Resources

Mentorship

Get personalized guidance, technical assistance, and support as you transition to sustainable farming practices in Alabama.

Production Tips

Practical, farmer-tested resources to help Alabama growers improve their operations and increase profitability.

Food Safety

A collection of documents related to the growing, safe handling and storage of food.

Latest News

Helpful information that ASAN thinks you should know.

Jobs

Jobs in Agriculture

Events

CRAFT

The Alabama CRAFT Network is made by farmers for farmers, focusing our programming for small farmers, landless farmers, and large-scale producers who are interested in sustainable or organic practices.

Graze

ASAN’s signature farm-to-fork celebration showcasing collaborations between Alabama farmers and chefs. Experience amazing food, live music, and community while supporting sustainable agriculture.

Food & Farm Forum

A yearly gathering of Alabama’s most awesome agriculture specialists and farmers, coming together to share knowledge and resources to strengthen the community as a whole.

Upcoming Events

View ASAN’s calendar of events

Technical Assistance

NRCS

Natural Resources Conservation Service, formerly known as the Soil Conservation Service, is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that provides technical assistance to farmers and other private landowners and managers.

TOPP

TOPP is a network assembled by the USDA’s National Organic Program to support transitioning and organic producers with mentorship and resources.

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ASAN Member Profile: Viperville Vegetable Farm

ASAN Member Profile: Viperville Vegetable Farm

For those of you who attended our 2017 Food & Farm Forum, you may recall seeing beautiful, enormous bulbs of garlic during our market night, they were quite a hit! Those beauties were from Martha and Paul’s Farm, Viperville Vegetable Farm, located in Atmore, AL....
ASAN Member Profile: Working Cows Dairy

ASAN Member Profile: Working Cows Dairy

Jan and Rinske de Jong bid farewell to their native home, the Netherlands to seek new opportunities in the United States. Leaving friends and family in Holland, they were guided by a passion and a dream of starting a dairy of their own. Working Cows Dairy was...
ASAN Member Profile: Kristin Woods

ASAN Member Profile: Kristin Woods

Born in California and raised in Texas, Kristin Woods made her arrival in the southeast US in 1999 after landing a job as Process Development Scientist for Wayne Farms in Georgia, advising how to modify equipment in order to improve yield.  Shortly after, in 2003 she...