Feb 22, 2022
Keenland Farms | A Joint Effort
As beginning farmers, Peter and Carla Keen and their family opened the pumpkin patch portion of Keenland Farms in 2017. With an existing operation consisting of catfish and cattle, the pumpkin addition was perfect for a growing family to continue to diversify.
Aug 4, 2021
Wedding Bells and Shotgun Shells
In Alabama, one family makes it possible to get married, host a soiree and shoot a few rounds of sporting clays — all at the same location.
Nov 19, 2019
Sugar-Sweet Satsumas
A multi-generational operation, Sessions Farms owns 3.500 satsuma trees, planted across several orchards. Their average annual yield is 600,000 pounds. March through December you can buy satsumas as well as other fruits and vegetable from their produce stand - all grown on their land.
Sep 10, 2019
Farm to Market
Homegrown peaches, strawberries and apples make Alabama’s Mountain View Orchards a popular destination spring through fall.
Sep 10, 2019
Farm, Family and Faith
Many never think about farming as a career choice, or they come into it late in life. However, for two South Alabama families, the Brannons and the Carnleys, farming is all they’ve ever known.
Jan 2, 2019
A Cotton-Farming Legacy
Often young people just starting out on their careers need some help to get them on their way. And it’s no different for young farmers — just ask Ron Taylor of Tallassee, Ala.