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JFG COFFEE, KNOXVILLE'S OWN "BEST PART OF THE MEAL"

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Sarah Pirkle, Singer, Songwriter, Fiddle Teacher /Junior Appalchian Musicians (JAM) Program

3

Aaron Goss, Founder of the Carolina Malt House

4

Hickory Cane Corn with Farmers John and Dan Price and Johnny Buchanan / Appalachian Homecoming

5

Recipes for Cobblers, Jam, and Pie from Fruits of the Season.

6

In honor of a good friend: A visit with the late, selfless Thomas Williams.

7

Chicken recipes and money-saving tips

8

Farm to Feast and She Digs Farm

9

Jim Sanford, Logotto Romagnolo Breeder, and Trainer, Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN

10

Livermush. What is it and how is it celebrated? The 18th annual Livermush Festival. Marion, NC.

11

Memorial Day Weekend Foods. Cornbread Salad, Smoked Pork Butt

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Mother’s Day Recollections and Old- Fashioned Recipes

14

Cornbread, Cornbread Salad and East Tennessee Events for May 2, 2026

15

The vital role of 4-H programming through youth and adult volunteer programs

16

A visit with Author John Tullock, Author of "Appalachian Cooking, New & Traditional Recipes"

17

Sorghum Syrup, an Appalachian Culinary Tradition with Ronni Lundy, and friends

18

Dogwood Blooms and Deviled Eggs

19

Small batch Tennessee Maple Syrup and Asparagus

20

Sown in the Stars, Planting by the Signs by Sarah L. Hall.

21

Allan Benton's Tennessee Country Ham “Prosciutto" from made in Madisonville, Tennessee.

22

JC Holdway memories with Chef Joseph Lenn and his Grandmother and Mother. Plus Chow Chow

23

Jimmy Proffitt’s Cookbook, “Seasoned in Appalachia”, News of Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show

24

Houston's Mineral Well, New Market, TN. The Waldensian sausage history of Valdese NC

25

Caring for Honeybees with Honey Rock Herb Farm and House and Garden Show News

26

Echoes of Appalachia, A celebration of craft, creativity and community

27

Saving Seeds and Stories with John Coykendall. Master Gardener at Blackberry Farm.

28

Hoppin' John Recipes and Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

29

A Knoxville Tamale Tale with historian Jack Neely. "Mary's Hot Tamales" memory by Fred Sauceman

30

Pumpkin Pies from Tennessee and Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie Recipe

31

JC Holdway memories with Chef Joseph Lenn and his grandmother, sister of J.C. Holdway. Carter Family Chow Chow recipe from Fred Sauceman

32

“Seasoned in Appalachia” A New Cookbook by Writer/Author Jimmy Proffitt

33

Tennessee Muscadine Grapes and Muscadine Wine

34

Make change Through Food – Real Good Kitchen Foundation, Real Good Gathering 2025. A visit with Founder, Bailey Foster

35

Minnie Pearl Pickle Recipes, Elizabeth Simms on John Egerton and Writer Robert Gipe

36

Homemade Pasta with DSB Provisions. Maryville Farms Market 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner. Real Good Gathering 2025

37

Joe and Jessi Baker of Old Smoky Moonshine, Yee Haw Brewery and her cookbook “Shining”.

38

Berries, Pies, Cobblers, and news of the Annual Tomato Jam

39

Cooking with Fire, Chef Joseph Lenn (Owner of J.C. Holdway), and Life Fire Republic Founder, Chef David Olson

40

Jim Sanford, Logotti Romagnolo Breeder and Rainer at Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN

41

Chicken Recipes, and how to use all of the chicken to save money

42

The 17th Annual Livermush Festival, Marion NC and Mama T’s Rolling Snack Shack

43

Honoring Memorial Day. Memorial Day Foods

44

Farmer Veteran Coalition, TN Chapter. Helping Veteran’s Become Farmers with Jim Artman

45

Rick Riddle on Prohibition and TN Agriculture, The Tennessee Whiskey Experience at Southern Skies

46

Bluegrass Music and Foods Associated with Easter

47

Hoof and Harness Cowboy Carnival and Dogwood Arts Trails, Gardens, and Bazillion Blooms program

48

John Coykendall on Starting a Spring Garden and Planning for Tomato Sandwiches

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The 3rd Annual Hog Creek Cotillion, Waynesboro, TN

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Tennessee Muscadine Grapes and Wine

52

Minnie Pearl Pickle Recipes, Elizabeth Simms on John Egerton and Writer Robert Gipe

53

Brooks Lamb, Author of Love For the Land, Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place.

