by The Straw Farm The Straw Farm provides locally sourced Longleaf pine straw harvested from rural Alabama landowners and Longleaf pine plantations. To many, the process of collecting pine straw is a mystery. We wanted to take a moment to share about the process. Pine straw harvesting is the process of collecting fallen needles from pine trees for use as a landscaping and gardening material. In recent years, the use of specialized pine...
The Straw Farm and the Pike Road High School Wrestling team have partnered to help provide REAL Frasier Fir Trees to the Pike Road and Montgomery areas! You can pre-order yours today to avoid last-minute tree shopping. Due to a nationwide shortage of fraser fir, there will be a limited supply. Help support a local Pike Road business and the PRHS Wrestling team this Christmas season. A limited supply of wreaths and garland is also available....
Bobby Ryals started The Straw Farm earlier this year after watching the growth of Pike Road. He grew up in this area, so Pike Road had always been a familiar place to him, and he had been watching the trends of homeowners moving out of Montgomery to Pike Road neighborhoods. After retiring from the military in 2019, Ryals and his brother started another small business providing service to rural landowners and Longleaf pine plantations. From that...
