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‘Tis the Off-Season: Marketing Through the Winter – By Karen Wynne
Don’t Miss the 25th Blount County Solar Homes Tour – […]
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 THE REGIONAL FORUMS:
The Regional Forums are training and networking events that bring together small-scale and sustainable farmers, gardeners, community leaders, and good […]
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 the […]
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 to hear these questions, because it means that customers are wanting local food!
Between 2010 and 2013, ASAN produced several metro-area […]
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, and lamb, both under USDA inspection as well as under custom exemption.
Matthew and Jesie, along with previous owner Bruce Ervin, […]
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 producer. […]
Many farmers markets around the state have already opened, and many more will open in the coming weeks. We’ve compiled the following list of our members’ favorite farmers markets around the state and their 2014 opening days — find one near you!
Do you have a favorite Alabama farmers market that’s not listed here? Let us […]
Are you a farmer, gardener, or lover of sustainably and locally grown food? You are invited to join the Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network for one of our community potlucks, being held throughout the state in the month of April!
Get to know other folks in your community who are growing, eating, and supporting sustainable food! Plus, […]
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 (state and federal)
Local Food Policy Council updates
ASAN Needs […]
By Fay Garner, Public Affairs Specialist, NRCS, Auburn, AL
Sandra Simone is a Limited Resource Farmer in rural Talladega County, Alabama. She was one of the first four farmers in the state to become Certified Organic through a project with the Southeastern African American Farmers Network (SAAFON). She owns and operates approximately 100 acres located in […]
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