Rachel McCroskey, Co-Owner of Four Daughters Farm, Walland, TN: https://fourdaughtersfarmtn.com/stay
Season 7, Episode 12, 04/11/2020
Young Farmer, and Holistic Health Coach Rachel McCroskey, Co-Owner of Four Daughters Farm lets us know about her family’s farm located in Walland, Tennessee. Rachel also describes a sculpture that her late GrandMother Joyce McCroskey “Jo Jo” created to honor the memory Polly Toole, an important African American woman who lived in Blount County during the time of the Civil War, who was also an emancipated slave of the Toole family. Polly Toole is credited with saving public files of great importance from the burning Courthouse during the Civil War. This statue stands in the Blount County Courthouse. These images you see are of that statue.
Links:
- Four Daughters Farm: https://fourdaughtersfarmtn.com/stay
- Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman
- Emi Sunshine sings our theme song: https://theemisunshine.com/
Links to guests, farms, restaurants, and food banks mentioned in the latest episode of the Tennessee Farm Table:
Restaurants in the East, Tennessee area offering curbside, call ahead ordering, call ahead to familiarize yourself with their new limited operating hours and showing up. This is a partial list. If you would like to be added, please visit this link and provide your information https://www.tennesseefarmtable.com/:
A Dopo Pizza - Pizza to go: https://www.adopopizza.com/contact
Cruze Farm Ice Cream (Gay St. location) - https://www.cruzefarm.com/
JC Holdway - https://www.jcholdway.com/
Kaizen - https://www.knoxkaizen.com/
Knox Farmacy : https://knoxfarmacy.com/
Paysan Bread: https://www.facebook.com/Paysan-Bread-294574380954309/
Simple on Sevier: https://simplonsevier.com/about
The Restaurant at R.T. Lodge: https://www.rtlodge.com/menu
Tako Taco - https://www.toasttab.com/tako-taco-235-w-depot-ave/v3#!/
Walnut Kitchen (Maryville) - https://www.thewalnutkitchen.com/
*Walnut kitchen also offers prepared meals for pick up and a pop up grocery store.
Food Banks / Food Aid / Soup Kitchens:Community Food Connection (Blount County): https://cfcblount.org/#contactThe Love Kitchen: https://thelovekitchen.org/The Welcome Table phone number: 865-681-0804
The Welcome Table , Free, hot meal for anyone, Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 https://1stchurch.org/welcome-table
Farmers’ Markets taking place on 4/11/2020
- 9:00 A.M: Southland Books and Cafe Pop Up, Drive through, mini Farmers’ Market: https://southlandbooksandcafe.com/
- 9:00 A.M: Townsend Mini Farmers’ Market located in the parking lot of “All Good Things Garden Center - 137 Painted Trillium Way, Townsend, TN 37882 beginning at 9:00 A.M. - April 11th.
- OakRidge Farmers’ Market: https://www.facebook.com/OakRidgeFARMMarket/
Local meal makers, pick up, delivery, prepped meals:
Southland Books and Cafe (Blount County): https://www.southlandbooksandcafe.com/
Knox Provisions: http://www.knoxprovisions.com/
Family Meal Knox: http://familymealknox.com/
Walnut Kitchen: https://www.thewalnutkitchen.com/
Farmers, directly buy from them, call ahead before showing up, some with online ordering, alphabetically listed.
For a complete list of farmers with contact numbers that you may not hear mentioned today, please consult the printed or online Food Guide at Nourish Knoxville.org.
Century Harvest Farms Foundation (Greenback): Century Harvest Farm Foundation is now offering online ordering with the Century Harvest Box —a safe, secure, social distancing friendly, local alternative to getting fresh, grass-fed, USDA-beef. Offering convenient online ordering, and 3 pick up locations. Grass-fed beef for a greater good. CenturyHarvest.org: https://centuryharvest.org/
Bales Farms: Location: Mosheim, TN (Delivery weekly on Wednesday mornings to Three Rivers Market parking lot by demand). Deliveries to Kingsport, Johnson City, Greenville, Rogersville based on demand. Products: Grass-fed beef, pastured chicken and Eggs and they will be restocked with pastured pork mid April. Contact: Instagram, Facebook: @BalesFarm Website: https://www.balesfarmstn.com/
Email: balesfarmtn@gmail.com - Hours: M-F, 9-5.
Crooked Road Farm: 1. Eggs are available at Three Rivers Market, Knoxville. 2. On-farm purchasing is also available, with a minimum $40.00 order. Products they offer: Eggs, whole pork loins, whole pork bellies, and a select few other cuts. Message, or email Johnny by instagram @crookrdroadfarm, or website: www.crookedroadfarm.com
Hoodley Creek Farm (Lamb): https://www.facebook.com/hoodleycreek/ they also partner with a CSA called Two Chicks and a Farm as part of https://gardendeliverycsa.com/
Hyde Farms (Greenback): Pork
Lick Skillet Farm (New Market, TN): Currently has Easter lamb, the community care pakc edition 2 box which is a bundle of steaks & chops. And, for directly farm pick up this Sunday for the first time they are offering eggs. They also have delivery and the way to get the most updated information from them, to see inventory is to subscribe to their newsletter which will get you the latest information from them and also their facebook page.
Lick Skillet website: https://www.lickskillet.farm/
Lick Skillet Farm facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lickskilletfarmtn/
Mitchell Beef (Jefferson County): free beef delivery to your Knoxville area home/business/or prearranged meeting place for orders $50.00 and over. Call John Mitchell direct: (865) 898-4871
Sugar Tree: “Not your average CSA” offering a non binding CSA with Blount County deliver at RT Lodge parking lot - 2:00 Saturdays. Currently delivering Leafy greens, root crops, wild harvested goods, other value added products Growing and delivering to chefs. Contact Adam by email: sugartree2020@gmail.com
Simpsons Farms (Athens): Grass Fed Beef - online ordering: http://www.southernnaturalfarms.com/simpson-farms/
Zavels Family Farms (Blaine): Order ahead for produce picked to order, check their posts on instagram for a listing of produce that is available. They also offer Beef, Pork, Lamb from the farm, Direct Farm Pick up, will be at Oak Ridge Market 03/28/2020
Best way to contact them is by phone: (865) 363-6202
Instagram @zavels_family_farms , FaceBook @zavelsfamilyfarms, Website: http://www.zavelsfamilyfarms.com/
Statue of Polly Toole, a resident of Blount County, TN during the time of the Civil War who was an emancipated slave of the Toole Family, and saved important public records from the burning Courthouse during the war. Joyce McCroskey (Rachel McCroskey’s Grandmother) was the artist that created this sculpture. This statue stands in the Blount County Courthouse.
Statue of Polly Toole, a resident of Blount County, TN during the time of the Civil War who was an emancipated slave of the Toole Family, and saved important public records from the burning Courthouse during the war. Joyce McCroskey (Rachel McCroskey’s Grandmother) was the artist that created this sculpture. This statue stands in the Blount County Courthouse.
Statue of Polly Toole, a resident of Blount County, TN during the time of the Civil War who was an emancipated slave of the Toole Family, and saved important public records from the burning Courthouse during the war. Joyce McCroskey (Rachel McCroskey’s Grandmother) was the artist that created this sculpture. This statue stands in the Blount County Courthouse.
Statue of Polly Toole, a resident of Blount County, TN during the time of the Civil War who was an emancipated slave of the Toole Family, and saved important public records from the burning Courthouse during the war. Joyce McCroskey (Rachel McCroskey’s Grandmother) was the artist that created this sculpture. This statue stands in the Blount County Courthouse.