Sweet Grown Alabama helps you find local, healthy food
Locally produced food is not too far away, and the new Sweet Grown Alabama website can help you find it. Author: Aiyana Willoughby Updated: 10:34 PM CDT July 23, 2021
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. If you re looking to buy locally grown products, Sweet Grown Alabama can help you find them.
The state s agricultural branding program launched a new online searchable database and website to make it easier to find farmers in the Tennessee Valley and beyond and the fresh products they have to sell.
There are 23 farms listed in North Alabama from Florence to Cullman.
Each farmer s profile features products, location, social media, their website, and how to purchase items. There s even a calendar of what s in season.
Campaign 2022: Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate to Seek Re-Election
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Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries Rick Pate
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate has announced that he will seek re-election in 2022. He is a Republican.
“It has been an absolute honor to serve as your Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries,” said Commissioner Pate in a statement. “In my first term we accomplished so much, but more work is to be done. This includes keeping our food supply safe, abundant, and sustainable while helping our farmers and rural communities prosper. The agriculture stakeholders have been wonderful partners with me over the past few years.”
By Ellie Watson
A trip to the farmers market is an easy way to buy a variety of locally grown vegetables and fruit, and meet the farmers who grow your produce. Make plans to support Sweet Grown Alabama farmers markets this spring and summer at 25 locations statewide. While meat, eggs, dairy and honey are always available, the Alabama harvest calendar can help guide your purchases by letting you know when vegetables and fruits are in season.
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Find fresh-picked goodness at Sweet Grown Alabama farmers markets
By Ellie Watson
May 7, 2021
Agriculture has more than a $70 billion impact on Alabama s economy. Find farm-fresh goodness this spring at Sweet Grown Alabama farmers markets across the state. (Ellie Watson / Sweet Grown Alabama)
A trip to the farmers market is an easy way to buy a variety of locally grown vegetables and fruit, and meet the farmers who grow your produce. Make plans to support Sweet Grown Alabama farmers markets this spring and summer at 25 locations statewide. While meat, eggs, dairy and honey are always available, the Alabama harvest calendar can help guide your purchases by letting you know when vegetables and fruits are in season.
Alabama-grown: Chilton County farmer cultivates her dream at Boozer Farms
By Dawn Azok April 7, 2021
Taylor Boozer Hatchett runs Boozer Farms in Thorsby with her father, Bobby Boozer, who spent nearly three decades helping farmers across the state through Auburn University and the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service. (contributed)
Taylor Boozer Hatchett didn’t grow up on a farm, but she has a passion for tending the land and sharing its bounty like many who did.
Her father, Bobby Boozer, worked with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Auburn University and spent his 26-year career helping farmers throughout the state, particularly fruit growers.