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Something New on the Farm

My husband, Chad, and father-in-law, Larry, are long-time row crop and cattle farmers. I have had the pleasure of helping them farm for many years now.
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The Farmers Market at Killen Park

One Sunday afternoon while reminiscing about the farmers market in Franklin Tennessee and how much fun it was to be in the group that started it, my husband dared me to ...
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The Berry Berry Best U-Pick Strawberry Farms

The wait is over! Sweet Grown Alabama u-pick strawberry farms are open and in full-swing. Visit any of these farms to enjoy gorgeous Alabama weather while supporting your local farmer!
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Flower Child Maysville

Flower Child Maysville is a small flower farm, run by mother-daughter team Gillian Kelley and LeAnn Richard, located in Maysville, Alabama.
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Sustainability and Why it Matters

In 1992, the Poarch Creek Indians set aside 2900 acres of agricultural land on our reservation to start a cattle farm.
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Circles of Colors is a U-Pick Flower Farm for the Community

In the South, we see the same pattern every year around March. People are over the cold rainy days of winter and are eager to welcome spring.
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Rockford Micro-Greens

Just like our Southern neighbors and friends, we love to garden here at Pato Point Farm. With the summer and fall veggies feeding humans and critters alike!
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Wicked Garlic, LLC

"If you love it so much, why don’t you grow it?" That was a question posed to me by my husband, after proclaiming my love for garlic.
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McLeod Family Farm

In 2000 after acquiring my families old home place and acreage in old Hopewell Alabama, my husband and I along with our two boys  (now 27 and 20) went to work on our ...
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