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Today, I am setting the table with a new cookbook. In this episode of The Tennessee Farm Table Podcast & Broadcast, we visit with Jessi and Joe Baker, owners and creators of Ole Smoky Moonshine, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Yee Haw Brewery, Johnson City, Tennessee, and 6th and Peabody, in Nashville. Today I am featuring Jessi’s new cookbook “Shining: Ole Smoky Family Cookbook”. Fred Sauceman devotes...

Genera, in Vonore, Tennessee - this is a company that manufactures compostable table ware, take out containers and such from domestically sourced, sustainably raised switchgrass and biomass sorghum. Genera is actively recruiting local farmers and land owners to grow these sustainable crops, and today we will visit with Kelley Tiller who is CEO of Genera, Sam Jackson, VP of business development, An...

 Food Historian Fred Sauceman (from Johnson City, TN) shares the Native American history of the Cushaw Squash and a Cushaw pudding recipe. Jill Sauceman shares cooking tips of how she cooks her Cushaw, and handy tips on peeling, and preserving the Cushaw. Amy Campbell share a delicious “Cushaw Pie” recipe

The Appalachian Persimmon, A biological perspective on the native Appalachian Persimmon tree and fruit with Charlie Kwit, Professor of Biology from University of Tennessee.
- Mary “Dee Dee” Constantine with a recipe for Persimmon Bread by way of Morgan Simmons..
- Fred Sauceman with a “Pot Luck Radio” segment on Kentucky’s “Ale-1 8” soda pop.


Chocolate Gravy and Sausage Gravy. That is my featured subject of today’s show. - Today we will be joined by singer songwriter Verlon Thompson, his food memory of chocolate gravy, and what it meant to him as a kid growing up in Oklahoma. In addition, we will also hear Verlin Thompson’s song “DinnerBell”. - I’ll share with you the recipe I use to make chocolate gravy - and you might be suprised, it...

Hearth Side Cooking of Appalachian Foods, part of the annual Blue Ribbon Country that will take place Saturday, September 28th at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Fair in Townsend, Tennessee. I visit with Iva Spoon Wilde of Walland, Tennessee who cooks traditional Appalachian foods over the open hearth in one of the log cabins at the Heritage Center along with her right hand Connie Keeble...

A visit to Tsali Notch Muscadine Vineyard and conversation with J.D. Dalton about the muscadine grape of the Appalachians, and the annual National Muscadine Festival which will take pace this year at Tsali Notch Orchard September 27th (VIP Night) and 28th (General Admission). Also news of events at the Annual TVA& I Fair, Knoxville and the Blue Ribbon Country Fair (September 28th) in Townsend, Ten...

“Squirrel” - A staple of the Appalachian Table Squirrel Dumplings - Rachel Davis of J & R Farms (Maryville, Tennessee) shares with us how she makes squirrel dumplings. Please visit Rachel’s blog for weekly stories from their farm https://www.jandrfarmstn.com/blog *Photo of squirrel dumplings from Rachel Davis

Singer, Songwriter Shawn Camp shares a food memory involving squirrel and his Grandpa wh...

Overhill Gardens is a Native plant nursery, and Eco-Friendly Landscapes, Hardscape, and design business. Amy interviews owner Avi Askey about his work for over 20 years now to improve region’s ecology through his work of saving native plants, and endangered native plant species. 


Our guests on the show today is Allan Benton, of Madisonville, TN - he shares his story on how he learned what the word Prosciutto meant, and how he positioned his product to the world of fine dining - and now, his prosciutto goes to to tow with some of the most expensive, and well known high dollar prosciuttos from all over the world. And Allan Benton’s dry aged, country hams are produced right d...

A visit with Sheila Pennycuff, the woman behind the Blount County Public Library “Seed Library”. Sheila shares how she started this Library, the importance of saving heirloom seed, her influences, her willingness to help other people start their own seed library in their county and news of upcoming events at the Blount County Public Library regarding Seed Saving. Mission Statement of the seed libr...

A visit with Executive Chef Trevor Stockton on the upcoming epicurean weekend “The Gathering”at RT Lodge, August 2-4, Maryville, Tennessee with Executive Chef Trevor Stockton & Crew. With guests Allan Benton, Colleen Cruze, Shannon Walker, renown chefs Trevor Stockton, Andy Little, Richard Neal, Rice Mace, and Emily Blount, & McQueen Pottery. And, sadly this past week, our community lost a fellow...

