Shurden Farms Commissary

" This place is easy and hard. A true dichotomy. The soil here is binding. It's clay clinging to you and its sandy loams working its way into your blood. In that way you never really leave it. That Delta Girl goes with you. Many have left, but I stayed. I've planted seeds and flags on the beauty of this place. I am still not ready to let go ." Stafford Shurden

Shurden Farms

My great grandfather came to Drew as a mule trader and farmer. He had 18 kids. 7 of those became farmers including my Grandfather. My Dad, Bubba and his brother Reggie also farmed. Today I am the last Shurden left farming. It is a privilege to carry on the tradition of caring for the Delta I love.

The Delta

"To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi."-- William Faulkner

The Delta

”The Mississippi Delta begins in the lobby of The Peabody Hotel and ends on Catfish Row in Vicksburg....ultimately you will see everybody who is anybody in the Delta...” -- Author/Historian David Cohn

The Delta

"Food is so much a part of the culture here. In big cities they go to shows and movies. Here we get dressed up and go eat. Food, the Blues, and Farming. That is who we are."--Stafford