Farming in Arkansas means learning to live with uncertainty. You can do everything right — plant at the right time, prune correctly, water consistently, tend your rows with real care — and still wake up one morning in March to find that the weather has made its own...
If you had asked most Arkansas farmers five years ago whether growing quality raspberries in this part of the state was realistic, the honest answer would have been a polite no. Raspberries are a cool-climate fruit. They thrive in the Pacific Northwest, in New...
If you have driven down Highway 71 through Alma, Arkansas, and spotted something new taking shape at Linam Farm, you are not imagining things. After years of greeting customers at the edge of the blueberry field, handing over buckets and pointing toward the blackberry...
Every farm has its characters. The ones who show up reliably in every story you tell about the place, who have developed personalities so distinct that visitors ask about them by name, who somehow manage to be simultaneously very helpful and completely ridiculous at...
When people first spot the cows out in the pasture at Linam Farm, the reaction is usually something along the lines of: when did you get cows? And they are usually right behind that with: they are so small. And they are, compared to what most people picture when they...
Planning a summer outing for the whole family used to be simple. You picked a place, you showed up, and you had fun. Somewhere along the way, that equation got complicated. Between admission fees, parking charges, activity upsells, and the inevitable gift shop on the...
Ask someone to describe the taste of a fresh blackberry and you will get one of two kinds of answers. The first comes from people who have actually eaten one straight from the vine in the middle of summer — they will tell you it is sweet and tart at the same time,...
There is a particular kind of traveler who still stops at visitor centers. They pull off the highway, walk inside, and spend a few minutes actually looking at what is on the racks — the maps, the brochures, the little folded cards that tell you what is worth seeing in...
There is a particular kind of satisfaction that comes from collecting something meaningful. Not stamps in a book for their own sake, but the kind of collecting that involves actual experiences — places visited, people met, things tasted and held and remembered. The...
There is a moment that happens every summer in a kitchen that is doing something right with fresh blackberries. The berries hit the heat and they release their juice — that deep, dark, wine-colored liquid that stains everything it touches and smells like the absolute...
If you’ve ever been to Linam Farm during blackberry season, you know how quickly the good ones disappear. One day the rows are full, and the next—poof—just a few stragglers hiding under the leaves. That’s why we’re so excited to announce: we’ve expanded our blackberry...
If you’ve ever bitten into one of our sun-ripened blackberries or blueberries and thought, “Wow, that’s sweet,” you can thank the bees. Here at Linam Farm, the buzz you hear around the fields isn’t just background noise—it’s pollination in action, and it’s one of the...
The air is thick with the sweet scent of ripening blackberries. We're in full swing here, with our bushes absolutely laden with those juicy, dark gems, and I couldn't be happier to share a little piece of our farm life with you. For those of you who've visited us...
Let’s face it—half the fun of visiting a U-Pick farm these days is the photos. Whether it’s the kids holding up a bucket of berries or Grandma climbing into a giant chair (don’t worry, ours is sturdy), everyone wants to snap a few memories while they’re here. This...
Not all blackberries are created equal—and if you’ve ever popped one in your mouth expecting sweet and got face-puckering tart instead, you know exactly what we mean. Some are seedy little landmines with more crunch than flavor, while others taste like they were...