54

CORN, CORN RELISH, AND CORN COB JELLY RECIPES WITH RACHEL ABBOTT DAVIS OF J AND R FARMS

55

Carolina Malt House, Cleveland North Carolina

56

Chef Jeff Carter, The 2nd Appalachian Homecoming, Pesto Festo, Slow Food TN Valley.

57

Tomatoes - Tomato Jam Event - My Late Mother’s Tomato Pie Recipe

58

Corn, Corn Relish, and Corn Cob Jelly recipes with Rachel Abbott Davis of J and R Farms

59

Cooking Over an Open Fire with Chefs David Olson and Joseph Lenn

60

Berries, Fruit Pies and Cobblers and Recipes

61

Planting by the Signs and the Moon - A Visit With Author Dr. Sarah Hall

62

Houston’s Mineral Well, New Market Tennessee

63

Chicken with Ronnie Lundy, Ruth Davis, and Aliceson Bales of Bales Farm, Mosheim TN

64

Genera of Vonore, Making Sustainable Tableware From TN Grown Biomass

65

Lard, Eggs, Making Biscuits with Aliceson and Marshall Bales and the Montvales

66

Kermit Caughron Striped Stick Bean, Cades Cove, Tennessee

67

Farm to Feast, She Diggs Farm, Bluestem Hollow’s Market Day Market

68

Morel Mushroom Hunt and Cook and an Ode to Asparagus

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Small batch Tennessee Maple Syrup and Asparagus

70

Special Growers, Maryville TN, and Chattanooga Bakery's Moonpie

71

Chocolate Gravy and Sausage Gravy

72

Tyler Rogers, Chairmaker from Chattanooga, Tennessee

73

SoKnoSourDough, Knoxville Tennessee Sourdough Maker

74

Legendary University of Tennessee Football Coach Phillip Fulmer on the importance of honey bees.

75

Girls Gotta Eat Good Asian Bakery and Tennessee Wagyu Beef

76

John Coykendall Saving Seeds and Stories

77

Femeika "Meik" Elliott, Founder and owner of Meik Meals, Rooted East, and The Lotus Experience, Knoxville

78

Sown in the Stars , Planting by the Signs by Sarah L. Hall

79

Good Ole Favorites with Iva Spoon Wilde

80

Founding Member Thomas Williams and the beginnings of the Nashville Food Project

81

Brooks Lamb, Author of Love For the Land, Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place.

82

Why We Eat Pinto Beans in Appalachia? A discussion with Ronni Lundy.

83

Pumpkin and Pumpkin Pie Recipes from Tennessee

84

Appalachian Thanksgiving Recipes and Stories of the Season

85

JFG Coffee, “The Best Part of the Meal”, Knoxville, TN

86

Cast Iron Rescue, Rehab, and Cornbread with Dr. Katie Hoffman

87

Allan Benton's Tennessee Country Ham / Prosciutto" from made in Madisonville, Tennessee.

88

Seed Saver John Coykendall on Cushaw Squash and Cushaw recipes.

89

The Townsend in the Smokies Fall Festival -Loving on people through food

90

DSB Provisions. Dustin & Stacey Busby’s Family Farm, Maryville TN

91

Aaron Goss, Founder of the Carolina Malt House

92

Paw Paw Fruit and sentimentality, Ridgewood BBQ, Allan Benton’s sentimental office furniture, and more.

93

Sown in the Stars: Planting by the Signs by Author Dr. Sarah Hall

94

Wyatt Ellis, 14-year-old musical mega-talent from East Tennessee

95

Live Fire Cooking with Chef David Olson, Live Fire Republic, and James Beard award-winning chef Joseph Lenn, owner of J.C. Holdway.

