Upcoming events.
Mondays for the Culture: Starting Colorful Flowers from Seed
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. We’ll explore how to grow vibrant flowers from seed—both direct sowing and starting in pots.
Mondays for the Culture: Weed Identification & Staying Ahead of Weeds
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. In this session, we’ll identify common weeds and learn strategies to keep your garden thriving.
Farm Tour and Community Clean Up
Join us for a guided walk through Fountain Heights Farms Cooperative sites—including our flower farm, mushroom farm, community garden, vegetable farms, and community orchard. We’ll complete an approximately 2.5-mile loop while picking up trash along the way, celebrating our neighborhood and the incredible urban farming happening right here in Fountain Heights.
To see a map of all of our lots and expected stops, see our Map List linked here.
Please complete the form below to register.
Mondays for the Culture: Harvesting Fresh Herbs & Drying Methods
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. Learn when and how to harvest herbs and simple methods for drying and preserving them.
Mondays for the Culture: Learning About African Heritage Crops
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. This session explores African heritage crops—their history, cultural significance, and how to grow and enjoy them today.
Mondays for the Culture: Starting Seeds for Fall Crops
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. We’ll focus on starting seeds for fall planting and planning for the next growing season.
Mondays for the Culture: Hydration from the Garden
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. Discover how to use herbs, flowers, fruits, and vegetables to make refreshing, hydrating summer drinks.
Mondays for the Culture: Canning Summer’s Abundance — Water Bath Method
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. Learn the basics of preserving fruits and vegetables using the water bath canning method.
Mondays for the Culture: Canning Summer’s Abundance — Pressure Canner Method
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. This session focuses on safe and effective pressure canning for preserving summer’s abundance.
Mondays for the Culture: Starting Seeds for Winter Farming
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. Learn which seeds to start now to prepare for a successful winter growing season.
Mondays for the Culture: Methods for Trellising Tomatoes
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. This session covers simple and effective methods for trellising tomatoes for healthy plants and bigger harvests.
Wildness: A Poetry Gathering at the Farm
Join us at Fountain Heights Farms for a community celebration of Krystal J. Folkestad's debut poetry collection, A Little Flamboyant Wildness.
In the spirit of a front porch conversation, Krystal's work meditates on hiking, cooking, and the currents of society to divine meaning and provoke compassion. Relish an hour of poetry and song at the Heart of the Farm with neighbors of all ages.
About Krystal J. Folkestad:
The refrain of Krystal J. (Grant) Folkestad’s middle school poetry assignment was “I am God’s child, an artist of music and words.” She has woven together these strands of art throughout her career as a composer-pianist: leading a musical theater club at a senior center in Brooklyn, New York, studying Cuban poetry while majoring in piano performance and Spanish at Vanderbilt University, composing the libretto and score for her dissertation chamber opera at Stony Brook University. She lives with her husband and child in Birmingham, Alabama, where she teaches music and writes poetry to meditate on the meanings of places and daily life.
Plant sale and Seed swap
Stock up on plants for your home and garden while supporting a great cause! Shop perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetables, hanging baskets, and indoor plants, with proceeds benefiting the Heart of the Farm Neighborhood Market and Community Kitchen.
Get a head start on your plant shopping by pre-purchasing your plants here: gofarmhand.com/shop/we-all-eat-csa
Bring your seeds and swap with neighbors for new varieties and old favorites!
Mondays for the Culture: Potting On Seedlings for Strong Starts
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. In this session, we’ll practice potting up seedlings so they grow strong and healthy.
Mondays for the Culture: Composting Methods + Community Bin Build
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. This session explores easy composting methods and includes a hands-on community compost bin build.
Mondays for the Culture: Starting Seeds for Early Plantings
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. In this session, we’ll focus on starting seeds for early plantings so you can get a jump on the growing season.
Volunteer Day – Seeding
Come help us start seeds that will feed our community next season!
This opportunity is open to all. Please wear closed-toe shoes and bring a refillable water bottle.
Let us know you’re coming by registering below.
Mondays for the Culture: Preparing New Beds for Spring Planting
Mondays for the Culture is a twice-monthly gathering space for BIPOC community members to connect through hands-on learning and shared culture. In this session, we’ll prepare new garden beds for spring planting and get the season started strong—together.
MLK Day of Service – Greenhouse Repair
If you’re looking for a way to serve this MLK Day, we invite you to join us in service at Fountain Heights Farms!
