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April 26, 2024

Chocolate Gravy and Sausage Gravy

by Amy Campbell

S11:E12. 03.23.2024

Chocolate Gravy and Sausage Gravy

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 surprised, it doesn’t have much fat in it. The recipe is also posted below.

In Fred Sauceman’s Pot Luck Radio series, he features the “Lord’s Acre Sale” at Hilton’s United Methodist Church in Scott County Virginia.

Links to guests:  Verlin Thompson: https://www.verlonthompson.com/ Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

Emi Sunshine (sings our theme song): https://theemisunshine.com/

Chocolate Gravy Recipe

“Chocolate Gravy” is not exclusive to Appalachian cooking, but it is commonly associated with Southern Cooking. It is typically served over hot biscuits, some people would have this often, for others, only on special occasions. While it does have a good bit of white sugar, it doesn’t have as much fat as we usually associate with gravy. This recipe calls for 1 Tablespoon of butter at the end of the cooking process.

Ingredients:

1/4 c cocoa powder
3 T all purpose flour
3/4 c white sugar
2 c milk
1 Tb soft butter
2 Tb Vanilla extract

Directions:

Whisk the cocoa, flour, and sugar together until there are no lumps. Pour the milk into the mixture and whisk until well incorporated.
Transfer the mixture to a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until its consistency is similar to gravy, 7 to 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir the butter and vanilla into the mixture until the butter is melted. Serve immediately.
*Usually served over hot biscuits

Amy’s chocolate gravy. A note, this plate came from the former Harold’s Jewish Delicatessen. Harold’s Deli was a fixture of Gay Street in downtown Knoxville for over 1/2 a century. It was located at 131 S. Gay Street and closed in 2005. It was owned and operated by Harold and Addie Shersky. Harold and Addie were always friendly and hospitable. This deli was a gathering place for everyone. Addie died in 2003, and Harold died in 2008. Their memory lives on.

April 26, 2024

Tyler Rogers, Chairmaker from Chattanooga, Tennessee

by Amy Campbell

S11:E11. 03.16.2024

Tyler Rogers, Chairmaker from Chattanooga, Tennessee

Tyler Rogers from Chattanooga, Tennessee, makes wooden chairs, the old-style way with hand tools. His chairs are as beautiful as they are functional. Tyler also shares his Grandmother Wyoline Lewis's squash casserole recipe. Also, Fred Sauceman shares ham smoker Allan Benton's Red Eye Gravy recipe.

Links:

Tyler Rogers https://www.instagram.com/tr.chairmaker/

Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

Allan Benton https://bentonscountryhams2.com/

Emi Sunshine (sings our theme song): https://theemisunshine.com/

Photo: The book Tyler references in the podcast and snacks he had for our visit. Photo: Amy Campbell.

April 26, 2024

SoKnoSourDough, Knoxville Tennessee Sourdough Maker

by Amy Campbell

S11E10. 03/09/2024

SoKnoSourDough, Knoxville Tennessee Sourdough Maker

Our guest is Stephanie Carlson of SoKnoSourDough - a sourdough bakery in South Knoxville, TN. Stephanie had no plans of ever becoming a baker. Today, we will hear how she got into this line of work, where her starter came from, some of her products, and how she equips the community to bake sourdough for themselves. Also, on today’s program in Fred Sauceman’s Potluck Radio series, he features novelist Adriana Trigiani on culinary cultures. And we have pulled up another chair to this big TN table here - Jessica Carr, the owner of Girl’s Gotta Eat Good, Knoxville’s first Asian Bakery, is our guest interviewer today with SoKnoSourDough - I’m really excited to welcome Jessica Carr on board here at the Tennessee Farm Table helping to interview Knoxville Food Makers. Welcome, Jessica.

Links: SoKnoSourDough: https://www.soknosourdough.com/

Jessica Carr, owner of Girl’s Gotta Eat Good, Asian Bakery who interviewed Stephanie in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/girlsgottaeatgood/

Old Sevier Market: https://www.facebook.com/oldseviermarket/

Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

Emi Sunshine (sings our theme song): https://theemisunshine.com/

Stephanie Carlson, creator of SoKnoSourDough. Photo: Jessica Carr, creator of Girls Gotta Eat Good, Knoxville’s first Asian Bakery.

