Farm Profile: Farming on the Nolichucky with Tabitha Dotson
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....
Featured Chef: David Phillips at Boone St Market
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...
Trial & Error: Learning from Past Mistakes
By Meisha Turner As we start the third year of building a garden at our home, we’ve definitely learned a few things along the way. Some things, we got right on the first attempt. Others… well, we’re still figuring it out. But, by now we’ve had a few opportunities to...
Building a Resilient Future, One Garden at a Time: Chelsea Green
In these uncertain times, I believe the ability to grow our own food is a powerful tool for resilience—both for ourselves and those around us… Gardening is a big task, especially if you’ve never done it before. But the truth is, this program is designed for people like us — novices, dreamers, and doers who want to make a difference in their own lives and communities.
A Farmland Preservation Bill for Tennessee
*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...
Featured Chef: Zane of Slowbird gets grainy
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...