“Mayim Farm shares the stories of our fellow farmers and our own experiences as small sustainable farmers in Alabama in DC” Carole and I have recently been invited to travel to Washington DC and have direct input into several marker bills that are being considered for approval in the new 2024 Farm Bill. We [...]
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** 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. ** 2020 FALL/WINTER (click title to open PDF) Statewide Farmer Needs Assessment: Calling all producers and aspiring producers! Join us for the Reimagined 2020 Food & [...]
By Kathleen Kirkpatrick, Hometown Action (pictured at right, on far right) When I began thinking more strategically about possible partnerships for Hometown Action’s growth as an organization, Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network (ASAN) was an obvious choice. A primary reason I was originally drawn to Hometown Action is our emphasis on people-centered, sustainable solutions for small [...]
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 appears in this blog post with additional details that were cut in the newsletter due to space constraints. This is [...]
By Kristin Woods, ACES Regional Extension Agent Locally grown and produced food is becoming more and more popular across Alabama. Farmers markets have provided small food producers and home processors greater economic opportunity. Because of the costs of meeting food regulations, in many cases the markets have provided the only venue available to a small [...]
Download the Spring 2014 issue of the ASAN print newsletter today! This issue includes great articles on: Off-bottom oyster farming in the Gulf Basics of soil fertility RAFI's farm advocate program Crash course in silvopasture Gardeners combating community hunger The state of our state's health care North AL Revolving Loan Fund opportunities Food policy briefings [...]
Randall Hastings, of Randall Hastings Farm in Bay Minette, Alabama, was one of four organic farmers sponsored by the Organic Farming REsearch Foundation (OFRF), to participate in the March 2012 NSAC Farmer Fly-In. OFRF led a March 2012 Fly-In to Washington, DC, organized by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, by sponsoring 4 organic farmers, who [...]
BY: AARP Alabama Link To Original Source Of This Article The first food policy council in Alabama was recently established as a direct result of work done by AARP and other stakeholders in 2011. Through the “Drive to End Hunger” initiative, AARP sponsored a hunger conference with UAB; made $10,000 donations to two food banks; [...]
