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Tomato Season

In our Summer garden, we feature anywhere from 25 to 50 heirloom tomato varieties.

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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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Busy as a Bee

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

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Fly Fishing High on a Mountainside

We often use warmer summer days as an excuse to sneak off to one of the many higher elevation streams of the Great...

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Kids Grilling Tips from Helen DeFrance

Take a look at these tips from Helen DeFrance to help your kids learn to grill.

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The Right Temperature for Grilling or BBQ

Chef Josh Feathers has some great tips for Summer grilling!

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High on the Hog

A Simple Equation. Chef Josh Feathers on Allan Benton

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Romagnolo

Enjoy citrus as its peak with this blood orange cocktail recipe.

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Making a Case: What to Drink with BBQ

Director of Food Beverage & Beverage Andy Chabot recommends wines to pair with Summer BBQ.

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Blueberry Jam 5 Ways

Blueberry Jam is a Farmstead breakfast staple, but there are even more ways to think outside the jar.

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Billy's Beverages: Virgin Blueberry Mojito

There's nothing better than sweet, juicy blueberries that are now in season!

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Between the Bun

Add some flavor to your backyard barbecue with some of our favorite Farmstead offerings.

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How to Get Your Kids to Eat Their Vegetables

Master Gardener John Coykendall shares a great first step to getting kids to eat their veggies.

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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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Benton's Bacon Popcorn

We have the perfect popcorn recipe that you and your family can snack on.

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Cooking with Kids

Learn a few tips from Helen DeFrance on how to get kids in the kitchen.

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Strawberry Kiwi Spritzer

Get the recipe for a refreshing Strawberry Kiwi Spritzer mocktail.

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Strawberry Ginger Fizz

Enjoy fresh flavors while cooling off with a Strawberry Ginger Fizz cocktail.

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Get the Kids Outside

Fly Fishing Manager Alex Quick shares a few tips to help kids become interested in the world of fly fishing.

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5 Summer Hiking Tips

Summertime is the most popular time to get out on the trails!

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Blind Wine Tasting

Here’s a fun idea for your Summer get-togethers: blind wine tasting!

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Fireflies at Elkmont

The Great Smoky Mountains is one of two places in the world where you can see a natural light show in waves across...

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Hit the Water

The Summertime is the time to be on, or in, the water.

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New Farmstead Flavors

We’ve gathered produce at the peak of freshness and a few Beall family recipes to bring you new flavors from our...

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Summer of Riesling

We cannot think of a better grape to celebrate this Summer than Riesling!

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New Bees are Buzzing

With the arrival of four new hives, there is plenty buzzing in the bee yard.

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Edible Flowers

Spring is a wonderful time to discover different types of edible flowers.

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Goober Peas

Goober Peas are a historically important legume that we continue to grow at Blackberry Farm.

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A Tale of Two Ports

Director of Food & Beverage Andy Chabot shares what makes port wine so amazing.

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Tips for a Great Trail Riding Experience

Blackberry never looked better than from the back of a good horse!

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Relief for Southeast

Over the last eight years, we have done our best to offer assistance to those devastated in the days after national...

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Blackberry Bucket List for May

Ever wondered what to do with a day at Blackberry Farm? Here are our favorites for May!

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Yoga Getaway

Danelle New of Mind Body Yoga in New York City shares yoga tips ahead of her visit to Blackberry Farm.

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Spring Paddling

For those of us that know about it, paddling has become an annual trip each spring.

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Memorial Day Slushy

Mark the arrival of Summer with our favorite annual Memorial Day mocktail!

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Choosing the Right Bug – Demystifying Entomology

I opened my fly box the other day to pluck from it a small size 16 “Mr. Rapidan” dry fly, one of my favorite patterns...