Appalachian Sustainable Development

Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument: Sculpture Unveiling
2025-06-07 11:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | High Knob Destination Center, 1147 Laurel Avenue SW, Norton, Virginia, 24273
Join us for the unveiling of the forest botanicals sculpture and the celebration of the region’s native forest botanicals. The day will feature an herbal-focused arts and crafts fair, food trucks, music, guided storywalks along the trail, giveaways, and so much more.

About the Sculpture

Located at the High Knob Destination Center, an in-progress sculpture created by the artist team of Nathan Wachacha David Bush (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) and William Rogers will celebrate the relationships that Appalachian peoples have long held with forest botanicals, stretching from pre-colonization to today.

Learn more about the Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument at https://forestbotanicalsmonument.org

Schedule of Events

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Sculpture Unveiling at the High Knob Destination Center with remarks by the sculpture artist team of William Rogers of Cullowhee, North Carolina and Nathan Wachacha David Bush, a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from the Snowbird Community.

12:00 – 4:00 PM:

Vendor booths, live music, food truck, talks, and workshops

4:00 – 5:30 PM:

Guided Storywalk Trail hike, starting at the Norton Reservoir Trailhead parking lot

Classes and Hands-on Workshops

All classes and workshops are free. No pre-registration is required, but seating is limited so plan to arrive early.

12:45 – 1:15Eastern Woodland Peoples in Appalachian Virginia: Living Off the LandBy Victoria Persinger Ferguson

Presenter: Victoria Persinger Ferguson, Enrolled Citizen of the Monacan Indian Nation; Presidential Ambassador to Native Nations and Director Solitude/Fraction Site, Virginia Tech

Class Description: In this talk, tribal citizen Victoria Persinger Ferguson will discuss how the earth has sustained us and how we can learn from our Indigenous ancestors.

Bio: Victoria Persinger Ferguson is an enrolled citizen of the Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia. She serves as the Presidential Ambassador to Native Nations, Director of the Solitude/Fraction Site, and co-founder of the Indigenous Community Garden at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, Ferguson was the manager and lead interpreter for the Monacan Indian Village at Natural Bridge State Park. She is an expert in the foodways and daily living habits of the Yesáh (Eastern Siouan-Speaking Peoples) through the early European colonization period, knowledge that is informed by first-person documentation, archaeological studies, and oral teachings passed down through her family. Ferguson regularly gives invited talks and demonstrations about Indigenous lifeways, dietary patterns, agricultural practices, medicinal plants, textiles, and crafts. She has been featured in the Virginia Department of Education’s film The Virginia Indians: Meet the Tribes, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage’s ‘Women and Ginseng’ video series, and The Roanoker.

1:20 – 1:50Traditional Afro-lachian Herbalismby Ruby Daniels

Presenter: Ruby Daniels, Natural Resources Specialist, Herbalist, Forest Farmer, and Owner of Creasy Jane’s

Class Description: In this talk, herbalist and forest farmer Ruby Daniels will discuss African Americans’ history and relationships with plants of the Appalachian region.

Bio: Ruby Daniels is a Natural Resource Specialist with the USDA NRCS, a farmer, a manufacturer of herbal products, an herbalist, and the owner of Creasy Jane’s, an herbal products company based in Stanaford, West Virginia. Ruby founded Creasy Jane’s to provide education, herbal products, and fresh produce to her local community. She gained her knowledge from her elders in West Virginia and expanded her plant knowledge by attending Maryland University of Integrative Health. Ruby received a Master of Science in Therapeutic Herbalism, with a focus on Afro-lachian foods and herbs, field botany, and phytochemistry. She is a board member of the United Plant Savers and previously worked with a non-profit organization as a consultant in the Agroforestry industry. Ruby Daniels also works on cultural preservation and education focusing on African American relationships to the plants of Appalachia. Her mission through Creasy Jane’s is to educate the public about the power of plants and how to use them to support wellness.

2:00 – 2:50Forest Botanicals Propagationby Robin Suggs

Presenter: Robin Suggs, Herb Hub Procurement Manager at Appalachian Sustainable Development

Class Description: This hands-on class will cover the concepts of both rhizome division and seed propagation of your favorite forest botanicals.