April 26, 2024

Legendary University of Tennessee Football Coach Phillip Fulmer on the importance of honey bees.

by Amy Campbell

S11E9 03/02/2024

Legendary University of Tennessee Football Coach Phillip Fulmer on the importance of honey bees. The Legendary University of Tennessee Football Coach Phillip Fulmer raises bees and is my guest on this episode. Coach Fulmer is passionate about raising awareness for honey bees and was generous with his time to record this story to advocate for the importance of these bees.

Note: Coach Fulmer does not sell his honey. This is something that he does for the enjoyment of it.

Links: Coach Phillip Fulmer: https://www.phillipfulmer.com/

Blount County Beekeepers Association: https://blountbees.wordpress.com/

Emi Sunshine (sings our theme song): https://theemisunshine.com/

Resources on honey, beekeeping, and how to become a beekeeper: https://www.tennesseefarmtable.com/bee-keeping-local-honey

Beekeeper Coach Phillip Fulmer poses with a jar of honey that he extracted from the honey bees he raises. Coach Fulmer is passionate about advocating for the health of honey bees. He does not sell his honey but gifts it to family and friends. Photo: Amy Campbell 2023.

February 23, 2024

Girls Gotta Eat Good Asian Bakery and Tennessee Wagyu Beef

by Amy Campbell

S10:E8. 02/24/2024

My first guest is Jessica Carr, a young entrepreneurial woman who created Girls Gotta Eat Good, Asian Bakery. Knoxville’s first Asian bakery. Jessica turned her love of baking, many of her mother’s recipes, and a daring leap of faith after prayer into an innovative business, and she is seeing good results. An inspirational story. In Fred Sauceman’s potluck radio series, he visits with Ron Hawkins of Hawk Nest Farms, a wagyu beef farmer located in the Greene-Washington County area of Tennessee.

Links:

Girls Gotta Eat Good facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlsgottaeatgood/ Girls Gotta Eat Good Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlsgottaeatgood/?hl=en

Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

Ron Hawkins, Hawknest Farms Tennessee Wagyu Beef: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Grocery-Store/Hawk-Nest-Farm-435117246687134/

Emi Sunshine (sings our theme song): https://theemisunshine.com/

Jessica Carr, Founder of Girls Gotta Eat Good Asian Bakery holding her Kalamay. Photo: Amy Campbell, 2022.

February 9, 2024

John Coykendall Saving Seeds and Stories

by Amy Campbell in Southern Food, Appalachian Food

S11:E6. 02/10/2024

Saving Seeds and Stories with John Coykendall

Seed Saving & Stories with our seed-saving pal John Coykendall of Knoxville, TN. John tells us how he became a seed saver, some of the varieties he has saved, where to find old-time heirloom seed like the ones he saves, and shares plus some cute stories. John and I (Amy) worked together in the garden at Blackberry Farm together in 2007, where I learned from John the importance of this heirloom seed.

Dogwood Arts House & Garden Show: https://www.dogwoodarts.com/houseandgardenshow

Many of the varieties that John has saved and referenced in the podcast can be purchased at http://www.seedsavers.org/

John Coykendall on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.coykendall.3

John Coykendall documentary: https://www.lpb.org/programs/deeply-rooted-john-coykendalls-journey-to-save-our-seeds-and-stories

John Coykendall book: https://lsupress.org/books/detail/preserving-our-roots/

Fred Sauceman “Pot Luck Radio”: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

Emi Sunshine (Sings our theme song): https://theemisunshine.com/

More heirloom seed sources:

Seed Savers Exchange : https://www.seedsavers.org/

Southern Exposure Seed: https://www.southernexposure.com/

Sow True Seed: https://sowtrueseed.com/

Rare Seeds: https://www.rareseeds.com/

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Rare Seed: https://www.rareseeds.com/

Photo ID: John Coykendall with Amy Campbell at the Blount County Public Library Seed Swap, January 2023. Photo: Amy Campbell.

January 5, 2024

Founding Member Thomas Williams and the beginnings of the Nashville Food Project

by Amy Campbell

S10:E48. 12/30/2023

Founding Member Thomas Williams and the beginnings of the Nashville Food Project.

The Nashville Food Project: https://www.thenashvillefoodproject.org/

Amy Campbell and Thomas Williams. 2023.

December 15, 2023

Brooks Lamb, Author of Love For the Land, Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place.

by Amy Campbell

S10:E47. 12/16/2023

Brooks Lamb, Author of Love For the Land, Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place.