This morning, we are setting the table with Appalachian cooking and culture. I’ll visit today with Chef Shelley Cooper of the Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro in Townsend TN and hear about an upcoming 3 day weekend event that she is orchestrating along with 14 visiting chefs called “Vittles and Fiddles” - this to benefit New Hope Children’s Advocacy Center (NHCAC) in Maryville TN. We will also hear...

In this episode: A visit with John and Rachel Davis, owners of J & R Farms in Blount County, Tennessee. And John’s family has saved and raised an heirloom bean for generations that they call the “Striped Stick Bean” - a bean that comes from the last residents of Cades Cove Kermit and Lois Caughron and John’s ancestors. For his “Potluck Radio” series, Fred Sauceman recalls a Tennessee memories of t...

A visit with Chef Shelly Cooper, Executive Chef at the Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro, in Townsend, Tennessee. Her growing up, feelings on Appalachian Foods, and Shelley’s feelings on the use of the word Edamame in the American South. For his “Potluck Radio” series, Fred Sauceman recalls a Tennessee treasure, St. John Milling Company, and recounts its remarkable history through the voice of the l...

Today we are setting the table with Tennessee Wine - this is the weekend for the 3rd Annual 9 Lakes Wine Festival which features over 100 Tennessee made wines and ciders - it takes place at the Melton Lake Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee May 31st and June 1, 2019 from 3 - 8:00 P.M. on June 1st. My featured visit is with Winemakers Nikki Riddle and Michael Coombs. Nikki was named Tennessee Small Farme...

My featured guest is guest is John Tulloch of Knoxville - who grew up on a farm and helped his Grandmother in the kitchen in Greenville, TN. We are going to discuss his latest book entitled: Appalachian Cooking, New and Traditional Recipes. And John will also share his way of making Succotash. We also get to hear from D & Jim Brown. They own and run Honey Rock Herb Farm in Louisville, TN - and D i...

This morning we are setting the table with a Mother’s Day treat…Strawberries. - I’ve got a recipe for a scratch made strawberry shortcake, and an easy bisquick shortcake for you Mothers’ Day dessert. - Fred Sauceman shares a little story about Wayne Scott, one of Tennessee’s most respected strawberry farmers who passed away in 2008 - and news about the 17th annual Wayne Scott strawberry festival h...

Today, we are setting the table with Dr Enuff - the original energy booster as it is called - this lemon lime drink is made by Tri City beverage in Johnson City, TN. It is one of Tennessee’s most unique and unusual drinks and it marks a special anniversary this year.  Fred Sauceman shares the story of Dr Enuff complete with customer testimonials with us today - Mary Dee Dee Constantine shares a re...

Today Amy visits with the people from the Tellico Plains Farmers’ Market and she has 3 guests: Farmers John and Rachel Davis, Fred Sauceman (with the voice of JoAnn Kalonaheskie), and Ronni Lundy with informative commentary on the spring-time Appalachian favorite Ramps.

In the spirit of Easter, a classic recorded visit with the embodiment of love - Helen & Ellen of The Love Kitchen, Knoxville. Fred Sauceman shares news of the Elizabethton, TN Rotary Club Soup Bean & Cornbread Supper & Mary “Dee Dee” Constantine shares a recipe for deviled eggs with feta & olives on this episode of Tennessee Farm Table Podcast.

Amy visits with Verlon Thompson (singer, songwriter, and former partner with Guy Clark, and teams up often with Shawn Camp) and Verlon shares his memories of Chocolate Gravy and growing up in Oklahoma. https://www.verlonthompson.com Fred Sauceman shares a segment about “The Highway Drive In” or “The Dip Dog Stand” on Route 11 between Chilhowee and Marian Virginia, https://www.facebook.com/fred.sau...

Clint Smith of the Riverdale Community in East Knox County shares with us how he makes his small batch maple syrup. Fred Sauceman shares a segment about the late Minnie Curtis and her method for making Red Bud Jelly. https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

Ronni Lundy reads from her 2 time James Beard Foundation Award winning book entitled "Victuals, An Appalachian Journey with Recipes" . In celebration of the Spring season, and the joy of all of the fresh, spring greens growing, we hear Ronni read from the chapter of her book “Messing with Greens".  And - Fred Sauceman shares a visit with The Old Pilot Hill General Store, in Philadelphia, Tennessee...