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August Harvest Time

During the month of August our gardens feature sweet corn, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, summer squash, okra, beans,...

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A Giving Garden

It is easy to forget that the bounty we grow has only existed here for a short time. That is why we take the time to...

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Tomato Season

In our summer garden we feature anywhere from 25 to 50 heirloom varieties.

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Busy as a Bee

Our bees stay busy, providing us with pure sweetness year-round!

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Potato Onions

Potato Onions have been around for a long time and were once commonly grown in our area of East Tennessee.

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How to Get Your Kids to Eat Their Vegetables

Over the years many parents have struggled with the dilemma of how to get children to eat their vegetables. Master...

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Summer Chicks

Cluck cluck here and a cluck cluck there, oh my we have baby chicks everywhere! Every year we are excited to get in new...

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Farmstead Sharing Days

This year we have a new program in place and its called, “Farmstead Sharing Days.” The main idea is that three days...

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New Bees are Buzzing

With the arrival of four new hives, there is plenty buzzing in the bee yard. We received around 20,000 new bees from a...

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Goober Peas

Today at Blackberry Farm we are growing this historically important legume to help insure that it will survive to be...

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Herb Clabo: A Mountain Legend

A few days ago an old friend of John Coykendall, by the name of Herb Clabo, celebrated his 100th birthday. Born in...

Videos

Lagotto Romagnolos at Play

You won't be able to look away from our adorable Lagotto Romagnolos enjoying life on the Farm!

Videos

On the Farm with John Coykendall

Master Gardener John Coykendall chats about our seed collection.