Erwin Dairy & Produce

Erwin Dairy & Produce New Generation in Hydroponic Produce Farming

Erwin Dairy & Produce is an urban container farming entity aimed at producing direct to consumer produce like leafy greens and root vegetables to Birmingham and the surrounding areas. We aim to serve a larger purpose in the community by addressing the critical issue of food desserts and sustainable food production while providing organic produce, educational development opportunities, and jobs as the primary mission.

01/29/2024

been working on new logos and things & a website update to provide y'all with some much needed details on EDP's upcoming CSA subscription, our growing methods, crop varieties, and more!😍🥦🥬🥗

01/27/2024

We got verbal approval on the perc last week!!

01/11/2024

I talked with the County Director & he has refused our application and our variance request -- SO we're trying again. More to come on building developments soon!

In the meantime we're talking Marketing & Advertising. You guys should be seeing some more content soon that should really get you excited!

01/02/2024

Update: yall may remember back in October we initiated the on-site sewer application process and had a perc test etc done in the future farm site. It is the new year now and we are still waiting to hear back from Jefferson County on the approval. PLEASE send all the good vibes for this barrier to be resolved soon so we can GO… and GROW 🥬🍃🍄🙏🙏🙏

12/30/2023

Lots to come in 2024!!

----WHO Part 2----Evelyn1917-1997Evelyn was born to Dud and Etta in 1917 in Ketona. She graduated from Phillips High Sch...
10/17/2023

----WHO Part 2----

Evelyn
1917-1997

Evelyn was born to Dud and Etta in 1917 in Ketona. She graduated from Phillips High School at age 16 and went on to attend Birmingham Southern College, earning her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. She went on to study her Master’s at the University of Chicago. Evelyn spent her career as a social worker serving the state of Alabama and Children’s Aid Society. She worked for decades placing children into loving adoptive homes home while raising a family of her own. In 1942, she married William Franklin. Together they had four children. Ms. Evelyn passed away in 1997 after a battle with cancer at her home in Roebuck.

Susan
1956-present

Susan was born in 1956 and was the baby of the Franklin family. Susan graduated from Banks High School in 1974 and went on to complete her bachelor’s degree at Auburn University. Susan married her next-door neighbor and high school sweetheart, John Shaw, in 1978 just after graduating from Auburn. Susan had two children and returned to the Birmingham area with her family in the fall of 1994. Since that time, she has worked in the legal field and volunteers her time in a number of capacities in service to others.

One generation to go -- WHO PART 3 --- NEXT

contact us! [email protected]
check out our website! erwindairybham.com

Hey guess what y'all we're doing a perc test today! It is SUCH A LINCHPIN DEVELOPMENT STEP!! Get perc'd get pumped!🥳😺💪💪
10/17/2023

Hey guess what y'all we're doing a perc test today! It is SUCH A LINCHPIN DEVELOPMENT STEP!! Get perc'd get pumped!🥳😺💪💪

WE PROMISED WHO/WHAT/WHEN/WHERE/WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WHO Robert Dudley Erwin “Dud” 1893-1963Robert Dudley was born in K...
10/04/2023

WE PROMISED WHO/WHAT/WHEN/WHERE/WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHO
Robert Dudley Erwin
“Dud”
1893-1963

Robert Dudley was born in Ketona, Alabama to Felix and Julia Ann. He was the oldest of eight children. “Dud” started his Dairy enterprise in his early twenties and sold his milk under the Erwin Dairies brand. He operated his dairy through WWI, the great depression, and WWII eras.

Erwin Dairies operated a fully integrated business operation which included raising and milking, pasteurization and bottling, and sales and distribution of whole, chocolate, and buttermilk products. We can see the history of his operation even today in books and branded artifacts that remain from those times.

Unable to compete economically with the larger dairy firms, in the 1950’s Dud began selling his milk to larger distributors such as White and Barber's Dairies. Upon his death in 1963, Erwin Dairies phased out operation and eventually the cattle and equipment was auctioned.

The dairy land itself, however, has remained part of his estate. It served the area in other capacities for a number of years but for a large part has been unused since the 1990s.

That is, until now!!!!!!!!!!! Progress Photo and WHO PART 2 COMING SOON!!

contact us! [email protected]
check out our website! erwindairybham.com

A glimpse into the past. RD Erwin Dairy - these photos are from the 1960s.
09/20/2023

A glimpse into the past. RD Erwin Dairy - these photos are from the 1960s.

A new life will be brought to the old Erwin Dairy Farm property in North Birmingham by way of hydroponic gardening! We ...
09/20/2023

A new life will be brought to the old Erwin Dairy Farm property in North Birmingham by way of hydroponic gardening! We are thrilled to share more in the days to come
--- Including---
* WHO we are.
* WHAT are we even talking about?
* WHEN is all of this happening?
* WHY is it so stinking awesome!

Let's grow together, ! 🥦🥬🥗🐮

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Erwin Dairy Road
Birmingham, AL
35207

Telephone

+12052011798

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