Alabama Virtual Farm Tour Today @ 5:00 PM

Today! August 26 at 5 PM, we will be visiting Sessions Farm dedicated to local food production and well known for their long farming heritage with a variety of crops.

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Get ready for another ag adventure from the comfort of your office or home! To view the virtual farm tour (VFT), please subscribe to the Alabama Farmer Connection on Facebook and accept the simple rules to complete the sign-up process. This is a peer-to-peer social network group for educators, beginning and mentor farmers across AL; it is open to all! Hope you can join the group to watch/share information!!

VFTs are made possible by the hard work of Harli Willis (Video and Virtual Events Coordinator, Alabama Beginning Farmer/Commercial Horticulture Extension Program) and team members working together to produce content. Special thanks to REA Jacob Kelley for organizing this farm tour! Thanks to all producers involved in the project!

Did you miss any of the previous ten VFTs from 2021? Simply go the archive page (https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/farming/2021-digital-resources-for-farmers/and watch the recordings. Bookmark this webpage for future reference! Kindly share this resource with producers in your area. We really appreciate your support to your commercial horticulture team!

Major funding for virtual events is provided by the USDA-NIFA BFRD (Phases 1 & 2), SARE Research & Education/PDP, and ADAI Specialty Crops Block Grant Programs.

 

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As the Bibb County Coordinator for Alabama Extension, Michelle Giddens coordinates the implementation of all Extension programs in Bibb County in many program areas. These program areas include 4-H and Youth Development, Animal Sciences, Food Safety and Quality, Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resources, Human Nutrition, Diet and Health, Family and Child Development, Family Resource Management and Workforce Development, Commercial Horticulture, Home Grounds, Gardens and Home Pests, Farm and Agribusiness Management, and Community and Economic Development. Her experience includes with the eXtension Initiative at the University of Nebraska and with the eXtension Foundation; California State University, Fresno and Central Community College in Grand Island, NE. She currently serves on the board for Brierfield Fire and Rescue, a volunteer fire department serving Brierfield and Six Mile communities in Alabama