"Domestic Kitchen" Permits -
Attention Great Cooks... We need you!
If you are interested in selling non-potentially hazardous foods (jam, jellies, candy and baked goods) to the public, you need to register for the next Middle Tennessee Food Safety Course. You may do so by contacting the UT Extension Office in Knoxville (Nancy Austin, 865-974-7717). There is a one time registration fee of $100. Once you have been permitted as a "Domestic Kitchen" you will be free to sell your goods to the public without any problem. For more information on Domestic Kitchens please click here or you may contact John Sanford with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture at 615-476-4541 or locally Carole Davis, Consultant, retired State of Tennessee, caroledavis683@bellsouth.net, 931-359-2405.

Happy Baking and see you at the Farmers Market!

The July 2010 Tennessee Farm Fresh Newsletter is now available. It contains lots of great information on locally grown produce, healthy local meat options, and the Farm Fresh VIP program. Check it out here.

Get your garden growing and join us this summer for a fantastic 2010 at the Farmers Market!

Locally grown food tastes better. Food grown in your own community is usually picked within the past day or two. It's crisp, sweet, and loaded with flavor. Several studies have shown that the average distance food travels from farm to plate is 1,500 miles. In a weeklong delay from harvest to dinner plate, sugars turn to starches, plant cells shrink, and produce loses its vitality.

Come out and help support your local small farmers and your local economy. The more we support each other the faster we will all recover. And there's nothing like fresh produce, plants, and other handgrown and homemade items. It's great to know how your food was produced and who is behind all that hard work.

Join us across the street from Rock Creek Park in the pavilion on Farmington Road. Fridays from 6 am till 12 noon and Tuesdays from 12 noon to 4 pm. Happy shopping!