Mountain Sun Farm is a certified organic fruit and vegetable farm located on Lookout Mountain in Mentone, Alabama. It was established in 2017 when we moved our previous farm business (Southern Foothills Farm) after 3 years on leased land to purchased land.
As of winter 2021, we have about 7.5 acres in production. The farm has ideal sandy loam and loam soils, and is at the headwaters of Little River in one of Alabama's cleanest watersheds. Sitting atop Lookout Mountain, our crops enjoy a slightly cooler and breezier climate at 1650' elevation.
Our farming methods prioritize ecological diversity and improving soil quality through intensive cover cropping, crop rotation, natural fertilizers, promoting beneficial insects, trap cropping, and only using natural pesticides that are not synthetic, not persistent, and do not have unpreventable high toxicity to non-target organisms. We use applications of beneficial soil bacteria/fungi/nematodes, plant extracts, and minerals to control plant pests and disease. We do not use any herbicides, we instead use mechanical cultivation and cover cropping for weed control. Aside from strawberries, we don't use plastic mulch on our farm.
We both graduated from Auburn University's College of Agriculture in pursuit of our long-held goal to work in organic agriculture. Liz's background is in fruit and vegetable production - she worked and learned with two of the most successful and established organic farms in our area: Randle Farms and Jenny Jack Farm. Brian's background is in environmental chemistry/microbiology - he's glad to now apply science with bare hands in the field outside of a laboratory.
The farm and farm business (and farm debts) are owned by Liz and Brian. 2022 is our 8th season farming full-time as self-employed farmers with no off-farm jobs.
You can enjoy our produce by joining our CSA or visiting Birdsong Farmer's Market in downtown Birmingham.
We also sell to Whole Foods Market in Birmingham and Chattanooga.
Zucchini, Sweet Corn, strawberry, variety of fruits, flowers, vegetables, herbs,Mangetout, Pak Choi, Marrow, Swiss Chard, Butternut Squash, Pumpkin, Turnips, Swede, Mushrooms, Shallots, Potatoes, Carrots, Brussels Sprouts, Seville Oranges, Lemons, Clementines, Pears, Yellow Squash, Bell Pepper, Eggplant,Cucumber, Peas, Broad Beans, Samphire, Watercress, Artichokes, Butterhead Lettuce, Courgettes, Fennel, Sweetcorn, Peppers, Aubergines, Beetroot, Celery, Runner Beans, Summer Squash, Sweetheart Cabbage, Garlic, Broccoli, Kohlrabi,Celeriac, Leeks, Savoy Cabbage, Cauliflower, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, White Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Chicory, Spinach, Early Spring Greens, Spring Onions, Radishes, Wild Garlic, Jerusalem Artichokes, Asparagus, Rocket, Rainbow Chard, Batavia Lettuce, New Potatoes,Ash Gourd, Bhutan Cucumber, Bitter Melon, Bottle Gourd Squash - Lauki, Dharwad Cucumber, Gongura Organic, Himalayan Black Carrot, Gongura-Roselle Microgreen, Himalayan Black Radish, Kakdi Cucumber, Jwala - Indian Hot Pepper, Malabar Spinach - Pui Saag, Organic Ripe Mangoes, Poona Kheera Cucumber, Sambhar Cucumber, Turmeric, Raw, Certified Organic, Kale, Parsnips,peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, Organic Avocado, Organic Lemons, Organic Oranges, Organic Tangerines, Organic Grapefruit, Fresh Organic Wildcrafted, Organic Fruit Box
Mountain Sun Farm
Mountain Sun Farm
467 CR 630 Mentone, AL 35984
Phone : 205.907.9154
Email : info@mountainsunfarm.com
Website : http://www.mountainsunfarm.com
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