Wetumpka, Alabama may not be the first place you think of when it comes to fresh whole grains and pesticide free lettuce, but it should be. Oakview Farms is a small farming operation off Redland Road that uses a stone burr gristmill to grind grits, cornmeal, and flour, and grows several varieties of lettuce using … [Read More]

All across the River Region, restaurant patrons are catching glimpses of their chefs dipping out of their kitchens to pick a few handfuls of Rosemary or Basil from discreet restaurant herb gardens. The uninitiated may have thought the small, green plants were mere shrubbery, only to realize the fresh, chopped leaves would soon be a … [Read More]