Birdsong Community Farm

Young farmers are popping up all over the state, pursuing sustainable methods and creating local food systems for their communities. One of the best examples I've come across in recent months is Birdsong Community Farm in Cullman. I was fortunate to meet Joshua and Beth Haynes at an organic agriculture conference in south Alabama last November and they graciously donated some organic popcorn for the Alabama Supper. They've got a lot of great ideas, a lot of energy, and they're offering a tremendous amount of resources for their area. I'm on their mailing list and wanted to pass along a deluge of info about things they've got planned this summer. It's seems as though they've become a clearing house for all the local food opportunities in the Cullman area. In addition to their own offerings of chicken and their ambitious and successful CSA, they're going out of their way to help create a whole food system in Cullman by offering information about beef from a nearby farm, pork, goats milk, and other dairy opportunities. You can read more about what they're doing at their website here, and I encourage you to sign up for their mailing list. Cullman is only 45 minutes from Birmingham, and they've considered setting up a buying group for the Birmingham area if there are enough interested people. Joshua, Beth, and their young son Andrew are the future of farming in Alabama, and we hope you'll support all the great things they're doing.

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[Our Family]

We got our chickens from them and had a really good experience. We hope to go back in the spring/summer time.