy of an improved farm.
Logs Positioned along Swales for Moisture Retention
Terraces formed by the logs our volunteers put into place
A Cluster of Tree Stumps
The future site of the Hader Farm garden expansion, currently occupied by stumps.

In Anticipation of Spring:

Seedlings:

Inside the farmhouse, under the glow of grow-light lamps, our seedlings are sprouting nicely.  This year, we are using soil blocks instead of plastic containers to start our plants, which means less plastic in our production and improved seedling health for our crops.  Double-win!

Dandelions:

Outside the farmhouse, spring is quietly arriving at Hader Farm.  This dandelion is not only one of the first signs of life that is returning to the farm; it also performs the critical role of mining for calcium and pulling it to the surface so that other plants and soil microbes can feast on this nutrient.

2026 February Seedlings in Seed Blocks

Our cute sprouts are thriving in their moisturized seed blocks

Dandelion Bloom

This hard-at-work dandelion is prepping the soil for spring!

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We are terribly excited to fill our CSA Community this year.  If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for our farmers, please click the button below to reach us.  We look forward to serving you and our community!

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Please do not forget to sign up for your CSA Membership ASAP to secure your 2026 deliveries!

Hader Farm may be covered with snow, but underneath the fresh powder, life is growing and developing in preparation for spring!

2026 CSA Sign-Ups are Now OPEN!

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Learn more about how Hader Farm can deliver farm fresh veggies to your door every week or every other week by clicking the button below!

Full-Season CSA Subscriptions are on sale until January 31st, so reserve your membership ASAP!

2026 CSA Subscriptions

Our Egg-citing Future:

Though the weather outside is frightful, the warmth inside the incubator is delightful!  We have both chick and duckling eggs developing in the incubator, ready to hatch in just two weeks.  Our egg-laying chickens and ducks are free ranged, fed lots of greens and weeds from the garden, and receive certified organic feed.

If you are a CSA Member of Hader Farm and hoping to regularly add eggs to your veggie subscription, please consider adding an Add-On Egg Subscription to your membership to help us determine in advance what size of flock we need to serve you and our CSA community.

Brown Eggs in Incubator

The 2026 Garden Plan:

What a year it will be!  Farmer Kathy spent the winter mapping out extensive spreadsheets detailing which crops will thrive in which garden plots during which weeks of the year.  Her plan maps out when seedlings will be started under grow lights, to when garden starts will get to burrow their roots in the rich Hader Farm soil, and all the way to when we can expect their produce. The plan includes almost 200 plantings of vegetables, fruits, and herbs that we are thrilled to share with you.
Image of Layered Spreadsheets Showcasing When and Where Specific Crops Will be Planted at Hader Farm
The Hader Farm Garden Plan
2026 Seeds Beginning to Sprout
Seeds Already Sprouting in the New Year
Farmer Peter Tuckered Out from Chopping Trees
Farmer Peter Making Room for All the Planned Crops

New Foods to Anticipate on the Farm:

Fruits!

Coming this summer, we are hoping to harvest our planted raspberries and strawberries.  Other fruits will require more time growing before we can reap the benefits, but we planted a huge variety of fruit in 2025, so we expect to see more choices in future years.

Mushrooms!

Hader Farm has invested in a mushroom cultivation chamber this year, so if all goes according to plan, we should have oyster, wine cap, and lion’s mane mushrooms to share with our CSA Members.

Medicinal Herbs!

We’re growing a larger variety of medicinal herbs this year, including: calendula, elecampane, gumweed, sweet annie, wormwood, comfrey, plantain, passionflower, andrographis, etc.  Although these will not automatically be included in member shares, they will be available for the asking.

We will use them to make tinctures and salves.  Please let us know if there are any of particular interest to you!

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We are terribly excited to ring in the new year with a new CSA community.  If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for our farmers, please click the button below to reach us.  We look forward to serving you and our community!

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Please do not forget to sign up for your CSA Membership before January 31st to take advantage of the discount!