Archived Issues of ASAN Update (Quarterly Newsletter)
** CLICK ON THE ISSUE "TITLE" (Year and season) to open the full PDF! ** ** Clicking on the image will only open an enlarged version of the image. ** 2019 SPRING (click title to [...]
2018 Food & Farm Forum
Friday-Saturday December 7-8, 2018 (Pre-Forum session Thurs Dec 6) Camp McDowell Nauvoo, AL QUICK LINKS: (see details under the respective headers below) Registration form (all ages) Lodging reservation form Youth Forum additional required forms, [...]
2016 Regional Food & Farm Forums
ASAN's annual series of Regional Food & Farm Forums will convene farmers, gardeners, community leaders, and good food advocates to “cross-pollinate” and learn from one another, in four locations around the state (see below). ABOUT [...]
Policy Corner: Business Licenses and Sales Tax
This is the full-length version of an article that appears in the Fall 2016 issue of the ASAN Update, our quarterly print newsletter. Question 1 appears exactly as it does in the newsletter. Question 2 [...]
Finding Local Food, Farms, and Markets Near You
One of the most common types of questions we get is along the lines of: "Where can I find {farm product} near where I live in {town} ?" It's exciting [...]
New/Expanded Meat Processing Facility to Serve Sustainable Livestock Producers
ASAN members Jesie and Matthew Lawrence, who own Marble Creek Farmstead in Sylacauga, have recently purchased a majority share in a USDA Inspected processing facility in Pell City. The facility is currently open and processing swine, beef, goat, [...]