by RC&D | Jan 17, 2025 | FarmFreshAppalachia, Featured Chef, Newsroom
Meet The Chef James Allen, Executive Chef at Blackthorn Club Chef James Allen graduated top of his class from Le Cordon Bleu in Minneapolis, Minnesota and continued his training at Chez Hans, a Michelin recognized restaurant in Cashel, Ireland. He grew up in... by RC&D | Dec 11, 2024 | Featured Chef, Newsroom
Why do I support local? There are better, tastier, more nutritious and more sustainable ways to purchase meat and to enjoy meat. Pasture-raised chicken is the most delicious and nutritious chicken you can find. There is simply no comparison between pasture-raised... by RC&D | Dec 11, 2024 | Farm Friends, Field School, Newsroom
[Photo above: A family gets ready to take home their Creag Creek Farm Christmas Tree.] Andy and Joyce Brown of Creag Creek Farms Andy Brown was appointed Executive Director of the Appalachian RC&D Council in July, 2024. In addition to bringing decades of... by RC&D | Nov 30, 2024 | Newsroom
Wow – what a year! We started off 2024 knowing we had much to do – and with your partnership, program participation, financial support and good will – we have delivered, making Northeast Tennessee’s local farm to food scene more prosperous,... by RC&D | Nov 15, 2024 | Farm Friends, FarmFreshAppalachia, Newsroom
“We didn’t even talk about it, we knew this was how we wanted to live.” Tied together by the love for mountains and working the land, Donica and Caleb Krebs operate Old Forge Homestead, a farm in Siam/Hampton area of Carter County focused on dairy goats and...