Today, we are setting the table with a discussion about land. Agricultural land, and the problem of the fast disappearance of this land across our country.

Our guest is Brooks Lamb, Author of Love for the Land, Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place. Published through Yale University Press. This book is deeply related to Tennessee, Southern, and American agriculture.

At its core, Love for the Land shares the power and potential of people-place relationships. To do so, the book explores why some small and midsize farmers continue to care for their land, even in the face of tremendous adversity. In terms of adversity, he pays particular attention to farmland loss from sprawl and haphazard development, agricultural consolidation, and, for farmers of color, injustices in the past and present.

Despite these challenges, some small and midsized farmers persevere. In dozens of interviews with farmers in two Tennessee counties, which serve as microcosms of agrarian communities across the country, Brooks found that love for the land and devotion to place -- virtues that align with Wendell Berry's writings on imagination, affection, and fidelity -- fuel their persistence and stewardship. Brooks writes that we need to better support these farmers -- and that we all have something to learn from them, no matter where we live.

If you are moved by this podcast to help with this crucial problem of farmland loss - and are thinking about year-end-giving - there is an organization that Brooks is closely aligned and works with that is actively addressing farmland loss and conversion in the Volunteer State, this organization is called American Farmland Trust. We have also placed a link directly to that organization on our website too. It is Farmland.org

Brooks Lamb’s website and where to buy Brooks Lamb’s book: https://brookslamb.com/buy-love-for-the-land/

American Farmland Trust: https://farmland.org

Emi Sunshine (Sang our theme song when she was 9 years old!): https://theemisunshine.com/

Brooks Lamb’s website and where to buy Brooks Lamb’s book: https://brookslamb.com/buy-love-for-the-land/

Brooks Lamb on the family farm. Photo: Brooks Lamb.

Brooks Lamb on the family farm. Photo: Brooks Lamb.

Brooks Lamb on the family farm. Photo: Brooks Lamb.

December 15, 2023

Why We Eat Pinto Beans in Appalachia? A discussion with Ronni Lundy.

by Amy Campbell

S10:E46.12/02/2023

Why do we all eat Pinto Beans in Appalachia, an Appalachian Culinary discussion with Ronni Lundy. It has to do the mining camps, labor wars, the company store, & food insecurity as told by James Beard Award-winning Food Writer Ronni Lundy.

Ronni Lundy - 2 time James Beard Award winning author, and food historian.Author of Victuals, An Appalachian Journey with Recipes : http://ronnilundy.com/

Amy Campbell and Ronni Lundy at Ronni’s former apartment. Photo: Laura Pierpont https://www.facebook.com/laura.pierpont.1/

November 17, 2023

Pumpkin and Pumpkin Pie Recipes from Tennessee

by Amy Campbell

S10:E44. 11/18/2023

James Gann, Music Educator in Blount Co, TN won a blue ribbon for his pumpkin pie at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center. James lets us know about the type of pumpkin he grows and his pie.

Haylee Gibadowski describes how to process a fresh pumpkin for pies and shares her recipe for a gluten and dairy-free pumpkin pie that is delicious. (Recipe below, keep scrolling)

Fred Sauceman’s Pot Luck Radio series features novelist Adriana Trigiani, Author of Big Stone Gap, Milk Glass Moon, and Big Cherry Holler describes her Appalachian autumn memories and a little story involving Elizabeth Taylor and choking on a chicken bone.

Links: James Gann - https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-gann-296017122/

Adriana Trigiani - https://adrianatrigiani.com/home/

Emi Sunshine (sang our theme song when she was nine years old) - https://theemisunshine.com/

Haley's Gluten & Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Heat oven to 350°

Ingredients:

2 cups pumpkin puree
12 ounces of coconut milk, or almond milk (the consistency of the coconut milk is more creamy)
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 pre-made deep dish gluten-free pie shells.

Directions:

Beat eggs with sugar. Add pumpkin puree to mixture. Add coconut milk, beat in spices and salt until smooth. Pour into unbaked pie shells. Bake in a 350° oven for 45 minutes or until the middle is set and doesn’t jiggle. Do not overbake.

James Gann poses with his prize winning pumpkin pie at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, Townsend TN.

Haylee Gibadowski’s recipe for gluten and dairy free pumpkin pie.

