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PAGE 8 ALABAMA FARMERS AND CONSUMERS BULLETIN SEPTEMBER 2007
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Not YO' Mama's Pepper
Marmalade originated as a
thoughtful and original Christmas
gift for friends and family
but has now grown into a huge
hit across Alabama! The couple,
Brian and Caroline
Taylor, who formed
this family-owned
business in Birmingham,
says the idea
came from spending
their first Christmas
together as an engaged
couple. Instead of giving
out Christmas
sweets, Brian came up
with an idea and
recipe to create pepper
marmalade. "The pepper
marmalade was a huge success
so we decided to give it out
at our wedding as well. After
this the demand just grew and
so did we" says Caroline Taylor.
The original pepper marmalade
is made with a blend of
red and yellow sweet bell peppers,
pure cane sugar, and the
finest cider vinegar spiked with
orange zest, mango and
Serrano peppers. The slightly
spicy, sweet and sour marmalade
is great for appetizers,
your favorite meat, seafood or
vegetables. For those that like it
a little bit hotter,
Habanero Marmalade
can easily do the trick.
Now that you are ready
to experience the delicious
taste of Not Yo'
Mamas Gourmet Foods,
you can rush out to your
nearest specialty or natural
food store, along
with several other retail
stores across the state,
including Whole Foods
in Birmingham, to get a
jar! Or for your convenience,
you can purchase Not Yo'
Mamas marmalades on their
website at www.notyomamasgourmet.com.
For more information
on other Alabama
owned companies visit the
Alabama Department of Agriculture
and Industries' website
at www.agi.alabama.gov.
Sparks Visits Hoover Biofuel Facility
Pictured from left to right, Dr. Ernst Cebert, an Agronomist with
Alabama A & M University, Birmingham Mayor Tony Petelos and
Commissioner Sparks at the biodiesel facility in Hoover.
Recently Birmingham
Mayor Tony Petelos gave
Commissioner of Agriculture
and Industries Ron Sparks a
tour of a facility in Hoover that
collects used cooking oil and
produces biodiesel. A blend
generally referred to as "B20" is
then made using 20% biodiesel
and 80% regular diesel fuel.
Sparks recognized the advantages
such an operation could
provide and decided to put a
plan into action immediately to
create a similar facility in the
Montgomery area.
During the tour Dr, Ernest
Cebert, an Agronomist with
Alabama A & M University,
shared about his research on
using canola as a legitimate
feedstock to produce alternative
fuels in Alabama. The
Department is partnering with
Alabama A & M University to
continue this research.
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR BUSINESS...
AND YOUR CUSTOMERS
Availability of E-85 Ethanol and
B20 Biodiesel fuels is rapidly
spreading across the country.
More and more vehicles are
being offered that use alternative
fuels. Now is the time to learn
about both fuels and what it
takes to make them available at
retail stations in Alabama. Learn
how to apply for up to $50,000 in
grant monies to help defray the
cost of any pumps and/or tanks
as part of the I-65 Clean
Corridors program. During
September, ADECA and the
Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition
will be hosting 4 workshops for
gas station owners on having
alternative fuels available at their
pumps for the Alabama Clean
Corridors program. According to
Mark C. Bentley, Executive
Director, Alabama Clean Fuels
Coalition, "We applaud the
efforts of Commissioner Sparks
and everyone involved in the
Center for Alternative Fuels at
the Department of Agriculture
and Industries. The growth of
CAFO Owners Receive Compensation for Inspection Fees
The Alabama Department
of Agriculture & Industries, in
cooperation with USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS), has implemented a program
to compensate all
Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations (CAFO) owners for
the majority of the cost for the
annual inspection, which is
required by the Alabama
Department of Environmental
Management (ADEM). The program
is funded by NRCS in conjunction
with the Alabama
Department of Agriculture &
Industries (ADAI), which is
responsible for administering the
program. Commissioner Ron
alternative fuels - specifically
those produced from agricultural
feedstocks - is very important to
the economic development of
our state. Both biodiesel (from
WHAT IS A CLEAN CORRIDOR?
Pictured from left to right are Johnny Adams, Executive Director, Alabama Poultry & Egg Association,
Robby Nichols, Koch Foods broiler producer, Commissioner Sparks and Jimmy Carlisle, Director,
Alabama Farmers Federation Commodity Producer Services.
Sparks, along with Gary Kobylski
of NRCS, Johnny Adams of
Alabama Poultry & Egg
Association, Jimmy Carlisle of
Alabama Farmers Federation,
and Steve Jenkins of the Alabama
Department of Environmental
Management were instrumental
in providing assistance to all
CAFO owners who have had this
extra cost added to their operating
budgets.
A Qualified Credential
Professional (QCP) performs the
required inspection and is paid by
the CAFO owner. The QCP
signs a voucher form provided
by ADAI and gives it to the
CAFO owner. The CAFO
soybeans) and ethanol (from
corn) are the primary alternative
and renewable fuels benefiting
the agricultural industry in
Alabama.”
A Clean Corridor is a highway on
which motorists and fleets can find
and purchase clean burning alternative
fuels such as E-85 Ethanol
and B20 Biodiesel.
The Alabama Department of
Economic and Community Affairs
(ADECA) and the Alabama Clean
Fuels Coalition (ACFC) applied for
and received a Department of
Energy (DOE) grant to install the
infrastructure for six retail E-85
Ethanol and five B20 Biodiesel
pumps at retail stations along I-65
as part of this multi state program.
Workshop Locations & Dates: All Workshops 8 am - noon
Birmingham - September 11 - Lawson State Community College
Huntsville/Decatur - September 12 - Calhoun Community College
Montgomery - September 13 - Department of Agriculture & Industries
Evergreen/Greenville - September 14 - Reid State Technical College
Register at www.AlabamaCleanCorridors.com or call 205/402-2755
owner then completes the
remainder of the voucher form
and submits it, along with a copy
of the inspection form and a
copy of the invoice, to ADAI for
reimbursement.
This program was implemented
July 1, 2006, and completed
its first year June 30, 2007.
During the year, 309 CAFO
owners applied for and received
reimbursement. Of these 309
CAFO's, 280 were poultry producers,
20 were swine producers,
3 were dairies, and 6 were stockyards.
A total of $59,100.00 was
reimbursed to the CAFO owners.
This very successful program
will be continued this year.