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Farm Happenings at Rora Valley Farms
Free Organic Gardening Class Saturday, October 24!
Do you want to know more about how we grow the veggies that you eat and how you can grow some of your own? We are offering a free basic gardening class on our farm in Goodwater, Alabama next Saturday, October 24th, from 2:00-5:00 PM. We will talk about basic garden preparation, how to create living1 read more »
Building soil on Alabama Red Clay!
As I was out planting and working in some of our gardens today I dug down 3 or 4 inches and uncovered the red clay that we initially started with in our gardens. It is amazing how much soil has built up on the surface over the years with regular applications of compost and mulch. Now, instead of be1 read more »
Organic Grits and Sirloin Steaks Now Available for Purchase!
The gardens are coming along nicely and we are getting geared up for the season change. We also just ordered some New Hampshire Red pullets that we plan to raise over the winter for a new egg flock that should start laying in March! This week we are waiting for a new flock to start laying so there1 read more »
Farm planning for 2021!
A farmer once told me that a farm is a ship that turns very slowly and whatever changes you need to make have to be initiated months or even years ahead of time. Therefore, even though it is not even the fourth quarter of this year we are already beginning to do our farm planning for 2021. Some of1 read more »
Delivery on Wednesday This Week!
Wow! The weather actually feels like fall is in the air and relief for the heat is on the horizon! I am looking forward to less bug pressure as we move into the cooler months. Grasshoppers love baby carrot shoots and can really do damage on a row!
We are planning on delivering your produce on Wedne1 read more »
Water, the lifeblood of a Farm
As we are getting all our planting successions in for the fall, we have also been working on some of our water systems around the farm. As a friend of mine says, "Diversity is the key to resiliency." Most of our gardens and houses are all run from our well, but without electricity it won't work. So1 read more »
Two New Hoop House Grow Tunnels!
Well, we are going to be able to make a delivery this week! We aren't up to full production like we hope to be next month but we want to make a delivery this month whenever we can. We are making a lot of progress on the gardens and getting lots of things planted for the fall. Last week we also got1 read more »
Teaching compost and gardening!
This past week we took a break from deliveries and I taught a class on organic, no-till gardening and composting. We had a blast talking about soil science, garden design, the benefits of mulch, dealing with pests and diseases, and much more! Would any of you be interested if we ever held one of th1 read more »
Big (little) helpers on the farm
With my wife recovering from her labor our older boys have been spending more time with me and helping around the farm. It’s a real joy to get to work with them! Over the weekend they helped me butcher over 50 chickens and we had a blast! I am so grateful to get to work with them and even if1 read more »
About the farm
Rora Valley Farms is located in beautiful rural Coosa County, Alabama and is owned and operated by the Sanders Family and was established in 2009. Currently my wife Dorothy and I (Noah) oversee the vegetable and bakery operations while my cousin Luke Sanders and his wife Kristin oversee the meat and egg production. Our kids help out as well! Here at Rora Valley Farms we strive to produce real food. Many industrial foods today put on a good show, but fail to provide our bodies with the nutrients we need to function properly. When God designed our bodies, He also designed amazing foods to fuel them. But most industrial foods have strayed from that original design, and we have reaped the consequences. Through building healthy, living soil and utilizing natural systems of production and management we strive to harvest food that feeds our bodies, as well as our taste buds.
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