November 10, 2023

Appalachian Thanksgiving Recipes and Stories of the Season

by Amy Campbell

S10:E43. 11/11/2023

Appalachian Thanksgiving Recipes and Stories of the Season

Appalachian Thanksgiving recipes include sweet potato casserole and stuffing. Our feature interview is Mary Lynn Snyder originally from Harlan Kentucky. Mary Lynn remembers her mother Ruby's recipes and traditional ways of cooking.

Dee Dee Constantine, retired food writer for the Knoxville News Sentinel has a segment on tips on how to prepare venison roast and venison steak, and she shares a recipe for venison meatloaf.

Fred Sauceman’s Potluck Radio series - we revisit his segment on the annual historic event of turkey herding that used to take place in Hancock County Tennessee.

And I (Amy Campbell) share a story I recorded with my late father, who was an old-fashioned East TN medical doctor. He accumulated a lot of interesting stories in his 60-plus years of practicing medicine, and this story involves a turkey egg.

Links:

Mary Dee Dee Constantine: https://www.instagram.com/Skilletsister/?hl=en

Fred Sauceman - https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman/

Emi Sunshine (arranged our theme song when she was 9 years old) - https://theemisunshine.com/

This image comes from https://thegraphicsfairy.com/

November 3, 2023

JFG Coffee, “The Best Part of the Meal”, Knoxville, TN

by Amy Campbell

S10:E42. 11/04/2023

JFG Coffee, The Best Part of the Meal", a Knoxville, Tennessee staple.

I’ve got a "mess" of guests:

Bill Houston (Owner of Houston’s Mineral Well, fine artist extraordinaire, and a New Market TN native shares a story of a late New Market TN neighbor who penned the tag line for JFG Coffee Company “The Best Part of the Meal”.

Tinah Utsman shares memories of her father “Coffee Jack” who was President of JFG Coffee during the 1982 Knoxville World’s Fair.

Mary “Dee Dee” Constantine (Retired Food Editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel) has a recipe for coffee and brown sugar steak rub.

Links:

W.C. (Bill) Houston: Bill Houston is from New Market TN. Many of you may know Bill because he taught art at Carson Newman College for 40 years. He is also an incredibly talented landscape painter, artist, sculptor, and woodworker. And one of the most generous and kind people on the earth. Find information about his art here: https://www.facebook.com/wchouston/ Bill is the owner, and operator of Houston’s Mineral Well, in New Market, TN. http://www.houstonsmineralwater.com/ Bill’s grandfather dug this well in 1931 after an epiphany dream and was miraculously healed from a severe kidney ailment by the water from this well which he established and opened to the public. It is still open and run today (and on the honor system) by Bill Houston.

Tinah Utsman: Tinah is a talented photographer in Knoxville, and Her father “Coffee Jack” was at one time President of JFG Coffee during the 1982 Knoxville World’s Fair. Tinah runs a nonprofit where she teaches kids how to take photographs of adoptable animals.. https://www.facebook.com/TRU-Dog-Network-195219860507511/

Mary “Dee Dee” Constantine https://www.facebook.com/deedee.constantine.3

Emi Sunshine: https://theemisunshine.com/

The tag line for JFG Coffee “The Best Part of the Meal” still shines on the building in Knoxville’s Historic Old City.

The historic JFG coffee sign on the banks of the Tennessee River in downtown Knoxville TN.

This vintage picture came to me by way of Archivist, Bradley Reeves. https://www.facebook.com/bradleye.reeves/

October 27, 2023

Cast Iron Rescue, Rehab, and Cornbread with Dr. Katie Hoffman

by Amy Campbell

S10:E41. 10/28/2023

Cast Iron Rescue, Rehab, and Cornbread with Dr. Katie Hoffman Cast Iron, and Cornbread, two staples of the Appalachian table. My guest is Dr. Katie Hoffman who describes how she and her husband Brett Tiller created a business called Vintage Kitchen, Cast Iron and Collectibles, and how they rescue and rehab cast iron and resell their finds at their cast iron pop up clinics that they conduct from time to time in Tennessee and Virginia. They call these sessions they hold “Cast Iron Clinics”. They sell cast iron and ship it all over the country and will also take in your old, sad, probably rusty and pitted heirloom cast iron, and will rehab it for you so it can be brought back to it’s useful life once again. Also, Katie is also going to let us know how she makes her cornbread in a cast iron skillet.

