At Tennessee State University’s recent Small Farm Expo, the winners of the 2010 Small Farmer of the Year Awards were announced. Millington, Tennessee organic farmers Alvin and Shirley Harris of Harris Farms won for Best Management Practices. They farm produce and blueberries. Clarksville’s Riverview Mounds Century Farm, run by the 6th & 7th generation of Rineharts, won both for Alternative Practices and Small Farm of the Year. The Rineharts and Mulligans raise grapes, blueberries and have an agritourism business in the spring and fall.
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Small Farm Of The Year Award
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010Congratulations To Sizwe Herring On Receipt Of The 2010 TAP Long Haul Award
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010The Long Haul Awards Celebration recently celebrated Tennessee Alliance for Progress’ 2010 Long Haul and Young Leader Awardees. The organization gave out out four Lifetime Achievement and four Young Leader Awards.
2010 TAP Lifetime Achievement Long Haul Awardees
Don Beisswenger, peace activist
Gordon Bonnyman, Tennessee Justice Center
Jeannine Honicker, environmental activist
Bonnie Spear, Blakemore Children’s Center
2010 TAP Long Haul Awardees
Katherine Esquivel, Justice for Our Neighbors
Sizwe Herring, EarthMatters Tennessee
Ralph Hutchison, Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance (OREPA)
Chris Sanders, Tennessee Equality Project
Carol Westlake, Tennessee Disability Coalition
Jennifer Willard, Community School of the Arts of Knoxville
2010 TAP Young Leader Awardees
Shavaun Evans, Manna/Food Security Partners of Middle Tennessee
Elias Feghali, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
Allison Glass, Mid-South Peace and Justice Center
and a special TAP Youngest Leader Award to Cyrus Shick, Tennessee Young Democrats