Bio: Robin is the Procurement Manager at Appalachian Sustainable Development’s (ASD) Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub. In this role, Robin identifies and supports medicinal herb farmers to meet secured demand for sustainably grown and harvested forest botanicals, including American ginseng, goldenseal, black and blue cohosh, and field grown medicinal herbs, such as peppermint and nettles. Robin also leads seed to sale training with the Appalachian Forest Farmer Coalition (AFFC), as well as workforce development for the Wild Stewards Alliance (WSA). Before joining ASD, Robin was the sole proprietor of MoonBranch Botanicals, producing native medicinal plants and other non-timber forest products in the small community of Yellow Creek in far western North Carolina. His company supplied the natural products and medicines industry with high quality native raw bulk botanicals produced in their natural habitats.

3:00 – 3:50One Plant, Many Medicinesby Lori Briscoe

Presenter: Lori Briscoe, Founder of Appalachian Teas & Botanicals, HerbLAB and The Appalachian Apothecary

Class Description: One plant offers many gifts. Meet a few of my favorite herbs and learn how to make simple medicines like tea, folk tinctures, poultices and more.

Bio: Herbalist, writer, educator and creator Lori Briscoe is passionate about deepening the connections between plants, people and place. She is driven by a mission to help individuals experience what she calls the Magic & Medicine of Place. For the past 20 years she has been educating and inspiring adults and children to value and conserve Appalachia’s biological diversity and rich cultural heritage to empower a sustainable future for the region. Lori holds a B.A. in Anthropology, an M.A. in Appalachian Studies and Sustainable Development, and is a certified herbalist of the Appalachian School of Natural Health. Lori founded Appalachian Teas & Botanicals & HerbLAB to bring full circle her academic and deeply experiential approach to the wonder of the region. Her bioregionally grown and gathered herbs, tea blends and botanical products lift the body and spirit not only in Appalachia, but across the country.

Food Truck: Crunch Time Taco

Local and family oriented, the Crunch Time food truck offers amazing tacos and frozen yogurt. Let their family serve yours! For more information, visit their Facebook page.

Vendors

Madi Bop Shop

Custom art prints and crochet items relevant to the sculpture unveiling, including some coloring book pages!

For more information, visit Madi’s Facebook page or email Madi at madibopshop@gmail.com.

Appalcahian Teas & Botanicals

Regionally sourced and inspired tea blends and herbal products, education and more.

For more information, visit the Appalachian Teas & Botanicals website or email them at Apptandb@gmail.com.

CREASY JANE’S HERBAL REMEDIES

Combining Appalachian herbal traditional remedies, science and research, and spirit to formulate the best herbal remedies for our clients.

For more information, visit the Creasy Jane’s website or email them at CreasyJane@gmail.com.

Future Generations University

Future Generations University focuses on education and research related to agroforestry for both youth and adults. We work with service providers, producers and educators to increase awareness and opportunities.

For more information, visit the FGU website or email Heather at heather.harper@future.edu.

Monuments Across Appalachia Virginia

MAAV hopes to reimagine what constitutes a monument while commemorating histories and experiences that have been silenced, denied, or excluded.

For more information, visit moremountainstories.org or email Lauren at ltrice@vt.edu.

Cherokee Copper Art

Nathan Bush is a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from the Snowbird Community. He is a blacksmith and coppersmith working on the revitalization of the pre-colonial style of copperwork and is Program Coordinator for the Cherokee Historical Association. Nathan is a Cherokee medicinal plant expert who learned from a young age about the uses of plants from his parents, Onita and Mark Bush, and his grandfather, Mose Wachacha. Nathan’s goal is to promote Cherokee arts and knowledge and to preserve copperwork as one of the Cherokee People’s traditional crafts.

LIKEN Network

The LIKEN Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network is a link-tank for communities – to build capacity to grow good livelihoods based on local assets, to monitor community health and wealth to avoid boom and bust, and to take evidence-based action for future well-being based on deep understanding of the past.

For more information, visit the Liken Knowledge website or email Mary Hufford at hufford@likenknowledge.org.

