Sweet Grown Alabama News

Enterprise, AL – Sweet Grown Alabama proudly hosted its annual Farm to Table Dinner on Thursday, June 5 at Dalrymple Farms, a member farm located in Coffee County. The evening brought together farmers, food lovers and community leaders for a meaningful celebration of Alabama agriculture - all set under the stars on a working family farm.

Guests were treated to a local meal prepared by Enterprise restaurant Corks & Cattle and Sweet Grown Alabama Ambassador and social media personality Chelsea Gieselmann, or “southrngritskitchen” as she’s known online. Dinner ingredients were sourced from Sweet Grown Alabama member farms and included locally raised beef, fresh vegetables and honey collected from hives less than three miles away from where guests dined. Attendees also enjoyed Alabama wine and took home a tin of peanuts to highlight one of the Wiregrass area’s major crops. The dinner highlighted the strength of Alabama’s agricultural community and the importance of supporting local growers.

“This is what Sweet Grown Alabama is all about, building connections between farmers and families,” said Kim Dalrymple, owner of Dalrymple Farms. “To open our gates and share a meal made with food from neighboring farms was deeply personal. You could feel the pride around every table.”

Attendees were invited to meet the farmers behind their meals, hear their stories and walk the land where Alabama beef is raised.

“It was an unforgettable experience,” said guest Michael McCraney, First South Farm Credit Regional Manager. “There’s something powerful about eating food grown by people you’ve just met. You taste the difference, but more than that, you feel the connection.”

The meal featured ingredients from multiple Sweet Grown Alabama farms, including pasture-raised beef from 3D Cattle Company and honey from Fruit of the Comb and Lillie's Bees. 

“It was an honor to have our honey on the menu,” said Richard Woodham of Fruit of the Comb. “As farmers, we don’t always get to see where our food ends up. Watching guests enjoy it in a setting like this, it’s a reminder of why we do what we do.”

Sweet Grown Alabama Director Ellie Watson emphasized the deeper impact of events like this one.

“Every dish served at Dalrymple Farms told a story. A story of Alabama soil, hard work and community,” Watson said. “Our mission is to connect Alabama farmers to Alabama families, and this dinner brought that mission to life in such a meaningful way. It’s not just about food. It’s about relationships, trust and pride in what we grow together.”

Farms represented in the dinner included:

• 3D Cattle Company, Enterprise (beef)
• Aplin Farms, Slocomb (okra, tomatoes, peaches, okra)
• Bell Farms, Dothan (squash blossoms, baby potatoes, red onions)  
• Dayspring Dairy, Gallant (sheep cheese)
• Fruit of the Comb and Lillie’s Bees, Enterprise (honey)
• Hendrix Farm Produce, Slocomb (sweet onions, bell peppers, corn, cucumbers)
• Hornsby Farms, Auburn (dill pickles)
• JSJ Produce, Lowndesboro (collards)
• Junavelli Winery, Brewton (wine)
• Petaluma Gardens, Opp (flowers)
• Sowega Meat Company, Headland (beef, pork)
• Spratt’s Sprouts, Montgomery (basil)
• The Alabama Pecan Company, Samson (pecans)
• Whitewater Creek Farm, Troy (garlic, dill weed)
• Working Cows Dairy, Slocomb (butter, cream, milk, cheese)

As a statewide non-profit, Sweet Grown Alabama rotates its annual farm to table celebration to new locations across the state each summer. 

To learn more and find locally grown products in your area, visit SweetGrownAlabama.org.

To view more photos from the dinner, click here.