by ASAN Staff | Jun 28, 2012 | Farmers and Gardeners, Newsflash!
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...
by ASAN Staff | Jun 15, 2012 | Food Policy, Movers and Shakers, Newsflash!
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,...
by ASAN Staff | Apr 30, 2012 | Eaters and Buyers, Newsflash!
The Chilton Food Innovation Center, a fully equipped industrial kitchen that will provide local farmers and other aspiring entrepreneurs with opportunities and technical assistance with food processing, will be formally launched Tuesday, May 1. The formal opening will...
by ASAN Staff | Feb 7, 2012 | Eaters and Buyers, Food Policy, Newsflash!
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...
by ASAN Staff | Nov 3, 2011 | Farmers and Gardeners, Resources
The Washington Post Opinions Link To Original Source FARMERS IN ALABAMA are in revolt against the state’s over-the-top immigration law, which is designed to hound illegal immigrants so that they move elsewhere. As it happens, a substantial portion of farm workers...
