City of Forrest City through funding from the Arkansas Cancer Coalition will be having 5 home
gardening workshops through May 2026. The workshops will entail everything from: in-ground
planting, what to plant, when, where, and how to plant. It will entail how to use a raised garden
or bucket garden for best results.
The 1" workshop will be Monday September 22, 2025 @5:00pm at the Larry S. Bryant Health
and Wellness Center located at 2510 South Washington. Everyone is invited. Mr. Van Banks, an
agent for UAPB and East Arkansas Enterprise Community, will be leading workshop. He is a
former U & A extension agent. Please come and learn how to grow food- your own food.
Free metal raised gardens will be given away along with seeds and gardening equipment.