96

Corn Relish and recipes with Rachel Davis, Kelly Smith Trimble’s corn audio essay

97

Slow Food TN Valley, Four Daughters Farm, Cornbread Salad Recipe, Appalachian Homecoming

98

Regenerative agriculture with Bluestem Hollow, Bales Farms and Lois Shuler Caughron

99

Recipes for Cobblers, Jam, and Pie from Fruits of the Season

100

Tennessee Chicken Recipes and Roy Milner, Blackberry Farm Brewery

101

Wyatt Ellis, 14-year-old musical mega-talent from East Tennessee

102

Allan Benton’s Tennessee Prosciutto, made in Madisonville, Tennessee.

103

Farming for a Living with Zavels Family Farm, Corryton, Tennessee

104

AAPI Night Market Knox, Asian Southern Fusion with Jessica Carr and Vic Scott.

105

Fun traditional Appalachian things for kids with Singer, Songwriter Sarah Pirckle, and Jenn Bowen, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, Townsend, TN.

106

Morel Mushroom hunt, cook, and Asparagus with Chris Burger, Chef Robert Allen, and Kelly Smith Trimble

107

Special Growers, Maryville TN and Chattanooga Bakery's Moonpie

108

Classic Easter Foods, Pellissippi State Community College Culinary Program, Foothills Sip TN Wine Festival

109

Legendary University of Tennessee Football Coach Phillip Fulmer on the importance of honey bees

110

Bluestem Hollow, Greenback, Tennessee

111

Mead from Flora De Mel Meadery, Rossville Georgia.

112

Helping the Honey Bees with D and Jim Brown of Honey Rock Herb Farm, Louisville, TN

113

Saving Seeds and Stories with John Coykendall

114

The Creative Vegetable Gardener by Tennessee Author, Kelly Smith Trimble

115

The Love Kitchen, Knoxville, TN. Feeding all races, all denominations since 1986.

116

Bales Farms on Lard, White Cheddar Cheese, Eggs, the Montvales’ Sally Buice on making biscuits

117

Houston’s Mineral Well. New Market, Tennessee.

118

Seed Swap, Seed Library, and Master Gardener Deena Trimble on winter sowing.⁣

119

Butter From the Block, Knoxville’s Small Batch compound Butter

120

Tennessee Moonshiners Jessie and Joe Baker from Sevierville TN

121

Thomas Williams uses food for good

122

Seed Saver John Coykendall on Cushaw Squash and Cushaw recipes.

123

Buck Dancing, square dance calling, Christmas Tree farming Leo Collins, owner of Blue Bird Christmas Tree Farm in Heiskell, Tennessee

124

Seed Saver John Coykendall on Cushaw Squash

125

Battlefield Farms and Gardens Knoxville

126

Sorghum Syrup, an Appalachian Culinary Tradition

127

CAC Beardsley Community Farm, Knoxville, Tennessee

128

Kelly Smith Trimble Vegetable Gardening Wisdom and thoughts on Collard Greens

129

Pumpkin Pie and news of an Old-Fashioned Country Fair

130

Tyler Rogers, Chattanooga Tennessee Chair-Maker

131

Jamie Hunt, Founder of Fast Penny Spirits, Seattle WA

132

Slow Food TN Valley, 13th Annual Pesto Festo

133

Frog Juice Artisanal Kombucha made in Knoxville Tennessee

134

Bales Farm Cookbook, Lard, and Marshall Bales Egg Program

135

Corn, Corn Relish, Corn Cob Jelly with Rachel Abbott Davis of J and R Farms, TN

136

Farm to Feast and She Diggs Farm in Harden Valley of Knoxville, Tennessee

137

Fried Pies with Dale Mackey and Iva Spoon Wilde

138

Chef David Olson, Creator of Live Fire Republic, Chef Joseph Lenn, Fred Sauceman

139

Green Beans and Canning Green Beans with Mary Alice Phillips, Friendsville, TN

140

Chef David Rule, Trotter’s Whole Hog BBQ, Sevierville, Tennessee

141

Femeika Elliott, Founder of Meik Meals, and the Lotus Program, Knoxville

142

Cornbread and Cornbread Salad with Josh Lowans

143

Little Mountain Flower Farm, Maryville, Tennessee

144

Mother’s Day Stories and Old Fashioned Recipes

145

Nat’l Cornbread Festival Cook-Off Champ, Bob Kellerman’s Pan Heads, Ronni Lundy’s Tao of Cornbread

