We are pleased to include field trips in our pre-Forum programming this year!! Field trips will take place on Thursday afternoon, December 5. Transportation is NOT provided -- participants will be sent details to drive themselves to the field trip site(s), though meeting and carpooling from Camp Beckwith is an option as well. Field trips [...]
Williesha (Willi) Morris is ASAN’s newest team member, coming on board in September 2019 as our full-time Membership & Office Coordinator. Williesha was born and raised in South Carolina. Despite always dreaming of moving out west or to another country, the south will always be her home. She spent a lot of her youth traveling, [...]
GRAZE 2019 Graze, ASAN's signature farm-to-fork picnic, showcases the amazing food alchemy that can come from collaborations between farmers and chefs who are equally committed to quality, craft, and to growing a rich, locally rooted food system. In 2019 we are holding TWO Graze events! Join us at one (or both!) for an evening of [...]
General Forum sessions (Fri 12/7 and Sat 12/8): Below is a list of CONFIRMED sessions for the Food & Farm Forum. Pests and Weeds - How Are You Managing Them? A Farmers’ Roundtable Discussion - Caylor Roling, EAT South Farm Hacks: Building our Way to Sustainability - Billy Mitchell, National Farmers Union Sustainable Woodland Management [...]
We are thrilled to announce that in 2018, alongside the (adult) Food & Farm Forum, for the first time ever we will be holding a Youth Food & Farm Forum geared towards youth ages 14-21! Use the links at the top of the main Forum landing page to: Register for the Youth Forum Reserve lodging [...]
The Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network (ASAN) invites you to join us as we imagine and envision a course for our next few years. See this previous post for more background about why we're undertaking this process now, and an overview of our plans for the year. What do you imagine sustainable farming will look like [...]
ASAN is growing as fast as the henbit and chickweed, this spring! We are thrilled to make TWO major announcements this week, about the growth of our organization: New staff: First, we are thrilled to welcome Christine (Chris) Meyer onto the ASAN staff as our new Development Director! Chris will help raise funding and awareness for [...]
Buy your tickets here! Facebook event here (invite your friends)! Graze: Birmingham is a farm-to-fork picnic in which attendees “graze” on a wide variety of dishes, each produced by a different local farmer + local restaurant pair. Add in some picnic blankets, live music, and delicious local beverages… and it’s a picnic you don’t want [...]
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 [...]
We are thrilled to announce that the Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network (ASAN) has been selected by Whole Foods Market (WFM) Mountain Brook, as the beneficiary of this quarter’s 5% Community Giving Day! Five percent of the store’s net proceeds on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, will be donated to support ASAN. This generous donation will enable [...]
