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The Cades Cove Garden
This year’s special garden theme features Cades Cove from the years of 1818-1934.
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The Wellness Program
Along with the early days of spring, comes the first produce of Blackberry's spring gardens. Everyone who gardens looks...
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March: A Sense of Renewal
During the winter months I often have literal dreams and daydreams about early spring, when our farming season begins...
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Early Spring
Many years ago here in the Smoky Mountains, people looked forward to early spring when the first field greens of the...
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Winter Onions and Garlic
Blackberry Farm has a good collection of winter onions and garlic that we grow here at the farm.
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The Last Shall Be First
Those vegetables which once held a lower ranking, now find a place at the top along with the elite greens.
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Early Winter Crops from the Root Cellar
Master Gardener, John Coykendall, talks about our early winter crops.
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Winter Gifts
During its months of great verdancy, we are often spoiled by the giving garden. And when Nature sloughs off its...
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Spring Gleaning
Here are a few treasures of the Spring that we spend all Winter looking forward to.
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Forty Inches and a Mule
Logging miles a day walking the fields and orchards of our farm, gardeners are comforted by the simple solace of a tiny...
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April Garden Update
April is the month when the full force of Spring comes alive.
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The First Sign of Spring
As early as mid-January, the first sign of Spring makes its appearance in the planted landscape.
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Ways to Use Pickled Beets and Strawberries
Get creative in the kitchen with Farmstead products with one of our favorites, Pickled Beets and Strawberries!
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The Greening of Spring
With the beginning of March and with the help of fair weather, we begin planting in earnest.
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Spring Greens
After a long, hard and cold winter, our ancestors anticipated the first warm days of early Spring and the first “Spring...
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All Hail Kale
In the damp, cold days of February, when the Summer garden is a distant memory, one stalwart green soldiers on.
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Beyond Roses
Everyone sends roses on Valentine's Day, but there are so many options out there for flowers, and they all say...
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Seeds of Love and Plants From Our Garden
This Valentine’s Day, think of some of our favorite herbs and seeds in a different light.
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Butcher Shop Philosophy
There is a simple sign that hangs in the butcher shop. It reads, "Without sausage, without bacon, purpose of life is...
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The Waiting Game
The days are short and cold, and the nights are long and even colder. What’s a gardener to do?
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January in the Garden
Long after the crops of summer have been harvested and the larder filled with canned goods from the garden, work...
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Black Walnuts
When our pioneer ancestors first arrived in East Tennessee, walnuts were an important staple during the Winter months.
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Le Creuset Kitchen Sessions with Farmstead Manager Dustin Busby
Learn how to make Pumpkin and Pear Butter with Farmstead Manager Dustin Busby!
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Shelling Bees
One of our favorite activities that we offer guests during the Winter months is “shelling bees.”
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A Savings Account with Interest
Winter is a time for reflection, and what better way than a gustatory reminiscence of seasons past?
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Truffle Season
Perigord black truffles are now being successfully cultivated here in East Tennessee!
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Fodder Shocks
Master Gardener John Coykendall recalls pulling fodder in his youth during harvest time.
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The Pudding Tree
October is the perfect time to enjoy one of our favorite native fruits: the persimmon.
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Best Pumpkins for Carving
Learn about a few pumpkins that are good for carving with Master Gardener John Coykendall.
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The Coffee Cornfield Bean
Every growing season, I grow several varieties of tomatoes, beans, peas, butter beans and many others for seed...
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The leaves, they are changing!
In the mountains of East Tennessee, the mark of Fall could be as much of a happening rather than a date.
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In Early October
In early October, the Farm fields begin to take on the look of early Fall, and the cornfields begin turning color.
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August Harvest Time
In August, we celebrate the fruits of our labor and take full advantage of the many crops that are ripening in the...
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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 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.