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Jason Stan's
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A Legacy Built on Dirt, Grits, and One Man’s Deep Love for Wigglers and Bluegrass

They say greatness skips a generation. In Jason Stan’s case, it skipped three. But that didn’t stop him from taking over the family worm business — a proud Hurricane, Alabama tradition dating all the way back to 1923, when his great-grandpappy Buford Le'Stan accidentally discovered the magic of worm farming while trying to make moonshine in a ditch.

Buford may have been blind in one eye and legally dead for two minutes, but he knew a quality worm when he saw one. That summer, he sold his first box of “Gator Grit Crawlers” to a travelling preacher who needed bait and a miracle. The rest is history.

A Family Tradition That’s More Wiggle Than Legacy

The Stan family has always had a deep respect for the soil. And by respect, we mean they’ve been elbow-deep in it for nearly a century. Jason's daddy, Earl Stan, expanded the business during the great Crawdad Boom of ’68 and made his mark by inventing the patented “Stan Scoop,” a worm-catching tool that doubled as a back scratcher.

Why Our Worms Wiggle Better

  • Huge, juicy worms, ripe for fishin'
  • Custom catfish lures made on site
  • Free “Learn to Bait” sessions
  • Eel & Leech Exhibit
  • Mama Stan’s Grits (served Saturdays)
  • Worms Brought up with Banjo Music
  • Genuine Bayou Born Bait
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We Got Music Too!

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Jason love worms, however, he was destined for something more.

Let’s just say Jason took a brief sabbatical from worm farming in the early 2000s, due to a minor misunderstanding involving a bootleg fireworks stand, three raccoons, and an unlicensed mechanical bull. It happens.

During his time in Cell Block #9, Jason discovered two things:

1. Solitary confinement makes you real introspective.
2. A banjo is the perfect tool for emotional release — and possibly digging escape tunnels.

A fellow inmate named Clarence “Two-Fork” Jenkins taught Jason to pluck his sorrows away between lockdowns. That’s when the music began to flow — part Hank Williams, part jailhouse lament, part worm-themed poetry.

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How Prison, Banjo Strings, and Solitary Led to Southern Glory

The CD That Wiggled Its Way Into America's Heart -
"Riot in Cell Block #9" — Jason Stan’s Banjo Album

After his release (full pardon, mostly), Jason returned to  Hurricane with a new perspective, 37 fresh tracks in his head, and only a mild fear of enclosed spaces. Between worm harvests, he built a tiny studio in his barn using duct tape, a CB radio, and an old karaoke machine from the nearby Gatorville VFW.

The result? Riot in Cell Block #9 — a banjo-driven explosion of hootin’, hollerin’, and heartfelt prison ballads so catchy they’ve been known to summon catfish straight outta the river.

Now sold exclusively at the Worm Farm gift shed, the CD comes wrapped in recycled worm carton sleeves and smells faintly of pine and regret.

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The Songs that Made the Man 

FEATURING THE SONGS:
"Folsom Prison Blues"
"Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand"
"Penitentiary Blues"
"Riot in Cell Block #9"
"Outlaw State of Mind"
"In the Jailhouse Now"
"Orleans Parish Prison"
"Alabama Jailhouse"
"Seven Long Years in State Prison"
"Been in the Pen So Long"

I reckon some folks write music to heal. Me? I picked up the banjo to stay sane. These songs got me through some long nights with bad chow and worse roommates. So I figured, why not put ’em on a CD and sell ’em next to the worms? Makes perfect sense to me. These are the songs that echoed through Cell Block #9 after lights out, when the only things louder than the rats were the regrets and my cell mate cryin' for his mama. I just gave ’em a banjo twist and a bit of Southern seasoning.


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Jason Don't Bite

The catfish bite and so do the worms... but Jason don't. So come say 'Yo!' at the Worm Farm. He's usually in a good mood and up fer conversation. If ya'll can take stories about incarceration, worm hunts at noon, and nightcrawler fiestas at midnight, come on by. 

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Banjo Jams at the Worm Farm

Every now and then — usually around lunch or when the catfish aren’t biting — Jason’ll pull out his banjo and start pickin’ right there by the bait shed. What starts as a tune quickly turns into a full-blown jam session, with folks clappin’, stompin’, and occasionally slappin’ a leech bucket in rhythm. No schedule, no rules — just music, mud, and good ol’ fashioned hollerin'!

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Ya'll come see us!

Meet Jason in person. Shake his hand. Hold a worm. Sing a tune. Taste the grits. Catch a fish.

Come find the worms at:
6819 Hurricane Road, Hurricane, Alabama.

We back on to the Tensaw River - 'Git your boat, kayak, canoe or hire an airboat. Bring a shovel and dig in the mud - you never know who you'll find!


Got Questions?

You ever seen a Frenchman not catch a catfish with one of our worms? Exactly. We sent a sample jar to a feller in Spain once, and he gave it two thumbs up and a loud “¡Muy resbaladizo!” If you know what that means, come tell us.

A steady diet of Alabama soil, leftover grits, people who stray too near the pig pen, and the occasional motivational song from Jason. We tried feeding them carrots once — they filed a formal complaint.

Legally? Probably. Should you? Absolutely not. They're bait, not brunch, and ya'll don't wanna make the catfish jealous, do ya? Jason’s Mama might deep fry anything, but even she draws the line at worm nuggets.

Only the ones that escape. If you find one crawling across the driveway, that’s probably Randy. He’s a repeat offender. Those that try to follow are outwitted by Jason himself, who knows every trick in the book when it comes to jailbreaks.

We don't. Worms tend to die when frozen and packed. They ain't no good to no one if they ain't squirmin'. Buy 'em fresh at the farm. Open a can 'o worms, take a hook and get to it. 

We sure do — but only if the worm personally requests it in writing. So far, none have. 

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