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10/11/2026

Fall has arrived and we are excited to celebrate with you at our first-ever Fall Market at Chewacla State Park on October 17, 2026, from 8 AM - 2 PM! Come spend the day enjoying local vendors, handmade goods, delicious food trucks offering tasty eats, sweet treats, and fun activities throughout the day.

Make a day of it at the park with Nature Journaling Club at 9:30 AM and an Autumn Tote Bag and Hand-Stitching Workshop at 1 PM.

With plenty to see, do, eat, and explore, it's the perfect way to enjoy a beautiful fall day at Chewacla. Bring your family and friends, get outside, shop local, and enjoy everything the season has to offer!

We can't wait to see you there!

09/22/2026

🍂Happy Autumn Equinox!
🎋"Solstices and equinoxes mark the four movements in a celestial score. The older I get, the more I aspire to tap into the symphonic song of nature. To harmonize with the flow of seasons, the cycles in our landscapes, and the larger universe...
The autumnal equinox falls between 21 and 24 September, as the Sun heads southward, crossing the celestial equator. In Celtic tradition, this equinox was celebrated as Mabon, which featured the building of an altar laden with harvest fruits and vegetables—an offering to the goddess or mother earth and a cue for people to count their blessings. In the Old and New World, harvest season and cooler temperatures typically led to more foraging, butchering, and baking. Late-harvest grains were made into seasonal breads, cakes, and b**r; nuts and late-season fruits were turned into pies, c***r, and brandy. Harvest festivals brought people together around a common table to celebrate the abundance of the season, the landscapes they shared, and community.
Gardeners and farmers are perhaps tied to these cycles as much as any of us can be, living in the modern world. And as a gardener still crafting a life and livelihood from the land, I am touched and heartened by our human impulse to mark the seasons together with earthly and celestial rites and rituals that help us celebrate our circles around the Sun.
🍁(from an essay on seasonality in my "Heirloom Gardener" book)

07/07/2026

Visit soon! It’s blueberry month! 🫐💜

This Tuskegee "Blueberry Lady" turned a forgotten farm into a community gathering place: bit.ly/4uHujNJ

06/25/2026

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06/09/2026

Today we celebrate with this beautiful painting of George Washington Carver tending to some red and white amaryllis flowers. 🌺

Carver was the leading African American agricultural scientist of the 20th century. He brought a conservationist approach to his field.

He first encountered the blossoming conservation movement as a student at Iowa Agricultural College. His reverence of nature and appreciation for the “mutual relationship of the animal, mineral, and vegetable kingdoms” was also equally shaped by his deeply held Christian beliefs.

Carver led the Agricultural Department at Alabama’s Tuskegee Institute for forty-seven years, from 1896 to 1943. During his tenure, he emphasized the importance of sustainability, compost fertilizers, and crop rotation. He wrote, “Wherever the soil is wasted, the people are wasted. A poor soil produces only a poor people—poor economically, poor spiritually and intellectually, poor physically.”
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🖼️: “George Washington Carver” by Betsy Graves Reyneau, 1942. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of the George Washington Carver Memorial Committee to the Smithsonian Institution, 1944. © Peter Edward Fayard

06/02/2026

Don't let the clouds fool you! We are still going to be open today, and our vendors have everything you could want! Come see us at Courthouse Square in Opelika today from 3 - 6.

05/18/2026

05/01/2026

May's full Flower Moon will peak tomorrow on May Day, Friday, May 1! The name of this full Moon should be no surprise; flowers spring forth across North America in abundance this month! 🌸🌕️

The name “Flower Moon” has been attributed to Algonquin peoples, although there are many names for May's Moon. The Cree names Budding Moon and Leaf Budding Moon celebrate the awakening of local flora, which really begins to leaf out now in many areas. Similarly, Planting Moon (Dakota, Lakota) marks the time when seeds should be started for the farming season ahead.

The activities of animals marked spring’s arrival, too, which is highlighted by the Cree names Egg Laying Moon and Frog Moon, as well as the Oglala term Moon of the Shedding Ponies. All three names indicate that warmer weather is on the way! 🌸🌕️

Learn more about this May Day Moon at Almanac.com/full-moon-may