On Monday, January 19th, we’ll be making repairs to our greenhouse. We’re in need of lots of hands to help us remove the old plastic and install new plastic for the next season.
This volunteer opportunity is great for you if you’re:
A team player
Great at following instructions
Able to stand, bend, and hold on tightly to plastic sheeting
Individuals and groups are encouraged to serve! If you’re planning to join us, please register below.
Leaf Drive: Donate Your Bagged Leaves to Support the Farm
We’re gathering leaves for our compost and we need your help!
We’re asking neighbors to donate bagged leaves from their yards to help us build healthy, nutrient-rich soil for next season’s crops.
Our goal is to collect 50 bags of leaves from neighbors within a 5-mile radius of the farm. If you’ve been raking this fall, we’ll gladly take those leaves off your hands!
Pickup Dates & Times:
December 11, 12, 18, and 19
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
How it works:
Chris from our farm team will come directly to your home to pick up the bagged leaves.
To schedule your pickup, please complete the form below!
Once you submit your information, we’ll confirm your pickup window and handle the rest.
Thank you for being part of this community effort!
Soups and Stories - End of Year Celebration
We’re closing the season with warmth and reflection.
Join us for Soup & Stories — Thursday, Nov 13, 4–7PM — an evening of shared food, stories, and community under the open sky.
This gathering is both celebration and support for our orchard restoration and apprenticeship housing — two projects that carry our mission into the future.
Complete the form below to let us know you’re coming!
Solidarity Saturday: Labor with Love
One last big volunteer day before winter rest! Open to everyone. Please wear closed-toe shoes and bring a refillable water bottle.
Community Orchard Restoration
Help us restore the community orchard that was mowed down last spring. We’re replanting and rebuilding together.
Please wear closed-toe shoes and bring a refillable water bottle.
Monday’s for the Culture: Winter Beauty
Join us for a hands-on community planting day as we learn about winter-loving flowers, shrubs, and plants that bring beauty through the colder season.
Roll up your sleeves and share in the work!
Please wear closed-toe shoes and bring a refillable water bottle.
Canning Workshop
In this beginner-friendly lesson, we’ll be making Blueberry-Peach Jam. You’ll be guided through every step—from preparing the fruit to filling and sealing jars.
Along the way, we’ll also take time to connect with neighbors, sharing stories about food traditions and talking about how returning to these practices strengthens our resilience. This workshop is as much about community as it is about canning. You’ll leave with new knowledge, a jar of jam, and maybe even a new friend!
What’s included:
All materials, jars, and produce provided
Step-by-step guidance on canning safety
Printed recipe to take home
A jar of jam you helped can
Reserve your spot today—space is limited!
Magic City Expo
📅 Saturday, August 9, 2025
🕛 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
📍 BJCC South Exhibition Hall, Birmingham, AL
Fountain Heights Farms Cooperative will be participating as a vendor at the Magic City Expo, Alabama’s premier platform for local small businesses and entrepreneurs. This family-friendly expo unites visionary local vendors with the broader Birmingham community through a marketplace, workshops, networking opportunities, and entertainment.
Event Highlights:
Discover over 100 small businesses from around the region
Attend interactive workshops on business strategy, finance, and emerging tech like AI
Enjoy health & wellness booths, a Kid Zone, job training, community resources, and more
Visit FHFC’s booth to learn about our CSA, local food initiatives, and how we’re growing community-powered food access in Fountain Heights.
Admission is free—come support local, connect with entrepreneurs, and be part of Birmingham’s thriving small-business movement.
Heal the Block
Heal the Block: A Day of Unity, Healing & Hope
📅 Saturday, August 2, 2025
🕙 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
📍 1200 Tuscaloosa Ave A, Birmingham, AL 35211
Fountain Heights Farms will be at Heal the Block, a free community event hosted by the City of Birmingham. Come out for a powerful day of connection, care, and community resources—plus live music, food trucks, wellness activities, school supplies, and more.
Stop by our booth to say hi and learn about our work, including our local CSA subscription!
Heart of the Farm Groundbreaking Ceremony
Join us as we break ground on Heart of the Farm—a new community space in Fountain Heights that will include a neighborhood market, commercial kitchen, and education hub. Together, we're building toward food access, economic opportunity, and community empowerment in the heart of Birmingham.
📅 Wednesday, July 9, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
📍 1201 16th Street N, Birmingham, AL
Please complete the form below to RSVP and let us know you’ll be there!