Southern Orchards

Southern Orchards Southern Orchards is satsuma farm owned and operated by the Thornburg family, in Mobile, Alabama. Local pick up and shipping available.

Chad’s desire to learn about produce farming and his need for a reason to contact, and potentially date, Jenny, led to his idea to grow satsumas. Chad’s mom and dad are row crop farmers and provided the much needed resources and labor to get this venture up and running. Jenny’s family would be the source he would turn to for advice and guidance on how to get started, given their knowledge and year

s of experience in produce farming. And so, contact was made…and the rest is history! In January of 2010, work began on property passed down by Chads family that would be the home to our satsumas. Two months later, the first 100 trees were planted. Growth continued and we now have about 400 satsuma trees.

Sunday ride through the orchard!
03/23/2026

Sunday ride through the orchard!

2025 - Short season, limited fruit, but we’re still hopeful for 2026 🍊
11/19/2025

2025 - Short season, limited fruit, but we’re still hopeful for 2026 🍊

WEST MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The effects of our record snowfall from January are still being felt along the Gulf Coast, especially with one of our fall food favorites: satsumas. Southern Orchards, a …

Good news from Southern Orchards! 🍊🥜Despite the tough winter, we’ll have a little fruit this year — and our delicious fr...
10/10/2025

Good news from Southern Orchards! 🍊🥜
Despite the tough winter, we’ll have a little fruit this year — and our delicious fresh pecans are back too! Thanks to help from our neighbor farmers, you can order online now and we’ll begin shipping in November.

👉 https://www.southernorchardsalabama.com/shop

Thank you for supporting local farms — we couldn’t do it without you! 💛

Satsumas, large, small box, free shipping, mobile, alabama

08/22/2025

“Winter took our fruit — but not our hope.”
🌱 Important Update from Southern Orchards 🌱
Dear friends,
We’re heartbroken to share that due to the harsh winter weather and an unexpected snowstorm in January, we will not have any satsumas this season. Despite using our freeze-protection system to shield the trees, the cold prevented them from blooming in the spring.
We know many of you look forward to our fruit each year, and we are truly sorry for the disappointment. 💔
The good news: our trees are resting and recovering, and we’re hopeful this means a healthy, abundant crop in 2026. 🍊✨
Thank you for standing with us, for your encouragement, and for being part of our orchard family. Your support keeps us going.
With gratitude,
Chad, Jenny & the Southern Orchards Family

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11000 Calvert Road
Mobile, AL
36608

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+12517514714

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