146

Special Growers, East TN Makers Market

147

Raising laying hens, deviled eggs and hot cross buns

148

Small batch Tennessee maple syrup and asparagus

149

Allan Bentons Tennessee Prosciutto

150

Tennessee Morel Hunt with Chris Burger

151

Strawberry Soup with Aliceson Bales, Olde Virden’s Tennessee Pepper Company Artisanal Food Market and the Olde Virden’s Spring Pop Up Market

152

Jessica Carlson Owner of SoKnoSourDough, Knoxville TN Sour Dough Baker

153

Lost Creek Farm, Harrison County, West Virginia

154

Tyler Rogers - Chattanooga Tennessee Chair-Maker

155

Girls Gotta Eat Good Asian Bakery and Tennessee Wagyu Beef.

156

Flora De Mel, Meadery, Rossville, Georgia

157

Femeika Elliott, Creator and Owner of Meik Meals, Knoxville

158

Seed Swap, Seed Library, and Master Gardener Deena Trimble on winter sowing.

159

Houston's Mineral Well, New Market Tennessee

160

Olde Virden's Tennessee Pepper Company Artisanal Market

161

A Knoxville Tamale Tale with Jack Neely, Executive Director of the Knoxville History Project

162

Sorghum with Ronni Lundy, Fred Sauceman, Matt Gallagher & Mary “Dee Dee” Constantine.

163

Thanksgiving Dressing and Black Walnut Candy

164

Bales Farm Cookbook, Lard, Aliceson’s White Cheddar Pimento Cheese Recipe

165

The Farmer Veteran Coalition, Tennessee Chapter

166

Tennessee Muscadine Grapes and Wine

167

Cast Iron Rescue, Rehab and Cornbread with Dr. Katie Hoffman

168

Seed Saver John Coykendall on Cushaw Squash

169

Paw Paw Fruit and Sentimentality

170

Jim Artman, Appalachian Grit

171

Tennessee Apple Butter Making in Appalachia

172

Family Farming with Mike and Tammy Zavels, Corryton, Tennessee

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John Coykendall, Seed Saver, and Cades Cove Memories

174

Tennessee Fried Pies with Dale Mackey of Dale's Fried Pies & More!

175

Pickles

176

Allan Benton’s Tennessee Prosciutto, made in Madisonville, Tennessee.

177

Chicken Recipes from Tennessee and Kentucky

178

Tennessee berries, cobblers, and memories of Cades Cove

179

Special Growers, Maryville, Tennessee

180

A Tennessee perspective of 4th of July Foods

181

Rebuilding lives with Tennessee Grass-Fed Charcuterie and Farming

182

Barbecued Pig and a bootlegging story for Daddy

183

Lye soap, Hydrangeas, Posh Squash Casserole, and Elderberries

184

BattleField Farm & Gardens & the Broccoli Lady

185

Cornbread, sugar, no sugar, and Cornbread Salad

186

Nancy Bruns of J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works

187

Help the Honey Bee & Pollinators

188

Strawberries, Mother's Day, Farmer Wayne Scott, and Creesy Greens.

189

It’s Morel time in Tennessee!

190

John Tullock & his book Appalachian Cooking, New & Traditional Recipes

191

Hot Cross Buns and Easter Foods

192

Small batch maple syrup and the joy of asparagus on the first day of Spring

193

Kelly Smith Trimble an editor, writer, and gardener living in Knoxville, Tennessee

194

Brenna Wright joins Century Harvest Farms Foundation & Knox City Farm

195

Farm Grub, Fresh Local Groceries, Same Day Delivery With a Mission

196

Allyson and Chris Virden with "Olde Virden's Tennessee Pepper Company".

