Grow Alabama
Farmer: Jerry Spencer
1185 Dunavant Valley Road
Birmingham, Shelby County, AL
35242
 
 
Phone: 205-991-0042
Email: jerry@growalabama.com
Website: www.growalabama.com

Nature of Operation:
    not certified organic

Markets Served:

  • CSAs
  • Restaurant Sales
  • Web Marketing

Product Categories:
    Vegetables

Artichokes, Arugula, Asparagus, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chiles, Corn, sweet, Cucumber, Daikon, Dry beans, Edamame, Eggplant, Endive, Escarole, Fennel, Garlic, Green beans, Greens, asian, Greens, collards, Greens, mustard, Greens, salad, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Okra, Onions, Onions, green, Other, Parsnips, Peas, Peppers, hot, Peppers, sweet, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Radicchio, Radish, Rutabagas, Salad mix, Shallots, Spinach, Sprouts, Squash, summer, Squash, winter, Sun chokes, Sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, Tomatillos, Tomatoes, Tomatoes, heirloom, Turnips, Watercress, Wheat grass, Zucchini

    Fruit
Apples, Avocados, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cantaloupes, Figs, Grapefruit, Grapes, table, Kiwis, Lemons, Mandarins, Melons, Oranges, Other, Pawpaws, Peaches, Pears, Pears, asian, Persimmons, Plums, Strawberries, Tangerines, Watermelon

    Eggs/dairy
Butter, Buttermilk, Eggs, Goat cheese, Milk

    Bulk seeds
Flowers, Herbs, Other, Vegetables

    Herbs/flowers
Flowers, edible, Flowers, fresh, Herbs, dried, Herbs, fresh

    Value-added products
Bread, Compost/manure, Honey, Jams and jellies, Ornamental gourds, Pickled products, Plants, bedding, Preserves, Teas

    Farm supplies/services
Compost, Consulting, Transplants, Transportation

    Grains, food grade
Oats, Rice, Rye, Spelt, Wheat

    Meat/fowl
Chicken, Duck, Fish/seafood, Gamebird, Geese, Goat, Lamb, Other, Pork, Rabbit, Turkey

    Nuts/seeds
Chestnuts, Peanuts, Pecans

    Agritourism
Children’s activities, Classes, Educational tours, Farm work experience, Festivals/special events, Fishing and hunting, On-farm demonstrations, On-farm field days
 

Farm Description:
    Grow Alabama started as a local CSA, Mt Laurel Organic Gardens in 1999. At a capacity of 200 members we began to include other farmers and expanded to 500 members in 2004. Grow Alabama is now an organic farm incubator program for the state with over 30 farmers involved and all seeking certification for over 1500 acres of Alabama farmland. Currently there are 0 certified acres in Alabama. Our intern program, called OrganiCorps, will accept about 10 interns this year to support the farmer's program, called Get One Over the Bridge. A farmer in this program is supported by Grow Alabama to successfully produce 1 or more acres of organically grown vegetables that are promised to be purchased by Grow Alabama while he/she works toward certification of the farm.

Practices:
    We practice only certifiable organic/biodynamic farming techniques and our intention is to create successful organic farmers from the Get One Over the Bridge program, as well as from the OrganiCorps intern program. Please checkout the CSA, farming and intern programs on our website.

Describe your product specialties and highlights:
    We grow over 52 different vegetables and over 200 different varieties. We take great pride in each vegetable we raise, but our heirloom tomatoes are famous in Alabama. A complete harvest schedule is on our website. We also raise grass-fed poultry, rabbits, pigs and raise talipia and catfish for our members in our lakes. We also provide eggs and honey from our farm and milk from a local grass-fed dairy.

Where we sell our products:
    We are now a year-round operation with farmers at the Alabama coast participating. Several different CSA share sizes are available. Now with UPS next day service nationwide. Complete descriptions and registration is available on our website.

Web/Mail Order Items:
    CSA subscriptions shipped UPS nationwide with a broad variety of seasonal produce. Please see our website for complete description and registration online.