Owls Hollow Hydroponic Farm
On the farm, you will find a variety of hydroponic lettuces, herbs, heirloom tomatoes and other unique vegetables.
Our lettuces are grown hydroponically, which means they are grown with nutrients in water, instead of soil.
When we harvest our produce, we avoid removing the roots, because it enables them to remain crisp and fresh longer! Our field grown vegetables are grown with sustainable organic practices.
We believe in using organic pesticides and fungicides.
Our lettuces are grown hydroponically, which means they are grown with nutrients in water, instead of soil.
When we harvest our produce, we avoid removing the roots, because it enables them to remain crisp and fresh longer! Our field grown vegetables are grown with sustainable organic practices.
We believe in using organic pesticides and fungicides.
Farm Info:
Farmland: 65 acres in Turkeytown, near Gadsden, Alabama, about 73 miles from Birmingham.
People: Rod Palmer, along with the help of his two sons- Caleb and Joshua, as well as two full time workers with the occasional helps of about 20 part times workers.
Certification: Organic methods are practiced on the farm.
Pest Management: For his greenhouses, Rod uses a mixture of 34 elements, micro nutrients and trace elements. These are the nutrients that plants take from soil... when they're in soil...
And for his crops outside, Rod uses chicken litter, worm castings and fish emulsion.
Water Use: Well water and rain water are used.
Weed Control: Hand weeding and/or burning is practiced.
Farm History: Rod Palmer grew up on a small farm located north of Gadsden, Alabama. He was raised growing crops for himself and for his neighbors. Rod's son, Caleb, decided that he wanted to learn how to farm at the age of 15. Almost 12 years ago, his interest began growing into what we know now as Owls Hollow Farm. The farm has 18,000 square feet of greenhouses and field grown crops.
Owls Hollow sells their hydroponic lettuces and organic products to a wide variety of consumers including: 20 high-end local restaurants, two Piggly Wiggly's in the Mountain Brook area, Whole Foods South-East Region, V. Richards, Pepper Place Saturday Market, a Private Corporate Farmer's Market every Thursday, regional produce in Birmingham, as well as featuring their own C.S.A. Box for pick-up every Saturday at Pepper Place year-round.
People: Rod Palmer, along with the help of his two sons- Caleb and Joshua, as well as two full time workers with the occasional helps of about 20 part times workers.
Certification: Organic methods are practiced on the farm.
Pest Management: For his greenhouses, Rod uses a mixture of 34 elements, micro nutrients and trace elements. These are the nutrients that plants take from soil... when they're in soil...
And for his crops outside, Rod uses chicken litter, worm castings and fish emulsion.
Water Use: Well water and rain water are used.
Weed Control: Hand weeding and/or burning is practiced.
Farm History: Rod Palmer grew up on a small farm located north of Gadsden, Alabama. He was raised growing crops for himself and for his neighbors. Rod's son, Caleb, decided that he wanted to learn how to farm at the age of 15. Almost 12 years ago, his interest began growing into what we know now as Owls Hollow Farm. The farm has 18,000 square feet of greenhouses and field grown crops.
Owls Hollow sells their hydroponic lettuces and organic products to a wide variety of consumers including: 20 high-end local restaurants, two Piggly Wiggly's in the Mountain Brook area, Whole Foods South-East Region, V. Richards, Pepper Place Saturday Market, a Private Corporate Farmer's Market every Thursday, regional produce in Birmingham, as well as featuring their own C.S.A. Box for pick-up every Saturday at Pepper Place year-round.
