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Mother’s Day Recollections and Old- Fashioned Recipes

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

Dogwood Blooms and Deviled Eggs

7

Small batch Tennessee Maple Syrup and Asparagus

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

Hoppin' John Recipes and Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

17

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

18

Pumpkin Pies from Tennessee and Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie Recipe

19

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

20

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

21

Tennessee Muscadine Grapes and Muscadine Wine

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

Honoring Memorial Day. Memorial Day Foods

32

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

33

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

34

Bluegrass Music and Foods Associated with Easter

35

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

36

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

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The 3rd Annual Hog Creek Cotillion, Waynesboro, TN

39

Tennessee Muscadine Grapes and Wine

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

Carolina Malt House, Cleveland North Carolina

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

Berries, Fruit Pies and Cobblers and Recipes

49

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

50

Houston’s Mineral Well, New Market Tennessee

51

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

52

Genera of Vonore, Making Sustainable Tableware From TN Grown Biomass

53

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

54

Kermit Caughron Striped Stick Bean, Cades Cove, Tennessee

55

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

56

Morel Mushroom Hunt and Cook and an Ode to Asparagus

57

Small batch Tennessee Maple Syrup and Asparagus

58

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

59

Chocolate Gravy and Sausage Gravy

60

Tyler Rogers, Chairmaker from Chattanooga, Tennessee

61

SoKnoSourDough, Knoxville Tennessee Sourdough Maker

62

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

63

Girls Gotta Eat Good Asian Bakery and Tennessee Wagyu Beef

64

John Coykendall Saving Seeds and Stories

65

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

66

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

67

Good Ole Favorites with Iva Spoon Wilde

68

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

69

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

70

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

71

Pumpkin and Pumpkin Pie Recipes from Tennessee

72

Appalachian Thanksgiving Recipes and Stories of the Season

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

Seed Saver John Coykendall on Cushaw Squash and Cushaw recipes.

77

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

78

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

79

Aaron Goss, Founder of the Carolina Malt House

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

Tennessee Chicken Recipes and Roy Milner, Blackberry Farm Brewery

89

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

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

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

95

Special Growers, Maryville TN and Chattanooga Bakery's Moonpie

96

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

97

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

98

Bluestem Hollow, Greenback, Tennessee

99

Mead from Flora De Mel Meadery, Rossville Georgia.

100

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

101

Saving Seeds and Stories with John Coykendall

102

The Creative Vegetable Gardener by Tennessee Author, Kelly Smith Trimble

103

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

104

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

105

Houston’s Mineral Well. New Market, Tennessee.

106

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

107

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

108

Tennessee Moonshiners Jessie and Joe Baker from Sevierville TN

109

Thomas Williams uses food for good

110

Seed Saver John Coykendall on Cushaw Squash and Cushaw recipes.

111

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

112

Seed Saver John Coykendall on Cushaw Squash

113

Battlefield Farms and Gardens Knoxville

114

Sorghum Syrup, an Appalachian Culinary Tradition

115

CAC Beardsley Community Farm, Knoxville, Tennessee

116

Kelly Smith Trimble Vegetable Gardening Wisdom and thoughts on Collard Greens

117

Pumpkin Pie and news of an Old-Fashioned Country Fair

118

Tyler Rogers, Chattanooga Tennessee Chair-Maker

119

Jamie Hunt, Founder of Fast Penny Spirits, Seattle WA

120

Slow Food TN Valley, 13th Annual Pesto Festo

121

Frog Juice Artisanal Kombucha made in Knoxville Tennessee

122

Bales Farm Cookbook, Lard, and Marshall Bales Egg Program

123

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

124

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

125

Fried Pies with Dale Mackey and Iva Spoon Wilde

126

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

127

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

128

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

129

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

130

Cornbread and Cornbread Salad with Josh Lowans

131

Little Mountain Flower Farm, Maryville, Tennessee

132

Mother’s Day Stories and Old Fashioned Recipes

133

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

134

Special Growers, East TN Makers Market

135

Raising laying hens, deviled eggs and hot cross buns

136

Small batch Tennessee maple syrup and asparagus

137

Allan Bentons Tennessee Prosciutto

138

Tennessee Morel Hunt with Chris Burger

139

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

140

Jessica Carlson Owner of SoKnoSourDough, Knoxville TN Sour Dough Baker

141

Lost Creek Farm, Harrison County, West Virginia

142

Tyler Rogers - Chattanooga Tennessee Chair-Maker

143

Girls Gotta Eat Good Asian Bakery and Tennessee Wagyu Beef.