In Fred Sauceman pot luck radio series, he his subject is “Gritty Bread”.

Vintage Kitchen Cast Iron and Collectibles online links: Website: https://www.vintagekitchencastiron.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Vintagekitchencastiron/ Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/vintagekitchencastiron/

Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman Senior Writer and Associate Professor of Appalachian Studies, East Tennessee State University; News Director, WETS-FM/HD at East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee

Wine Festival, Nov 4, Memphis TN as mentioned in the show: https://www.siptn.com/mid-south

Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Alliance: https://tennesseewines.com/about/

Emi Sunshine (musically arranged, and sang our theme song when she was 9 years old!) https://theemisunshine.com/

Dr. Katie Hoffman talks about the corn, cornbread and cast iron on this episode.

A cast iron pan that has been rescued and rehabbed by Katie Hoffman and Neil Tiller. Visit their site at: https://www.vintagekitchencastiron.com/

A variety of restored cast iron from Vintage Kitchen Cast Iron and Collectibles online links: Website: https://www.vintagekitchencastiron.com/

September 22, 2023

The Townsend in the Smokies Fall Festival -Loving on people through food

by Amy Campbell

S10:E37. 9/23/2023

The Townsend in the Smokies Fall Festival

Today, we are setting the table with loving people through food, loving on the honey bee, and news of an old-fashioned fall festival taking place Friday and Saturday, September 29, and 30th at the Townsend Visitor Center in Townsend, TN. This festival includes lots of Bluegrass music, old-fashioned southern food, vendors with honey, and a church group out of Morristown making and selling apple butter.

My guests are Jill Hepperley and her Mother Cheryl Free of Townsend, TN - Cheryl is an incredible Southern cook who opens her home every Sunday to the community for a good home-cooked meal. She and Jill reach people in dark places with biscuits and unconditional love. They will be serving up Beans and Hoe-Cakes (Pinto Beans and fried Cornbread) Fried Bologna, and Fried Apple Pies at the Townsend Fall Festival all for the greater good and I can’t wait for them to tell you about how they love on people through food.

We also visit with apiarists and owners of Smoky Ridge Apiaries, Judy and Coly O’Dell of Maryville TN. They are passionate about helping honey bees, and protecting honey bees, and freely give their time and expertise to help people set up hives and raise bees. They will also be set up at the Townsend Fall festival with their honey, Muddy Pond Sorghum, pollen, skincare, crafts, and more, and most importantly, a happy smile for everyone.

The Townsend in the Smokies Fall Festival takes place Sept. 29-30, 2023 from 10-11, both days. The festival provides an atmosphere where family and friends of all ages can partake in time-honored Appalachian traditions at a free community event. This event takes place in Townsend TN. at the Townsend Visitor’s Center. Crafts & Demonstrations: from 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Food: from 10 a.m.–6 p.m., and bluegrass Music: 11 a.m. With a play area for children, ax throwing, music pickers jamming, Fowler’s Country Ground Cornmeal, and a huge on list of vendors. Also the Bible Aires Baptist Church will be there making and selling Apple Butter, and Cheryl and Jill who you just heard from will be cooking Beans and Hoe-Cakes , Fried Bologna, and Fried Apple Pies. There is a shuttle service from multiple locations in Townsend on both days to alleviate parking congestion. More information: Smokymountains.org/townsend fall festival.

Links:

Townsend Fall Festival: https://www.smokymountains.org/townsendfallfestival/

RIO Townsend Links:

The Church where Amy recorded Cheryl Free and Jill Hepperly is Rio Townsend: https://riotownsend.com/

Rio Restore is the name of the particular fundraiser that the funds from the foods that they are cooking at the Fall Festival will be directly going to. They have a facebook page describing this particular mission: https://www.facebook.com/events/851391833018828/?ref=newsfeed

or by email: info@riorestore.org Or visit a local Rio Church in Blount Knox, Louden County

Smoky Ridge Apiaries: https://smokeyridgeapiaries.com/

Apple Butter, Bible Aires Baptist Church, Morristown TN: https://www.facebook.com/people/Bible-Aires-Baptist-Church/100064721914706/

Jay Tipton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0q8mXYAIk8

Blue Ribbon Country Fair: www.gsmheritagecenter.org

Emi Sunshine (sang our theme song at the age of 9!) https://theemisunshine.com/

Cheryl Free, her daughter Jill Hepperly and Daisy at Rio Townsned. They will be serving beans, hoe cakes, fried bologna, and friend apple pies at the Townsend in the Smokys Fall Festival September 29, and 30 as a fundraiser for their mission https://www.facebook.com/events/851391833018828/?ref=newsfeed . Photo: Amy Campbell.