Appalachian Sustainable Development

ASD’s Agroforestry and Herb Hub team will be sharing information about agroforestry practices – like silvopasture, alley cropping, and forest farming – that provide growers with a variety of economic, environmental, and social benefits. Plus, the team will share information about the Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub, located in Duffield, VA. The herb hub’s goal is to help build and support a thriving and sustainable herbal economy in Central Appalachia, where plant conservation is achieved through profitable cultivation.

Stop by our booth to enter into a free giveaway prize!

Music

Earl White and Adrienne Davis are a dynamic duo from Floyd County, Virginia who have been icons in the old-time music and dance community for more than a decade. Earl’s energetic fiddle style upholds the Appalachian tradition while adding his trance-like sound and distinct bowing. He is well known for his extensive repertoire of traditional American fiddle tunes. Adrienne’s steadfast hand on the guitar completes their sound as she drives the bass notes and lays down rhythm. As a duet they perform concerts and instruct at many workshops throughout the United States.

Directions

The main event will take place at the High Knob Destination Center (HKDC),1147 Laurel Ave. SW, Norton, VA 24273.

Parking at the HKDC is limited to a maximum of 30 cars. Overflow parking is located at the high school (located at 109 Eleventh Street SW) with a free continuous shuttle provided back and forth to the HKDC. If the HKDC parking lot is full when you arrive, please park at the high school instead and wait for the next shuttle.

Important Links

Learn more about the Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument at https://forestbotanicalsmonument.org

Explore Norton, Virginia

Learn more about Monuments Across Appalachia Virginia

Project Partners and Sponsors

AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES: SILVOPASTURE AT BELLAIR FARM
2025-06-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Bellair Farm, 5290 Bellair Farm, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902, United States
See a budding silvopasture that’s designed to take advantage of the edges of the farm to produce multipurpose trees for shade, ecosystem benefits, and fencepost material. This farm’s pragmatic design uses simplicity to gain big benefits with low complexity.

We’ll enjoy a farm tour of the silvopasture, riparian buffer plantings, and diverse animal systems, followed by networking and an Agroforestry Q&A after a brown bag lunch.

Learn more about Bellair Farm here.

Grow Your Own Beginner Class: Food Preservation (IN PERSON)
2025-06-24 17:00 - 20:00 | Pleasant View Church, 18416 Lee Hwy, Abingdon, Virginia, 24210, United States
This will be an in-person workshop, where we will have a guest come show us the basics principles of preserving our produce.

Email Joe Kohn at jkhon@asdevelop.org if you are interested. We will confirm if there is a spot for you closer to the event.

Grow Your Own intermediate Class: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
2025-06-30 18:00 - 20:00
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an environmentally friendly approach to controlling pests in gardening and agriculture. Instead of relying solely on chemical pesticides, IPM focuses on a combination of strategies to prevent, monitor, and manage pest populations in a way that is both effective and sustainable.

This class is virtual and will be held through Zoom.

You can register here.

AGROFORESTRY FARM SERIES: ALLEY CROPPING AT ASD'S NEW BRISTOL CAMPUS
2025-07-11 10:00 - 14:30 | ASD Greenhouse, 17444 Singingwood Lane, Bristol, Virginia, 24202, United States
The farm tour of ASD’s alley-cropping site is a great opportunity to witness a young system that’s already producing in a big way. This system, implemented in early 2024, is already producing woody cut florals, dahlia tubers, cut flower stems, and coppiced willow stems for weaving and conservation plantings. We’ll spend the morning on a walkabout of the site with live Q&A and time to network.

After lunch, we’ll head over to a new silvopasture site in Bristol, VA, to see a transitional alley-cropping-to-silvopasture installation. This site was designed for diversified, multi-story production, and integrates hazelnuts, hardwoods, and Virginia Pines with hair sheep, to support both ecosystem and animal health.

Registration is required. Click here to register.

Grow Your Own Intermediate Class: Food Safety
2025-07-28 18:00 - 20:00
This course will teach the practices that ensure the food you grow and harvest is safe to eat and free from harmful pathogens, contaminants, and toxins. Since food is grown in the soil and exposed to the environment, it’s important to take steps to prevent contamination from sources like pests, diseases, improper handling, and environmental factors.

This class is virtual and will be held through Zoom.

You can register here.

