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APPA attends Sweet Grown Alabama Farmer’s Market
Kaye Lynn Hataway, APPA project coordinator, visits with attendees during the Sweet Grown Alabama Farmer’s Market at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.
Sweet Grown Alabama is Alabama’s newest initiative to provide a database of Alabama-grown products. Governor Kay Ivey signed a proclamation and declared July 22, 2020, as Sweet Grown Alabama Day. Nearly 30 vendors joined in to celebrate with a farmer’s market in front of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery. Vendors sold produce, honey, meat and other locally grown products. The Alabama Peanut Producers Association provided samples of roasted peanuts and distributed peanut fans, peanut butter spreaders, jar openers and recipes. Approximately 200 people visited the farmers market during the three-hour event.
APPA Sponsors Social Media Contest for Local United Way
APPA provided peanut baskets to encourage donations at the Wiregrass Area United Way Food Drive.
The Alabama Peanut Producers Association sponsored a social media contest for the Wiregrass Area United Way’s Pacesetter Event, which included a drive-thru food drive, July 31, 2020. People donating food were encouraged to post pictures of themselves donating food on social media for a chance to win one of three peanut product baskets provided by APPA. The community donated 15,977 pounds of food. Approximately 250 cars drove thru, and around 75 people posted a picture for the social media contest.
APPA Reveals New Farmer Peanut in Dothan
The APPA peanut farmer was welcomed home by APPA board and staff. Pictured left to right. Thomas Adams, APPA board member; George Jeffcoat, APPA board member; Jacob Davis, APPA executive director and Carl Sanders, APPA board president.
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There’s a new peanut in Dothan, Alabama. The Alabama Peanut Producers Association revealed the newest member of the “Peanuts Around Town” peanut family Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. The peanut person is a peanut farmer, of course. With his APPA ball cap and overalls on, he is holding a vine full of runner peanuts and a jar of Peanut Proud peanut butter. The first peanut sculpture was put in place in 2002 at the APPA headquarters as part of the Dothan Downtown Redevelopment Authority, public art project. There are currently more than 40 peanuts around Dothan. The new peanut statue gives honor to the approximately 1,000 peanut farmers in Alabama.
Southeastern Peanut Farmer October/November 2020
FPPA attends the Florida Academy of Pediatrics Virtual Conference The Florida Peanut Producers exhibited and attended the 2020 Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Virtual Conference. The in-person conference was canceled as most large gatherings have been because of COVID-19. Approximately 500 pediatricians, nurses and pediatric students registered and attended the virtual conference. This was a first for Florida Peanut Producers Association as an exhibitor in the virtual exhibit hall. The FPPA provided information on early introduction of peanuts to prevent peanut allergies and encouraged attendees to visit the PreventPeanutAllergies.org website. Many of the attendees visited the FPPA virtual exhibit and requested print resources for distribution to their clients and patients.
Peanut industry donates peanut products for hurricane relief The state checkoff organizations are once again stepping up and making donations to Peanut Proud. The donations have been made to assist with COVID-19 relief at food banks as well as natural disaster relief from Hurricane Laura and Sally. In 2020, Peanut Proud has shipped more than 460,000 jars of peanut butter to assist food banks. Peanut Proud is still accepting donations to buy more peanut butter for food banks and disaster areas. To donate, send a check to Peanut Proud, P. O. Box 446, Blakely, Georgia, 39823 or donate online at www.peanutproud.com.
