Elberta is a town in Baldwin County, Alabama. It is part of the Daphne-Fairhope Metro Area, and has a total area of 0.8 square miles, all of which is land. The Baldwin County Colonization Company founded the town, with the first settlers coming in 1904. It was incorporated in 1952.

Professional services, scientific and technical services, manufacturing and education are the major contributors to the local economy. It has one elementary and one middle school. There are three local airport, namely Shields Airport, Horak Airport and Perdido Winds Airpark Airport. The town also has the Baldwin County Heritage Museum. The closest hospital is the South Baldwin Regional Medical Center, located 7 miles away, in Foley. Elberta's cost of living is 2.70% lower than the country average.

The town gets 59 inches of rain annually. The number of days with any measurable precipitation, in a year, is 84.

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By:  Lee Ann Rush We’ve discussed the stranglehold that the giant food-processing conglomerates have on our domestic food supply several times, always recommending that people choose wisely by limiting processed foods, buying local (preferably organic) produce in season, and taking a shot at growing their own backyard or container gardens.  One thing we haven’t talked about is drinking water, something that..