Urban Farm Hands

Jones Valley Urban Farm, Birmingham AL

This summer we are digging into Magic City soil, planting seeds of inquiry. Interning at Jones Valley Urban Farm, just a few blocks into the heart of Birmingham from our home, we are laboring to learn. Where does our food come from? What kind of work does it take to produce it? What does a potato look like at all the other stages of it's plant-life? How do you eat a turnip?

The framework of our inquiry is a goal: to learn more about farming and sustainable agriculture and to eat only regional meat and produce when at all possible.

We'll dissect the goal more later.

In the meantime, if your curiosity is sparked along with ours, join us in our delving, and share your thoughts, recipes, questions, and words as well!