Montgomery County - Alabama Extension

10/27/2026

10/27/2026

🦃 Bring Alabama-Grown Goodness to Your Thanksgiving Table! 🍠🍎

Make this Thanksgiving extra special while supporting Alabama farmers! Sweet Grown Alabama is partnering with the Alabama Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association and Boozer Farms to bring locally grown goodness straight to your holiday table.

For just $50, you can purchase a Thanksgiving box featuring products from eight Alabama farms! Each box includes a delicious assortment of Alabama-grown and locally produced favorites, including:

🍠 Sweet potatoes
🍎 Apples
🍊 Satsumas
🎃 Pumpkin
🥜 Pecans
🌽 Cornmeal
🥦 Broccoli
🍓 Seasonal jelly

Order Deadline: November 23
Pickup Date: November 24
Cost: $50 per box

Multiple pickup locations are available throughout Alabama, including Wetumpka and Prattville!

Auburn/Opelika Area

The Potting Shed — Moore’s Mill: 4137 Moore’s Mill Road, Auburn, AL 36830
The Potting Shed — North College: 4300 Highway 147 N., Auburn, AL 36830
Wright’s Market: 603 Pleasant Drive, Opelika, AL 36801


Birmingham Area
Bluff Park Coffee Collective: 759 Shades Mountain Plaza, Hoover, AL 35226
Greystone YMCA: 5414 U.S. Highway 280, Birmingham, AL 35242
Homewood Shades Valley YMCA: 3551 Montgomery Highway, Homewood, AL 35209
Hoover YMCA: 2250 John Hawkins Parkway, Hoover, AL 35244
Mountain Brook YMCA: 2401 20th Place South, Birmingham, AL 35223
Trussville YMCA: 5920 Valley Road, Trussville, AL 35173

Central Alabama
Adventurer’s Coffee Co.: 10874 Alabama Highway 25, Calera, AL 35040
Boozer Farms: 200 County Road 242, Thorsby, AL 35171
Chilton County YMCA: 405 Ollie Ave., Clanton, AL 35045
Elmore County Cooperative Extension Office: 340 Queen Ann Road, Wetumpka, AL 36092
Healthy Harveys: 3183 Pelham Parkway, Suite A, Pelham, AL 35124
Pelham YMCA: 2610 Pelham Parkway, Pelham, AL 35124
Willis Bradford Branch YMCA: 972 McQueen Smith Road South, Prattville, AL 36066


Other Locations
Reeves’ Peach Farm: 336 Highway 36 East, Hartselle, AL 35640
Sessions Farm Market: 8971 Grand Bay Wilmer Road, Grand Bay, AL 36541

Ready to order? Visit the link below to reserve your Thanksgiving box:

https://app.barn2door.com/boozerfarms/all/Mv2Ep

This holiday season, shop local, support our Alabama farmers, and share the gift of Alabama-grown goodness with your family! ❤️🌾

10/22/2026

It's a beautiful day for the Montgomery County Natural Resource Tour!
Attendees learned about invasive plants, pond management and pine beetles.
Congratulations to the Montgomery County Natural Resources Council for a successful event!

10/20/2026

Chilton Fall Landowner Tour
October 23, 2026
8 am - 2 pm
Registration 8 am - 8:45 am Tour starts at 9 am
Tour and Lunch $20.00 - Registration due by: 4 pm on 10/21/2026
Please pay with a check at the Alabama Chilton County - Alabama Extension

10/19/2026

The Montgomery County Natural Resource Tour is happening October 22, where landowners can learn about the resources available in Alabama.

10/15/2026

So proud of our Livestock Team!!

Under the leadership of Mrs. Mary Norman, our team has been awarded Champion in multiple categories.

The excitement isn't over yet! We have two more competitions today and tomorrow, so come on down to the fair and show your support for our sheep exhibitors!

Let's cheer them on as they continue to represent our team!

https://www.waka.com/2026/10/15/dairy-competition-shows-the-other-side-of-the-alabama-national-fair/

Montgomery County - Alabama 4-H

The Alabama National Fair is more than just the midway rides and the food. It has a history in agriculture that is the backbone of this annual event.

10/13/2026

Pumpkin is a fall favorite! From pumpkin soup and pie to pumpkin spice lattes but pumpkin has more to offer than just delicious flavor! 🎃

Pumpkin puree provides fiber, vitamin A, Potassium and vitamin E which can support overall health and well being. It can support eye, immune and digestive health while helping support a healthy inflammatory response.

If you want to eat more pumpkin this fall try adding it to oatmeal, smoothies, muffins, oatmeal cookies, energy balls, soups or pies!

How do you plan to incorporate more pumpkin into your meals this fall? Let us know in the comments!