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Penry Farms:
From Their Hands to Your Table BY JESSIE SHOOK
Penry Farms has been growing sweet potatoes in Baldwin County, Alabama since 1953. Over the years, many things have changed but sweet potatoes have stayed the same. Daniel Penry has been co-owner with his father Steve since 2003, but this farm didn’t just start with this father/son duo. Penry Farms was founded by Daniel’s great-grandfather, W.E. Penry, and his grandfather, Bill Penry. “My grandfather, or ‘Big Bill’ as he was known to us, actively raised sweet potatoes in Baldwin County for 50 years,” Daniel said. “My dad, Steve, worked with him as a kid from the time he could walk behind a tractor. When he graduated from Fairhope High School in 1973, he chose to go into farming.” Steve has been operating Penry Farms full time for 47 years. With Daniel eager to continue
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Daniel is a fourth-generation sweet potato farmer in Baldwin County, Alabama. His family has been growing sweet potatoes since 1953.
