CULTIVATING FOOD
& INSPIRING CREATIVITY
IN THE OZARK MOUNTAINS
“I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anyone could ever want to own.”
-Andy Warhol
OUR INTENTION
The goal of the Artists in Residency (AIR) Program at Lucky Star Farm is to consciously cultivate food, the arts, and community in ways that protect and sustain our environment. At Lucky Star we are immersed in the natural world and allow artists and scholars to be nourished by the farm and the beauty of the surrounding Ozark Mountains.
the food
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 biodiverse 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
THE ARTS
Art and artistry have been part of Lucky Star Farm culture 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. The AIR program allows artists, musicians, writers, designers, chefs, and scholars to spend time living and creating within our community while being nourished by the farm’s food systems. AIR program participants join our artistic legacy by sharing created works with the community through lectures, readings, performances, workshops, and farm-to-table dinners.
the environment
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
The Lucky Star Farm permaculture homestead 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 Buffalo National River watershed . AIR Artists have to walk only a few minutes from living spaces to reach trails leading into the natural environs of The Ozark Mountains.
