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... by RC&D | Feb 12, 2025 | FarmFreshAppalachia, Featured Chef, Newsroom
Spring is coming, which means it’s time for farmers to open their CSA subscriptions for the 2025 season. A CSA is a chance for customers to invest in a local farm at the beginning of the season to help the farm with its upfront costs, in exchange for the promise... by RC&D | Feb 12, 2025 | Farm Friends, Newsroom, Resilient Farmer Fund
Ashlan Holland caught up with me to talk about Holly Knoll Farms in between fixing frozen pipes on the farm and her “day” job as the Soil Conservationist for NRCS in Newport. No matter the weather, farming is a 24/7 and 365 days a year labor of love. “My parents used... by RC&D | Jan 17, 2025 | Farm Friends, Field School, Newsroom
Grand Oak Farm – Dana Ensor and Family Grand Oak Farm was established on over 1,000 acres by the Hale Family on a Revolutionary War grant. Owner, Dana Ensor (married to Bob Ensor), is the 8th generation to farm the remaining 100 acres. “My grandson will be...