by RC&D | Apr 10, 2025 | Farm Friends, Field School, Newsroom
Tabitha Dotson by guest author Jen Grant When Hurricane Helene hit Jonesborough and the Nolichucky River late last September, Tabitha Dotson of Dotson Farm had just sold her cattle for the year to allow the pastures time to rest. Her timing proved immensely fortunate.... by RC&D | Apr 10, 2025 | FarmFreshAppalachia, Featured Chef, Newsroom
David Phillips is Store Manager and Chef at Boone Street Market, the only year-round farm store, local only from a 100-mile radius, in the region. Boone Street Market is a part of Jonesborough Locally Grown, the Jonesborough Farmers Market. At Boone Street, 6 days a... by RC&D | Mar 13, 2025 | Newsroom
*LATEST: On March 12, SB207 passed the TN Senate! The House of Representatives will now be considering the bill over the last weeks of March* Last year Agriculture and Forestry contributed an estimated $103 billion to Tennessee’s $930+ billion economy. Of the10.8... by RC&D | Mar 13, 2025 | Featured Chef, Newsroom
Zane Abplanalp and Amy Wincek are the multi-talented entrepreneurs behind Slowbird Bread Company and Leftfield Urban Farm, which you can find at the Jonesborough Farmers Market this upcoming season. Slowbird Bread was one of the East Tennessee applications to the... by RC&D | Mar 13, 2025 | Farm Friends, Newsroom
Home is where the heart is, as the old adage goes. Usually one thinks of a farm as always being tied to one place. For farm operators Dylan Disque and Rachel Slaughter, their heart and home, and their farm, have moved with them in their travels. That’s...