TennesseeFarmTable.com

TennesseeFarmTable.com

An independently published radio show and podcast featuring the people of the state of Tennessee and surrounding states who produce, prepare, and preserve regional foods and agricultural products. Often with that Appalachian flair.

Episodes

Sarah Pirkle, Singer, Songwriter, Fiddle Teacher /Junior Appalchian Musicians (JAM) Program

August 7, 2026 • 21 mins
A visit with Singer and Songwriter Sarah Pickle, a Tennessee Treasure, program director, and fiddle instructor with Smoky Mountain JAM, Junior Appalachian Musicians program. I also asked her how she wrote her song The Piney Rose and about her chicken and dumplings on my latest radio broadcast and podcast.
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Aaron Goss, Founder of the Carolina Malt House

July 31, 2026 • 24 mins
Aaron Goss, Founder of the Carolina Malt House located in Cleveland North Carolina. Aaron works with local farmers within 10 miles of the Malt House who grow grains that the Carolina Malt House then makes into different styles of malted grains for breweries. Aaron also works with a Tennessee Farmer in Coffee County Tennessee who grows a specific barley for the Carolina Malt House named Tennessee 2 Row. Several award-winning Tenness...
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Hickory Cane Corn with Farmers John and Dan Price and Johnny Buchanan / Appalachian Homecoming

July 24, 2026 • 19 mins
Today we are setting the table with corn. Not just any sort of corn. Hickory Cane corn. Not to be confused with Hickory King corn. We visit with Johnny Buchanan, a Farmer from South Knoxville along with his friends and family members who are growing Hickory Cane corn and using it to produce corn meal and grits.
News about the 4th Annual Dancing Bear Lodge and Appalachian Bistro Appalachian Homecoming.
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Recipes for Cobblers, Jam, and Pie from Fruits of the Season.

July 17, 2026 • 29 mins
We are setting the table with Recipes for Cobblers, Jam, and Pie made from fruits of the season. Guests include: Farmers Susan and John Keller have been farming in Blount County, TN, on their family farm in continuous operation since 1890. UT Extension awarded John Keller Tennessee Farmer of the Year in 2014. Susan Keller shares a recipe for Miss Lily’s Blackberry Cobbler. This recipe comes from her Grandmother (Lilian Bays ...
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In honor of a good friend: A visit with the late, selfless Thomas Williams.

July 10, 2026 • 30 mins
In the wake of the sad passing, Friday, July 10, 2026 of Thomas Williams, one of the most influential figures in Nashville's culinary community, I want to honour Thomas Williams and the extraordinary life of selflessness that he lived today. Thomas and I recorded this conversation some years back and I thought that it would be fitting to share it today. This show is about how Thomas rallied a group of talented and giving chefs and...
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Chicken recipes and money-saving tips

June 26, 2026 • 22 mins
Farmer Aliceson Bales of Bales Farm, Mosheim TN, shares her recipe for buttermilk chicken. 
 The late Lois Shular Caughron and her daughter Ruth Davis of Blount County, TN, with a recipe their family has enjoyed for many years, which is easy to prepare and economical, Chicken and Crackers.
 James Beard award-winning food writer Ronni Lundy reads from her book “Shuck Beans, Stack Cake, and Honest Fried Chicken The Heart and So...
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Farm to Feast and She Digs Farm

June 19, 2026 • 22 mins
Today we are sitting around the table and visiting with a family and farm and how this family uses their skills to farm, cook, and host elevated meals for private events and, on occasion, community dinners. 
We visit with Farm to Feast founders Chef Jeff Jorgensen, event planner Jessica Jorgensen, and Jeff’s sister Heather Fulghum, ecology teacher, farmer, and founder of She Diggs Farm, located in the Hardin Valley area of Kn...
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Jim Sanford, Logotto Romagnolo Breeder, and Trainer, Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN

June 12, 2026 • 23 mins
Jim Sanford is a renowned trainer and breeder of Lagotto Romagnolo dogs, known for their intelligence and truffle-hunting abilities. His unconventional career began with two decades of elephant training across the globe before he settled in Tennessee. At Blackberry Farm, a luxury resort, Jim initially contributed to fly fishing and horseback riding programs. His career took a new direction in 2007 when he was asked to train a Lagot...
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Livermush. What is it and how is it celebrated? The 18th annual Livermush Festival. Marion, NC.

