Aug 20, by Riley Wood, Sweet Grown Alabama Summer Intern
Raising Quality Meat and the Next Generation
Humility is a common trait among farmers.
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Aug 20, by Riley Wood, Sweet Grown Alabama Summer Intern
Growing Family, Farming and Community
What started as a family's desire to share life on the farm has blossomed into a fall tradition where children can play, families can reconnect and the simple joys of country ...
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Aug 19, by Carla Stiles, J & C Local Farms
The Unexpected Culinary Lavender Journey of J & C Local Farms
If you had told me a few years ago that I would one day be standing in my kitchen creating my newest recipe using culinary lavender grown on our own farm, ...
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Aug 19, by Riley Wood, Sweet Grown Alabama Summer Intern
Built on Family, Fueled by the Gulf
For the family behind Miss Caylee Seafood, shrimping is more than just a business. It’s a way of life characterized by hard work, family tradition and a commitment to bringing the ...
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Jul 28
Sweet Grown Alabama Day Celebrates Local Across State
Sweet Grown Alabama Day brought communities together across the state on July 25 as consumers celebrated Alabama agriculture by shopping local, attending special events and supporting farmers, fishermen and producers. ...
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Jul 28, by Jennifer Stewart Kornegay
It Always Comes Back to Oysters
Almost every day, Chris Nelson, president of Bon Secour Fisheries, discovers something new about the sea life his company sells.
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Jul 14, by Greg and Carole Lolley
What We Grow and Why We're Still Here
We started Mayim Farm in 2011 on a piece of land in Crenshaw County with no background in agriculture.
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Jul 14, by Lacy Rae Heffelfinger
From Birthday Goats to Goat Milk Soap
My love for goats began when I was 13 years old after I started an apprenticeship at a friend's farm.
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Jul 2, by Jennifer Stewart Kornegay
Oysters Worth Killing For
“I think it’s just in you,” says Lane Zirlott. The owner and operator at Murder Point Oysters ponders what draws folks like him and his kin to work the sea as ...
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