Grow Your Own Beginner Class: Heart-Healthy Cooking (IN PERSON)
2025-07-29 17:00 - 20:00
This will be an in-person workshop with a guest instructor. The goal is to focus on foods that promote cardiovascular health by reducing the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. This style of cooking emphasizes the use of nutrient-rich, heart-healthy ingredients and healthy cooking methods.

The address will be announced soon.

Email Joe Kohn at jkhon@asdevelop.org if you are interested. We will confirm if there is a spot for you closer to the event.

AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES: FOREST FARMING AT BORING ROOTS AND HERBS
2025-07-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Boring Roots and Herbs, 2815 Old State Hwy. 28, Dunlap, Tennessee, 37327, United States
Michael Boring is a second generation root and herb dealer in the Sequatchie Valley of Tennessee. This tour will include a great overview of an established forest farming site, as well as a brief demonstration of typical post harvest handling and cleaning of forest botanicals. Tour participants will see American Ginseng, Black Cohosh, Goldenseal, Mayapple and other forest botanicals growing under a natural overstory.

The tour will highlight the recent catalyzing agroforestry grant progress, and show sites currently being managed for forest-farmed medicinals, including goldenseal, ramps, and ginseng, in a 20-acre hardwood forest. The tour will also cover site and species selection, nursery stock challenges, and considerations for beginning forest farmers.

Registration is required. Click here to register.

ASD Veteran Coalition Meeting
2025-08-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-18 18:00 - 20:00 and 1 more date | Michael Waltrip Brewing, 221 Moore Street, Bristol, Virginia, 24202
Are you a military veteran? If so, we’d love to have you attend our ASD Veteran Coalition meeting tonight at 6 pm. These recur every 3rd Wednesday – why not be a regular?

Location:

These meetings are generously hosted free of charge by Michael Waltrip Brewing, 221 Moore St, Bristol, VA 24201. Meetings are held in the room upstairs.

Goal:

Strengthen the veteran farming community by fostering meaningful connections, sharing practical knowledge and resources, and identifying collaborative opportunities that support the success and sustainability of veteran-led agricultural operations.

Awesome Extras:

Free appetizers and soft drinks

Great company!

Check out our programs and services for veterans – here

Grow Your Own Intermediate Class: Cottage Law
2025-08-25 18:00 - 20:00
Come learn about cottage food laws. This allows people to prepare food in their own homes or small kitchens (rather than commercial facilities) and sell them to the public. It encourages entrepreneurship for those who want to make food as a side business or hobby, such as baking, preserving, or making jams and jellies.

This class is virtual and held through Zoom.

You can register here.

Grow Your Own Beginner Class: Composting
2025-08-26 18:00 - 20:00
This lesson will explain why we compost, how to compost, and the many benefits of using your own compost in your garden.

This is a virtual class and will be held through Zoom.

You can register here.

Agroforestry Farm Tour series: SILVOPASTURE AT CANEY FORK FARM
2025-09-25 09:00 - 14:30 | Caney Fork Farm, 7 Gibbs Circle, Carthage, Tennessee, 37030, United States
PLEASE NOTE: THIS TOUR LOCATION IS ON CENTRAL TIME. (9 AM CST = 10 AM EST)

Join us for a tour of a working silvopasture system where sheep rotationally graze a mix of grass species. This system supports soil health, forage growth, and livestock while contributing to carbon sequestration.

Participants will see tree plantings designed for biodiversity, habitat, and forage benefits. The site includes hard and soft mast-producing trees that support wildlife and grazing animals. The majority of the trees are chestnuts, but many more species are included as well. Trees integrated into the pasture provide shade for sheep, improved soil carbon storage, and enhanced forage production.

We will discuss the management of multi-species tree plantings and forage systems, focusing on their effects on soil fertility, pasture resilience, and productivity. This tour is for farmers, land managers, and researchers.

Registration is required. Registration coming soon!

Grow Your Own Intermediate Class: Advanced Season Extension
2025-09-29 18:00 - 20:00
Learn about techniques used to extend the growing season for plants. This allows gardeners to grow crops for a longer period of time, either earlier in the spring or later into the fall.

This class is virtual and held through Zoom,

You can register here.

