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When Advocacy and Farming Collide, A Beef Producers Dream

Blue Ridge Cattle Company’s story started as just a dream in their first home situated on Blue Ridge Drive in Bellevue, Nebraska.
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From Farm to Fridge Supporting Alabama’s Dairy Industry

Getting your boots dirty at a local dairy is an outing that's sure to be educational and utterly enjoyable!
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Meet Ambassador Baron Philon

Join Sweet Grown Alabama in welcoming Labaron Philon to the 2024 crop of social media ambassadors! With over 35,000 followers on Instagram, he's excited to help Sweet Grown Alabama educate a ...
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The Return of the Alabama Peach Crop

Nothing completes a summertime fruit basket quite like a Sweet Grown Alabama peach. If you have ever traveled I-65 south to the beach, then you’ve seen the mark of the peach ...
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Celebrate Sweet Grown Alabama Day July 13

Sweet Grown Alabama Day means showing love to Alabama farmers, and we want to invite you to join us on Saturday, July 13 to celebrate all things local.
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Sweet Grown Alabama Summer U-Pick Flower Farms

There is just something special about picking your very own bouquet of fresh smelling flowers to set in the center of the kitchen table for all to see.
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Growing Garlic in Alabama: A Bounty of Flavor and Health

While Alabama is not normally known as an ideal area to grow garlic, it is home to Wicked Garlic, a small organic farm run by Sabrina and Adam Mauro.
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U-Pick Blueberries are a Berry Good Time

Whether eaten by themselves, in a pie, smoothie or salad, blueberries bring a certain freshness and joy to summer.
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Buckets of Blooms

“Pick the flowers!” It’s my mantra you might say. Nothing makes me happier than for someone to tag me on social media or see me in the grocery store and say, ...
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