144

Flora De Mel, Meadery, Rossville, Georgia

145

Femeika Elliott, Creator and Owner of Meik Meals, Knoxville

146

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

147

Houston's Mineral Well, New Market Tennessee

148

Olde Virden's Tennessee Pepper Company Artisanal Market

149

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

150

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

151

Thanksgiving Dressing and Black Walnut Candy

152

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

153

The Farmer Veteran Coalition, Tennessee Chapter

154

Tennessee Muscadine Grapes and Wine

155

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

156

Seed Saver John Coykendall on Cushaw Squash

157

Paw Paw Fruit and Sentimentality

158

Jim Artman, Appalachian Grit

159

Tennessee Apple Butter Making in Appalachia

160

Family Farming with Mike and Tammy Zavels, Corryton, Tennessee

161

John Coykendall, Seed Saver, and Cades Cove Memories

162

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

163

Pickles

164

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

165

Chicken Recipes from Tennessee and Kentucky

166

Tennessee berries, cobblers, and memories of Cades Cove

167

Special Growers, Maryville, Tennessee

168

A Tennessee perspective of 4th of July Foods

169

Rebuilding lives with Tennessee Grass-Fed Charcuterie and Farming

170

Barbecued Pig and a bootlegging story for Daddy

171

Lye soap, Hydrangeas, Posh Squash Casserole, and Elderberries

172

BattleField Farm & Gardens & the Broccoli Lady

173

Cornbread, sugar, no sugar, and Cornbread Salad

174

Nancy Bruns of J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works

175

Help the Honey Bee & Pollinators

176

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

177

It’s Morel time in Tennessee!

178

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

179

Hot Cross Buns and Easter Foods

180

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

181

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

182

Brenna Wright joins Century Harvest Farms Foundation & Knox City Farm

183

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

184

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

185

Kermit’s Striped Stick Bean, Cades Cove, Tennessee

186

Zavels Family Farms, Corryton, Tennessee

187

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

188

Real Good Kitchen Food Incubator, Knoxville TN

189

Saving Seeds & Stories with John Coykendall

190

Thomas Williams, Uses Food for Good

191

Squirrel, a Traditional Appalachian Food.

192

“Candy, made in Tennessee & Southern Virginia”

193

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

194

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

195

Tennessee Pumpkin Pie with James Gann & Haylee Donahue

196

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

197

“Apple Butter Making in Appalachia”

198

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

199

CHOCOLATE GRAVY WITH singer, songwriter Verlon Thompson

200

The Wild, Appalachian Persimmon

201

The Nashville Food Project

202

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

203

BattleField Farms and Gardens, East Knoxville, Tennessee

204

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

205

Pickle Time in Tennessee

206

Knoxville Tamale Tale with Jack Neely

207

Avi Askey - Overhill Gardens, Madisonville, TN

208

Pollinators and how we can all help them

209

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

210

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

211

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

212

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

213

“Mother’s Day and Tennessee Strawberries”

214

The Importance of 4-H In Our Community

215

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

216

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

217

Rachel McCroskey, Four Daughters Farm, Walland, TN

218

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

219

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

220

The Nashville Food Project

221

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

222

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

223

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

224

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

225

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

226

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.

227

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

228

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

229

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

230

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

231

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

232

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

233

Genera, a Biomass solutions company in Vonore, Tennessee.

234

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

235

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

236

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

237

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

238

“Tennessee Muscadines”

239

Squirrel - A staple of the Appalachian Table

240

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

241

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

242

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

243

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

244

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

245

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

246

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

247

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

248

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

249

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

250

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

251

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

252

Ramps! And the Tellico Plains Farmers’ Market

253

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

254

Chocolate Gravy , Dip Dogs and Cast Iron

255

Clint Smith, East Tennessee Maple Syrup Maker

256

Ronni Lundy "Messes with Springtime Greens"

257

Saving Seeds & Stories with John Coykendall

258

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

259

Valentines Day Treats and 3 events involving saving of heirloom seed

260

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

261

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

262

A Dopo Sourdough Pizza, Knoxville, Tennessee

263

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

264

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

265

Cast Iron & Cornbread with Dr Katie E Hoffman

266

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

267

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

268

Tennessee Turkey Herding in Hancock County, and Mulled Cider

269

Sorghum, an Appalachian Culinary Tradition

270

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

271

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

272

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

273

Overhill Gardens, Monroe County, TN with Avi Askey

274

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

275

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

276

Appalachian Persimmon

277

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

278

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

279

Meredith Clebsch on Native, Tennessee Plants