Turnball Creek is offering a 12 week Weekly Flower Bouquet CSA with delivery to the Green Wagon on Fridays from 4:30-5:30.
Participants pay $140.00, and receive a large, mixed bouquet of organic flowers every Friday afternoon for 12 weeks, starting in late May and into September. This bouquet is larger and fresher than anything available in stores, and is certified organic!
There is also a delivery to Green Hills on Wednesdays. If you’re interested, get in touch with Tallahassee May, turnbullcreekfarm.com
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So, please help us spread the word like wild fire! We need your help to make this happen so our small farm can become a success!
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Egg producers wishing to sell eggs from their own flocks of less than 3,000 birds are no longer required to obtain a Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) Regulatory Services license to do so. A recent opinion by the State Attorney General clarified the authority of TDA to license such operations under the Tennessee Egg Law.
While a license and inspection is no longer required for those selling eggs from their own flocks, it is still just as important for producers to properly handle eggs for quality assurance and food safety purposes. Those having more than 3,000 birds in their flocks are regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture.
For quality assurance, it is important to properly handle the eggs from the layer house to the consumer. A fact sheet written by Phillip J. Clauer, the Poultry Extension Specialist for Virginia Cooperative Extension discusses the proper handling of eggs, although the section on regulations does not apply in Tennessee. The fact sheet titled Proper Handling of Eggs: From Hen to Consumption is available online at http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2902/2902-1091/2902-1091.pdf.
Farmers interested in offering a pick-your-own (PYO) operation have a new resource available. A Farmer’s Guide to a Pick-Your-Own Operation has just been published by the University of Tennessee Extension Center for Profitable Agriculture with funding provided in part by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.
The publication describes characteristics of common PYO crops, provides examples of PYO operations in Tennessee, helps producers determine if PYO is a good market channel choice for them and discusses various aspects of PYO planning and operation. The publication is available online at the Center for Profitable Agriculture’s website at https://utextension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/PB1802.pdf or in hard copy from the Center and County UT Extension offices across the state.
Tennessee farmers, farmers market managers, vendors and board members can enlist in one of several new “boot camps” scheduled across the state March 26-28. The farmers market boot camps will focus on merchandising and effective
displays, food safety issues and regulations, good agricultural practices, and sales tax exemptions and requirements.
Programs will be held:
· Monday, March 26, noon to 4:30pm, Morristown
· Tuesday, March 27, 9am to 1:30pm, Athens
· Tuesday, March 27, 4pm to 8:30pm, Manchester
· Wednesday, March 28, 10am to 2:30pm, Jackson
(All times are local to the event.)
The programs are free of charge, but pre-registration is required, and must be made five days prior to the scheduled session. Registrations can be made by phone or email. Emailed registrations should be sent to kamartinez@utk.edu and must include participant names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and total number planning to attend. To register by phone, call 931-486-2777. Sessions will be canceled if an ample number of preregistrations are not secured. A meal will be provided free of charge as part of the event.
Tennessee Flavors is a new event to benefit the culinary program at Nashville State Community College.
Happening March 8, Thursday, from 5-8 pm in the NSCC student services center on the White Bridge Road campus.
Our focus for this event will be Tennessee-sourced products and people, and we are especially happy to host as our guest of honor, Allan Benton, of Madisonville, Tenn., whose Benton’s bacon and other pork products you undoubtedly know.
For ticket info, go to http://www.tnflavors.org/buytickets.
Are you a farmer? Backyard gardener? Interesting in having chickens or bees?
Want to know how to grow your own food? Wondering what’s happening
on Tennessee’s local food scene?
Nashville, TN – Tennessee’s Organic Growers Association (TOGA) hosts their 8th Annual Conference on Friday, March 23rd and Saturday, March 24th. Returning to The Lakeshore Christian Church, 5434 Bell Forge Lane East, Antioch, this yearly event features two days of educational workshops, speakers and farm tours.
The conference begins on Friday with an afternoon touring local farms all practicing organic and sustainable methods. The tours offer fellow farmers and growing enthusiasts a personal look inside farm operations and an opportunity to talk directly to farmers about their successes, hurdles and opportunities. Bus transportation and lunch provided by The Turnip Truck Natural Market for tour attendees.
New this year is the addition of a film screening. “What’s Organic about Organic?” will be shown Friday evening at 6:30 PM at the Nashville Farmers Market, 900 Rosa Park Blvd. N. and will be open to both conference attendees and the general public for an additional fee. Wine and horsd’oeuvres of local food will be available.
A full day of workshops starts on Saturday at 9AM. Professional farmers, hobby farmers, backyard gardeners and local food enthusiasts alike will find sessions that fit their skill level and areas of interest. Topics range from urban farming, herbs, organic fruit and vegetable production, beekeeping, backyard chickens, goats, composting, local food systems and more. A light breakfast will be provided by Nashville Farmers’ Market Grow Local Kitchen along with coffee from Roast Inc. Lunch will be provided by Whole Foods Cool Springs and prepared by Chef Michael Martin.
This year’s Keynote Speaker is renowned urban farmer, author and photographer Michael Ableman (On Good Land, Fields of Plenty, and From the Good Earth). Sign up for our e-letter at www.tnorganics.org to get the latest news and information on speakers, session topics, & more.
For more information on the conference or to register for the event online, visit the TOGA web site at www.tnorganics.org.