197

Kermit’s Striped Stick Bean, Cades Cove, Tennessee

198

Zavels Family Farms, Corryton, Tennessee

199

Native Plants with Avi Askey, owner of Overhill Gardens, Monroe County, Tennessee

200

Real Good Kitchen Food Incubator, Knoxville TN

201

Saving Seeds & Stories with John Coykendall

202

Thomas Williams, Uses Food for Good

203

Squirrel, a Traditional Appalachian Food.

204

“Candy, made in Tennessee & Southern Virginia”

205

Why Pinto Beans with 2 time James Beard award winning food writer Ronni Lundy

206

Sorghum with Ronni Lundy, Fred Sauceman, Matt Gallagher & Mary “Dee Dee” Constantine

207

Tennessee Pumpkin Pie with James Gann & Haylee Donahue

208

Cushaw Squash - Native American Roots & Recipes & how to cook this huge squash!

209

“Apple Butter Making in Appalachia”

210

Allan Benton's Tennessee Country Ham "Prosciutto", made in Madisonville, Tennessee

211

CHOCOLATE GRAVY WITH singer, songwriter Verlon Thompson

212

The Wild, Appalachian Persimmon

213

The Nashville Food Project

214

Chef Shelley Cooper, Executive Chef of Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro, Townsend, Tennessee.

215

BattleField Farms and Gardens, East Knoxville, Tennessee

216

JFG Coffee, Knoxville's Own "Best Part of the Meal"

217

Pickle Time in Tennessee

218

Knoxville Tamale Tale with Jack Neely

219

Avi Askey - Overhill Gardens, Madisonville, TN

220

Pollinators and how we can all help them

221

Eastside Sunday Market & Greenback Farmers' Market in East, Tennessee

222

Fly Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains with R&R Fly Fishing

223

J & R Farm and Kermit Caughron's striped stick bean

224

Genera, A Biomass Solutions Company & Manufacturing Facility in Vonore, Tennessee

225

“Mother’s Day and Tennessee Strawberries”

226

The Importance of 4-H In Our Community

227

Jenna Baker - Chef and Owner of “Cook to be Well”, Knoxville, and her “Be Well Box”

228

“The Welcome Table” a no cost, hot meal, twice weekly with Chef & Coordinator Amelia Geis-Scott.

229

Rachel McCroskey, Four Daughters Farm, Walland, TN

230

“Food Triage” , plus “Farmer and Chef” Adam Cottrill of Sugar Tree , and Chef Trevor Stockton of the Restaurant at RT Lodge

231

Food to the Rescue in East Tennessee in the age of a pandemic

232

The Nashville Food Project

233

Crooked Road Farm, South Knoxville, TN & Pal’s Sudden Service

234

The Love Kitchen, Knoxville, TN. Feeding all races, all denominations since 1986.

235

Chef Christian Moorish, Director of Culinary Operations & Foundation Chef at Century Harvest Farms Foundation.

236

“Good ole favorites”, Cast Iron Cornbread, make your own butter, fried peach pies, Beef Stew, and “Pal’s Sudden Service”

237

Cast Iron Cooking, Memories of Cades Cove, & Winter Heritage Festival, Townsend, Tennessee

238

The community watering hole since 1931. The story of an East, Tennessee community treasure with Bill Houston, 3rd generation owner, & operator of Houston’s Mineral Well, New Market, Tennessee.

239

Martha Kern Strong of Strong Stock Farm in East, Knox County, Tennessee

240

Michael Washburn, John Coykendall on Seed Saving & Planting for Seed Saving Success

241

“Traditional New Years Day Good Luck Foods” from 3 different cultures. Appalachia, Greece, and Asia.

242

Ronni Lundy on one reason why we all eat Pinto Beans on the Mountain South

243

A Real Good Kitchen” Food Incubator launching in 2020, East Knoxville, Tennessee.

244

“Shining: Ole Smoky Family Cookbook” with Jessi & Joe Baker

245

Genera, a Biomass solutions company in Vonore, Tennessee.

246

Cushaw Squash - Native American History, Recipe, & how to cook this huge squash!

247

The Wild Persimmon - Biological facts, winter weather predicting & recipe.

