Southern Alternatives Agricultural Cooperative (SAAC)

The Southern Alternatives Agricultural Cooperative (SAAC) is a pecan cooperative in southwest Georgia that produces shelled pecans and pecan candies for sale through fair trade.

SAAC is the only African American–owned pecan shelling facility in the United States — and it is run by women. The women who lead this cooperative are lifelong advocates who are determined to run a pecan-processing plant in a way that creates new business and jobs for workers, while strengthening local economies in southwest Georgia.

In the videos below, learn more about the cooperative, meet some of SAAC's owner-workers, and take a tour of the pecan processing plant.