May 29, 2026 • 30 mins
Today we are setting the table with Livermush and news about the Annual Livermush Festival that takes place June 6, 2026 in Marion, NC. Our guests today are Natalie Bell and Alena Carson. Natalie Bell is the Events and Outreach Coordinator for the Marion Business Association. Alena (Lena) Carson is co-owner of “Mama T’s Rolling Snack Shack” she and her team won “Crowd Favorite” for savory Livermush dis...
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Memorial Day Weekend Foods. Cornbread Salad, Smoked Pork Butt

May 22, 2026 • 22 mins
We honor Memorial Day. We are so very appreciative of the service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. If you are fortunate enough to be able to go to a backyard cookout, I have some recipes for foods that go along with cookouts. Amy shares recipes for Cornbread salad, Corn Muffins that will make people think you are the best cook in this world, Alice's and Barry Bales (Bales Farm, Misheim TN) recipe and directi...
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Mother’s Day Recollections and Old- Fashioned Recipes

May 8, 2026 • 26 mins
Today, we set the table with some good food and memories in honor of Mother’s Day. First, we’ll visit Mary Lynn Snyder, who shares memories of growing up in the R.C. Tway coal mining camp outside Harlan, KY. Then, she’ll share her Mother Ruby’s cooking ways and a recipe for “Mama Ruby’s Creamy Lemon Pie.” Also on the program - Fred’s Sauceman shares a lovely audio essay in memory of h...
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Cornbread, Cornbread Salad and East Tennessee Events for May 2, 2026

May 1, 2026 • 31 mins
We are setting the table today with cornbread. I've assembled an all-star lineup of guests today to talk about this soul-satisfying staple. Karen Shankles has twice won first place at the annual National Cornbread Festival cook-off. Today, she shares her recipe for Festive Good Luck Corn Bread Skillet with us. James Beard Award-winning food writer Ronni Lundy lets us know how she makes her skillet cornbread that goes with a pot of ...
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The vital role of 4-H programming through youth and adult volunteer programs

April 24, 2026 • 22 mins
Today, our feature is 4-H and how this organization is vital to our community and country through youth and adult volunteer programs. Our special featured guest today is the late Dr. Joe Johnson, President Emeritus of the University of Tennessee. I originally recorded and aired this show in 2014 during the first season of my show. I am currently in my 13th season. So, this recording was actually made in 2014 in Dr. Johnson’...
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A visit with Author John Tullock, Author of "Appalachian Cooking, New & Traditional Recipes"

April 17, 2026 • 27 mins
We are setting the table this day with the preservation of Appalachian food ways. My first guest is guest is John Tulloch of Knoxville who grew up on a farm and helped his Grandmother in the kitchen in  Greeneville, TN. John is Author of “Appalachian Cooking, New and Traditional Recipes”.  John will also share his way of making Succotash which is in the book.
- We also get to hear from D & Jim Brown. They...
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Sorghum Syrup, an Appalachian Culinary Tradition with Ronni Lundy, and friends

April 11, 2026 • 20 mins
We are setting the table with Sorghum, an ancient African Grass adapted to the southern table. Fred Sauceman shares a segment with Dr. Mike Fleenor, Sorghum Maker. Ronni Lundy, 2 x James Beard award-winning food writer on differences between Sorghum and molasses. Mary “Dee Dee” Constantine shares a recipe for Butternut Squash and Apple Bake using a recipe from Ronni Lundy’s book “Sorghum Savor.”Chef Ma...
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Dogwood Blooms and Deviled Eggs

April 3, 2026 • 23 mins
Guests are Vicki Baumgartner, Trails and Gardens Program Manager for Dogwood Arts. Vicki shares the 71 year history of the Dogwood Trails in Knoxville, the Dogwood Arts Bazillion Blooms initiative, and th open gardens open April 1-30, 2026. 
Farmer, Alieson Bales of Bales Farms in Greene County shares her mother’s beveled eggs recipe.
This link takes you to Aliceson’s recipe and more information about she and her family...
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Small batch Tennessee Maple Syrup and Asparagus

March 27, 2026 • 24 mins
We welcome spring in Tennessee with Clint Smith’s Small batch Tennessee maple syrup doings. And Author, Podcaster, gardener, and YouTube channel favorite “Digging It,” Kelly Smith Trimble on the topic of Asparagus.
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Sown in the Stars, Planting by the Signs by Sarah L. Hall.

March 20, 2026 • 29 mins
Amy interviews Author and Agricultural Professor Dr. Sarah Hall. This is a description from University of KY of her book - From University of KY Press - Sown in the Stars brings together the collective knowledge of farmers in central and eastern Kentucky about the custom of planting by the signs. Sarah Hall interviews nearly two dozen contemporary Kentuckians who still follow the signs of the moon and stars to guide planting, harve...
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Allan Benton's Tennessee Country Ham “Prosciutto" from made in Madisonville, Tennessee.

March 13, 2026 • 27 mins

Setting the table with Country Ham, and how through the dry-aged process, and sliced paper thin, is then called “Prosciutto. Our guest 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 toe wit...

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JC Holdway memories with Chef Joseph Lenn and his Grandmother and Mother. Plus Chow Chow

February 13, 2026 • 25 mins
Memories of J.C. Holdway from his sister, Juanita Holdway Evans; Chef Joseph Lenn; and her daughter, Emily Lenn. Fred Saucepan shares Joe and Janette Carter’s Chow Chow recipe and kitchen memories. Today, I went to the deep freeze and pulled out a recording that I made in 2016 with Chef Joseph Lenn, Joseph’s mother (Emily Lenn), and a late friend of mine, Juanita Evans, who was Joseph Lenn’s grandmother and the s...
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