Farm Near Lake Martin Only Place In US Growing Golden Sunshine Kiwi
By Donna Cope
Land near Lake Martin, just off Alabama Highway 49, harbors a secret to many.
A few miles from the lake, a 418-acre farm has sprung up, home to 37,000 thriving kiwi vines. Southeast Kiwi Farming Cooperative is the only golden kiwi fruit orchard in the United States and the only kiwi orchard east of the Rockies.
Many people think the sweet fruit is grown in California or some exotic locale. However, the farm tucks neatly into Reeltown.
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