Jones Valley Urban Farm

701 25^th Street North

Birmingham, AL 35203

(205) 322-0542

http://www.jvuf.org/

Skyscrapers. Traffic. Asphalt. When driving through a crowded, urban city like Birmingham,

AL, the last thing someone would expect to come across is a farm. At 701 25^thStreet, however, that is precisely what you’ll find. Jones Valley Urban Farm is a non-profit organization that grows organic produce and tries to educate its community about healthy food choices, urban farming, and sustainable gardening and farming methods. By transforming three areas of unused, vacant property in the downtown area into a fertile farm-like area for growing produce, Jones Valley Urban Farm has put itself right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of everyday life in the attempts to be noticed by a wide range of people. The farm looks exactly as you'd expect with rows of produce planted in a repeated pattern. Instead of being surrounded by a vast acreage of green, however, the farm is surrounded by tall city buildings.

The produce and flowers grown at the farm are sold at several places in the Birmingham area. The produce is sold directly at Gardens of Park Place Farm Stand, Mt. Laurel Farm Stand, Pepper Place Farmers Market (www.pepperplacemarket.com), and Mt. Laurel Farmers Market (www.mtlaurel.com). Other major carriers of Jones Valley Urban Farm are Highlands Bar and Grill, Bottega, Little Savannah, Stones Throw, Hot and Hot Fish Club, Whole Foods, Market, Oak Street Local Market, and many more. From this list it’s easy to see that Jones Valley Urban Farm is contributing to the food community of the Birmingham area.

Jones Valley Urban Farm tries to educate the community in addition to serving it. Some of the educational programs offered by Jones Valley Urban Farm are an Agriscience program for high school students, field trip programs, adult workshops, nutrition programs, internships, and sustainable agriculture. These are just a handful of the efforts being made by Jones Valley Urban Farm to reach out to the community. For more information and a complete list of programs and carriers of Jones Valley Urban Farm Produce go to www.jvuf.org, call (205) 322-0542, or email at info@jvuf.org.

Micah