Sweet Grown Alabama Group Fundraising Guide
July 24, 2025
Tired of the same old wrapping paper or candy bar sale fundraising projects? Does it just seem wrong for your class or group to be peddling products made in a foreign country and sending hard-earned money from your community to a major corporation miles away from Alabama? Sweet Grown Alabama has your answer to the fundraiser blues! Fantastic farmers across the state of Alabama offer group fundraising opportunities that allow your class or team to sell a product your family and neighbors actually WANT to purchase, while also keeping every dollar from these sales right here in our state.
Schools and civic groups in Alabama have already seen money returned to their organizations as a result of these fundraisers, and we’ve compiled the guide below for you to explore new options that parents may dread just a little less when those forms come home in a backpack or church bulletin.
Futral Farms
Pecans | Woodland, AL
Futral Farms in Woodland partners with your group to create an order form branded with Futral Farms and your organization’s logo. They offer pecan pieces and halves for your group to sell, and up to 50% of your group’s sales are returned back to your organization! Suggested pricing is $15 for one pound of pecan halves and $13 for one pound of pecan pieces. Once money and order forms are collected, the bulk order will be returned to you for easy distribution to your purchasers!
For questions or to get your fundraiser started, contact Karla Futral at karla@futralfarms.com or (256) 405-5072.
For questions or to get your fundraiser started, contact Shannon Murray at srmurray67@gmail.com or (256) 668-3893.
Murray Farms
Spring/Summer Flowers and Mums | Russellville, AL
Murray Farms offers easy and profitable fundraising opportunities with beautiful spring/summer flowers and vibrant fall mums. With low minimum order requirements and convenient delivery options, their program is perfect for schools, churches, teams and other community groups. Supporters will love the quality of the locally grown plants, and organizers will appreciate the simple, flexible process. Partner with Murray Farms to make your next fundraiser bloom with success!
Medders Family Farm
Peanut Butter | Montevallo, AL
Six different flavors of peanut butter made right here in Alabama, plus peanut butter gift sets and local honey make for a fundraiser your customers actually look forward to supporting! Medders Family Farm partners with groups within a two-hour driving distance from Montevallo, or those willing to drive to Montevallo to pick up the bulk order. There is no upfront obligation to this fundraiser. Your group sells items and collects the money. Allow 7-14 days for your orders to be made and then pay when you receive your order. Peanut butter jars sell for $8/piece and your program keeps $3 of each jar sold; peanut butter gift sets sell for $17 each and your program keeps $5 from each set sold; 1.5 lbs of honey bottles sell for $16 each and your program keeps $5 per bottle.
For questions or to get your fundraiser started, email Ashley Medders at Meddersfamilyfarm@gmail.com.
*During January, ask about chocolate peanut butter hearts for the perfect pre-Valentine’s Day fundraiser!
For questions or to get your fundraiser started, contact Mitchell Morgan at morganfarmsal@gmail.com
*Due to the nature of this fundraiser, it is geographically limited to the Horton/Albertville area.
Morgan Farms
Pumpkins | Horton, AL
Buying pumpkins, supporting a great cause AND supporting a local farmer in the fall sounds like a win-win-win! Morgan Farms will deliver a load of mixed pumpkins to your school for you to sell to customers as a fundraiser. At the end of October, Morgan Farms will split the sale of your pumpkins with 40% of the proceeds returning directly to the organization. As an added bonus, your students or volunteers selling the pumpkins gain valuable business experience in marketing, financial management and more.
Hornsby Farms
Jams, Jellies and Pickles | Auburn, AL
Hornsby Farms partners with your group to create an order form branded with Hornsby Farms and your organization’s logo. Your organization chooses flavors, can customize branding of products and even create a custom flavor just for your group fundraiser! Hornsby Farms offers a wide variety of sweet jams, pepper jellies and pickles for your group to sell, and 40% of your group’s sales are returned back to your organization! Suggested pricing to get 40% of total sales back to your group is $10 per 9oz jar of sweet jams and pepper jellies and $12 for each 16oz pickle jar. Money and order forms are collected, and the bulk order will be returned to you for easy distribution to your purchasers!
For questions or to get your fundraiser started, contact Beth Hornsby at (334) 728-1489.
Priester’s Pecans
Pecans, Pies and Pecan Candies | Fort Deposit, AL
Fundraising with Priester's Pecans offers a delicious and effective way for organizations to meet their goals. Known for their high-quality Southern pecans and gourmet treats, Priester's provides a variety of popular products, including pecan pies, pralines and gift tins that are easy to sell and perfect for holiday seasons or special events. Their fundraising program is designed to be straightforward, with helpful support materials to make the process smooth for schools, churches, sports teams and other groups.
Blue Ridge Cattle Co.
Beef and Pork | Cullman, AL
Blue Ridge Cattle Company offers USDA-inspected beef or pork shares ideal for raffle-style fundraisers. In one successful example, a half beef share valued at approximately $2,800 was raffled off by selling 500 tickets at $20 each - raising $10,000 total. After covering the beef cost, the remaining $7,200 went directly back into the program. Groups can choose to raffle the beef alone or bundle it with a deep freezer for added appeal. If the freezer is provided by the farm, additional cost is incurred, but securing a donated freezer from a local business or other donor is a great way to boost value and preserve profit.
For questions or to get your fundraiser started, contact Kali Gilbert at blueridgecattlecompany@gmail.com.
So why not make your next fundraiser one that supports local farms, strengthens our state economy and offers something truly meaningful to your community? With Sweet Grown Alabama, you're not just raising money, you're growing pride, connection and sustainability, one delicious product at a time. Let’s leave behind the gimmicks and go for something that tastes good, feels right and does real good for Alabama. Reach out to any of the above farms or businesses and see just how easy and rewarding it is to fundraise the Sweet Grown Alabama way.