Grow Your Own Beginner Class: Season Extension
2025-09-30 18:00 - 20:00
Learn about techniques used to extend the growing season for plants. This allows gardeners to grow crops for a longer period of time, either earlier in the spring or later into the fall.

This is a virtual class and will be held through Zoom.

You can register here.

"Barn to Run" 4-Miler for Agriculture
2025-10-12 16:00 - 19:00
Join ASD as we celebrate 30 years of growing a stronger Appalachia through agriculture! This family friendly event will be held at The Meadows Sports Complex, 78 Cook Street, Abingdon, VA. Wear your best fruit or veggie costume or dress like your favorite farmer. The first 100 registrants are guaranteed an udderly radishing event t-shirt!

Wear your favorite fruit/veggie gear or farming coveralls!

All proceeds support ASD programming for agriculture education, workforce development, resource management, and food access.

Early Registration Fee: $35 (register by August 1)

Registration after August 1: $40

Kids Registration (12 & under): $10

Register Here

Bellair Farm Fall Festival
2025-10-25 09:00 - 17:00 | Bellair Farm, 5290 Bellair Farm, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902, United States
Join Bellair Farm for their annual celebration of local food and agriculture!

This event is FREE to attend, with outdoor activities, talks, vendors, food & music.

What to Expect:–Kid-friendly activities like tractor sitting and farm animal viewing, and barrel train ride!–Live Music from Elderberry Jam–Farm-to-Table plates by local chefs Bud Porter & Chris D’avino–Local Beer from Fine Creek Brewing Co. All beer sales support Appalachian Sustainable Development!–Barn Store stocked with seasonal, local produce, fruit, pasture-based meats, eggs and dairy, grocery items and more

Updates will be added as we confirm vendors and the full lineup of activities!

Grow your Own Intermediate Class: Regenerative Agriculture
2025-10-27 18:00 - 20:00
Come learn about regenerative agriculture, a farming and gardening approach focused on rebuilding and improving the health and biodiversity of the soil, ecosystem, and overall environment.

This class is virtual and held through Zoom,

You can register here.

Grow Your Own Beginner Class: Herbs and Wild Edibles
2025-10-28 18:00 - 20:00
This class provides a comprehensive list of garden and wild medicinal and edible herbs.

This is a virtual class and will be held through Zoom.

You can register here.

AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES 2026: DIVERSIFIED SILVOPASTURE WITH CALEB RAE OF SOLACE FARM
2026-05-02 09:00 - 13:00
Multi-Species Silvopasture on a Restored Strip Mine Site!

*Please note that this event location is on central time!

Join us for our first farm tour of the year, as we tour Solace Farm in Coalmont, TN (about an hour northwest of Chattanooga). Solace Farm is a diverse livestock operation – producing meats, garlic, and value-added products as well – all on top of a restored strip mine site! Located in the middle of several thousand acres of formerly strip mined land, Caleb and his wife bought the farm in 2008, with aims to use livestock and good farming practices to help restore the land.

Currently, they graze with a multi-species herd (or “flerd”) that generates income through sales of grass-fed beef, lamb, and goat meat. The animals also generate products (e.g. goat milk, etc.) that form the basis of a body-care product line. They sell these products (as well as garlic and a few other things) through local farmers markets, as well as online through their website. Their body care line is also sold on Etsy.

During recent years, they’ve been working to plant additional trees for foraging, fodder production, and shelter. The trees form the basis of a “savannah” system that provides holistic benefits for their animals and the soil. Come and learn how Caleb and his family have leveraged the power of livestock and soil health principles to repair and renovate this formerly degraded land.

This tour is supported in partnership with the Southeast Tennessee Young Farmers Coalition. Thanks to them, childcare during the tour is available, upon request!

This event is Free, but registration is required. (This tour has a limited capacity, so please be considerate; only register if you definitely intend to attend.)

REGISTER HERE.

AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES 2026: FOREST FARMING WITH ALYSIA LEON OF BIRD FORK FARM
2026-05-09 09:00 - 13:00
Woodland and Field-Grown Herbs for Value-Added Culinary, Medicinal, and Body Care Products

*Please note that this event location is on central time.

