EAT South

14/02/2025

TODAY is the last day to place an order for our first shipping window.

As a collective of farmers we are careful to manage our time. Last week we gathered at .seed.cafe to pack our seeds into packets.

On Feb 20 we will meet again to fill envelopes and ship all the orders placed by end of day, Feb 14.

The seed shop will stay open through March 20 and we'll gather to mail the remaining orders!

Then we'll all be focused on farming and growing more seeds for next year!!

13/02/2025

Save the date! Gardening at Night starts March 4! Here's a post about all of the classes.

Want to grow your own food but not sure where to start? Gardening at Night is a series of evening gardening classes taking you from planning to harvesting in a sustainable, organic garden. Classes are Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the Highland Gardens Community Center (2805 Willena Avenue

12/02/2025

More garden classes available for the educators of the littlest children. Join virtually!

Join us tomorrow at 1 PM for our next virtual gardening training! This month, we will be talking about how we can plan for our spring gardens 🌱

Register for the series at the link below ⬇️
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuceGrrjMoH9b9s_5dTME7O5qSYQXCvHFD #/registration

11/02/2025

Join us for gardening classes at Highland Gardens. We are starting tonight with soils.

11/02/2025

Coming soon.... Last year was so much fun! People got to know each other over the four classes and shared seeds, buckets, microgreens. It was a great gardening community!

11/02/2025

Starting with soil tonight (Tuesday), 5:30. If you're thinking about growing your own food, we'll give you the dirt on your dirt - why it's a critical part of a healthy garden. Kids are always welcome wiith their grown-ups. Join us!

Get the Dirt on Your Dirt

10/02/2025

Free soil class at Highland Gardens Community Center Tuesday!

Get the Dirt on Your Dirt

10/02/2025

It's Seedy Saturday!

Our latest show is online now! If you missed it, you definitely want to head to the website to hear our big news! Features include:
-The Seedy Saturday event with EAT South in Montgomery
-An interview with legendary broadcast Fred Hunter as he joins the Simply Southern crew as a recurring reporter
-A new Rural Roundup of agricultural news
-A Southern Bite recipe for Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies, featuring Priester's Pecans

https://simplysoutherntv.net/2025/02/09/show-1106-seed-swap/

09/02/2025

100% we love to be in the garden and geeking out on plants, but we do our work because of a set of values and a vision that has always been posted here.

EAT South is an urban teaching farm that engages our community by gathering people around, educating about and growing good food. We empower people to change the way food travels from the ground to our plates.

09/02/2025

When USAID buys corn, rice, and wheat, who gets paid? American farmers. I'd say look it up, but their websites are all down.

07/02/2025

Plants!

07/02/2025

From the field to the lab we learned a lot and met so many cool people at SOWTH 2025. Grateful for this experience.
Come see us to sign up to compost with us at the
Saturdays 8-12

06/02/2025

Here are the rest of the pics & you can watch the video, too!

06/02/2025

Learning about fiber to enhance our work with dye plants. Thank you and

06/02/2025

The founders of sustainable agriculture grew here! Thank you West Montgomery Action Committee for giving Montgomery this mural!

In honor of Black History Month, join us in celebrating an unsung hero from our community Dr. Booker T. Whatley. Dr. Whatley was an influential horticulturist and agricultural professor at Tuskegee University in Alabama. Born on November 5, 1915, in Calhoun County, Alabama, he was a pioneer of sustainable agriculture in the post-World War II era. He is best known for his regenerative farming system and the concept of "pick-your-own" (PYO), where customers could harvest crops themselves.

Whatley also popularized the idea of subscription buyers clubs for small farmers, which later evolved into what we know today as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). His work aimed to help small farmers achieve financial sustainability and independence. Let’s recognize his contributions and honor the impact he's made on our lives.

To learn more about Dr. Booker T. Whatley and his impactful contributions, follow the link below:
https://healthyanywhere.com/small-farm-champion-booker-t-whatley/

We also encourage you to stop by our mural featuring Dr. Booker T. Whatley and take some pictures. It’s a great way to celebrate his contributions and share his legacy with others. It's located at 2144 Council St. Montgomery, Alabama, 36108 across from Freewill Missionary Baptist Church.

06/02/2025

Learning at from Alabama's Fountain Heights Farms