248

Chocolate Gravy with Verlin Thompson, & the Lord's Acre Sale with Fred Sauceman

249

“Iva Spoon Wilde on hearthside cooking of Appalachian Foods at the Blue Ribbon Country Fair, Townsend, Tennessee”

250

“Tennessee Muscadines”

251

Squirrel - A staple of the Appalachian Table

252

“Native Plants of Overhill Gardens, Monroe County, Tennessee with owner Avi Askey”

253

“Allan Benton's Tennessee Country Ham "Prosciutto", made in Madisonville, Tennessee”

254

Sheila Pennycuff, the woman behind the Blount County, TN Public Library “Seed Library”

255

“The Gathering”, a Celebration of the Mid-Summer, Tennessee Harvest at RT Lodge, Maryville, TN.

256

“Vittles and Fiddles”, 3 day celebration of the food & culture of Appalachia with Chef Shelley Cooper of Dancing Bear Lodge & Appalachian Bistro, Townsend, TN.

257

Tennessee Farmers John & Susan Keller, of Kelmont Farms, Maryville, Tennessee - in continuous operation since 1890

258

J&R Farms, Maryville, TN & Kermit’s Striped Stick Bean

259

Chef Shelley Cooper on Appalachian Foods, Fred Sauceman remembering St. John’s Mill of Watauga, TN, & Mile High Balogna Pie with Mary “Dee Dee’ Constantine

260

Tennessee Wine with Nikki Riddle & the 3rd Annual 9 Lakes Wine Festival

261

A visit with Author John Tullock and his book "Appalachian Cooking, New & Traditional Recipes"

262

Strawberries, memories of Wayne Scott, and strawberry shortcake recipes.

263

"Dr Enuf" - the Original lemon lime soda from upper East Tennessee by Fred Sauceman

264

Ramps! And the Tellico Plains Farmers’ Market

265

“Don’t ever take the last piece of bread with Helen & Ellen of The Love Kitchen, Knoxville, TN.”

266

Chocolate Gravy , Dip Dogs and Cast Iron

267

Clint Smith, East Tennessee Maple Syrup Maker

268

Ronni Lundy "Messes with Springtime Greens"

269

Saving Seeds & Stories with John Coykendall

270

Crooked Road Farm, South Knoxville & Pal’s Sudden Service

271

Valentines Day Treats and 3 events involving saving of heirloom seed

272

Colonial James White Fort Dinner series with Chef Jeffrey DeAlejandro (OliBea), Knoxville

273

Allan Benton's Tennessee Country Ham "Prosciutto", made in Madisonville, Tennessee

274

A Dopo Sourdough Pizza, Knoxville, Tennessee

275

Bales Farms, Mosheim, Tennessee. Barry Bales of Alison Krauss and Union station.

276

Traditional Good Luck, New Year Foods from 3 cultures - Appalachian, Asia, and Greece.

277

Cast Iron & Cornbread with Dr Katie E Hoffman

278

Why do we all eat Pinto Beans in Appalachia? an Appalachian Culinary discussion with Ronni Lundy.

279

The good work of Second Harvest Food Bank East TN with Executive Director Elaine Streno

280

Tennessee Turkey Herding in Hancock County, and Mulled Cider

281

Sorghum, an Appalachian Culinary Tradition

282

Seed Saver/Author Ben Cohen's new book "From Our Seeds & Their Keepers", A Collection of Stories

283

8th Annual Slow Food TN Valley Pie Contest, and Pie Recipes

284

Southern Appalachian "Cushaw Squash", Native American history & recipes with Fred & Jill Sauceman

285

Overhill Gardens, Monroe County, TN with Avi Askey

286

Second Annual Great Smoky Mountain Food Days Event with Keynote Speaker Ronni Lundy

287

Tennessee Muscadine Grapes - Tsali Notch Vineyard - The National Muscadine Festival

288

Appalachian Persimmon

289

Paw Paw Fruit, “Mountain Nanner”, an Appalachian wonder

290

"Tribute to Stan Brock" Founder & President of of Remote Area Medical, Rockford, TN

291

Meredith Clebsch on Native, Tennessee Plants