Alysia Leon, archaeologist-turned-farmer, established Bird Fork Farm in 2020, to connect deeper with the land and share that connection with others. Bird Fork Farm is a “Certified Naturally Grown” small seed-to-bottle apothecary herb farm, located in beautiful Dunlap, TN. BFF connects folks with wild, edible and medicinal plants through their diverse array of culinary and value-added products. These include a wide variety of culinary, medicinal, and body care products – all made from ingredients that are certified naturally grown and/or ethically foraged on the farm. Products are sold through their “Herbal Farmacy” CSA, website, farmers’ markets, and wholesale around town. Product offerings are as diverse as Thai Fire Cider, Elderberry Syrup, all-natural insect repellents, soaps, scrubs, dry shampoos, and hair rinses.

BFF utilizes sustainable practices for more intensive management on a few acres, while allowing the remaining 50+ acres to remain in a more natural state, stewarded with ethical foraging and population management practices for the wild edible and medicinal plants that grow there. The tour will look at both intensive and extensively managed areas, including their market garden and orchard, a woodland trail through native medicinal herbs growing under the forest canopy, and even a walk through a prairie restoration site (recently burned with prescribed fire) and a mature persimmon grove. Hands-on activities and a peek inside the value-added operation will be included throughout the tour. Don’t miss what is sure to be an engaging day!

Products will be available for purchase on-site. This tour is supported in partnership with the Southeast Tennessee Young Farmers Coalition. Thanks to them, childcare during the tour is available, upon request!

This event is Free, but registration is required. (This tour has a limited capacity, so please be considerate; only register if you definitely intend to attend.)

REGISTER HERE.

AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES 2026: CATTLE & SHEEP SILVOPASTURE WITH WILL BOWLING OF OLD HOMEPLACE FARM
2026-05-12 17:00 - 20:30
Integrating Wildlife Biology with Forage-Based Grazing: Cattle and Sheep Silvopasture

Will Bowling is both a farmer and a professional wildlife biologist – not two things you often see together – and the combination has yielded intriguing results at his family’s farm in southeastern KY. Will’s passion for managing plant communities has informed his forage-based livestock operation (and vice versa), as he integrates woodland management principles with silvopastoral livestock operations.

Will and Maggie Bowling purchased the farm in 2013, and since that time, they have provided locally-grown farm products to their community in southeastern Kentucky. Old Homeplace Farm consists of around 55 acres, including 2 acres of intensive vegetable production and 26 acres of pasture. Currently, they produce vegetables, cut flowers, and pasture-based livestock (cattle, sheep, and goats). They market through both direct-to-consumer sales and wholesale accounts, as well as some livestock breeding stock. They conduct educational workshops, farm dinners, and other agritourism events.

Come see how over ten years of hard work and ecologically informed land management have resulted in a thriving farm venture.

This tour is supported in partnership with the Southeastern Kentucky Sheep Producers Association.

This event is Free, but registration is required. (This tour has a limited capacity, so please be considerate; only register if you definitely intend to attend.)

AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES 2026: OULTRY & SHEEP SILVOPASTURE WITH KELSEY KEENER OF SEQUATCHIE COVE FARM
2026-05-17 14:00 - 17:00
Two Generations of Ecological Farming: Poultry and Sheep Silvopasture

*Please note that this event location is on central time!

Sequatchie Cove is a multi-generational farm, comprising around 100 acres of pasture and 250 acres of forest. Kelsey Keener and his family have been stewarding this land for over 30 years. They are well-known in the region for their commitment to ecological farming practices and their engagement with their local community.

The farm has tried many different operations over the years, but currently their main product line is pasture-raised eggs, sold through wholesale markets throughout the region, as well as locally at farmer’s markets, through their CSA, and on the farm. They currently keep a flock of over 8,000 laying hens. In addition, they keep a flock of around 100 grass-fed sheep, and they also produce market produce, row crops, fruits, and even stone-milled grits and cornmeal.

Come see how two generations of conscientious farming has resulted in a robust operation, deep community roots, and a beautiful, ecologically balanced agricultural system.

Products will be available for purchase on-site. This tour is supported in partnership with the Southeast Tennessee Young Farmers Coalition. Thanks to them, Childcare during the tour is available, upon request!

This event is Free, but registration is required. (This tour has a limited capacity, so please be considerate; only register if you definitely intend to attend.)

Register here.