Judy and Coley O’Dell, owners of Smoky Ridge Apiaries: https://smokeyridgeapiaries.com/ They will be selling honey, Muddy Pond Sorghum, and all of their related skin care and craft products at the Townsend in the Smokys Fall Festival. Photo: Amy Campbell.

The self-serve honey stand at Smoky Ridge Apiaries: https://smokeyridgeapiaries.com/

The Bible Aires Baptist Church from Morristown TN will be cooking and selling apple butter at the Townsend Fall Festival. https://www.facebook.com/people/Bible-Aires-Baptist-Church/100064721914706/

Jars of apple butter from Bible Aires Baptist Church, Morristown, TN. They will have this apple butter for sale at the Townsend Fall Festival. https://www.facebook.com/people/Bible-Aires-Baptist-Church/100064721914706/

September 14, 2023

DSB Provisions. Dustin & Stacey Busby’s Family Farm, Maryville TN

by Amy Campbell

S10:E36.09/16/2023

DSB Provisions. Dustin & Stacey Busby’s Family Farm, Maryville TN

Today, we are setting the table with artisan-made pasta and sauces made with farm-raised ingredients on a family farm. Our guests are Dustin and Stacey Busby of DSB Provisions from Maryville, TN. DSB Provisions is a family farm where Dustin, Stacey, and their 3 kids grow fruits and vegetables, raise chickens and rabbits, make homemade pasta and sauces, and offer a personal chef experience. We also hear from Mary Dee Dee Constantine on the topic of collards and her recipe for a quick meal using collard greens and angel hair pasta that she calls Asian Noodles and Greens.

Links:

DSB Provisions: https://www.dsbprovisions.com/

Dee Dee Constantine: https://www.instagram.com/Skilletsister/?hl=en

Emi Sunshine (sings our theme song): https://theemisunshine.com/

DSB Roasted Pepper Ricotta Ravioli. Photo: DSB Provisions.

Stacey Busby and Camden on the farm. Photo: DSB Provisions.

The whole family helps with DSB Provisions. Photo: DSB Provisions.

September 7, 2023

Aaron Goss, Founder of the Carolina Malt House

by Amy Campbell

S10:E35.09/09/2023

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 Tennessee breweries use malts from the Carolina Malt House such as Blackberry Farm Brewery,Tennessee Brew Works, Common John, Yee Haw, and more.

Carolina Malt House: https://carolinamalt.com/

Emi Sunshine (she sang our theme song at 9 years of age!) https://theemisunshine.com/

Aaron Goss, Founder of the Carolina Malt House. Photo: Carolina Malt House.

August 31, 2023

Paw Paw Fruit and sentimentality, Ridgewood BBQ, Allan Benton’s sentimental office furniture, and more.

by Amy Campbell

S10:E34. 9/2/2023

Paw Paw Fruit and sentimentality, Ridgewood BBQ, Allan Benton’s sentimental office furniture, and more.

We set the table in this episode with Paw Paw Fruit and Sentimentality. Sometimes called the Mountain Banana with a taste that is a cross between a mango and a banana. Paw Paw is an indigenous fruit to North America and is a real treat if you can find it. Amy's guest, Charlie Kwit, a Professor of Biology from the University of Tennessee offers a scientific perspective on the Paw Paw. Allan Benton, Owner of Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams in Madisonville, Tennessee tells us why he is sentimental about his office furniture. Fred Sauceman has a potluck radio segment on the Blue Cheese dressing that is served as an appetizer at Ridgewood Barbecue in Bluff City, TN. I (Amy Campbell) share directions on how to make Paw Paw butter. (Keep scrolling for that)

Charlie Kwit: Professor of Biology Charlie Kwit: https://eeb.utk.edu/people/charles-kwit/

Benton’s Bacon link: https://www.shop.bentonscountryham.com/

Fred Sauceman: Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

Fred Sauceman Ridge Wood BBQ book link: https://www.amazon.com/Proffitts-Ridgewood-Appalachian-Barbecue-American/dp/0881466271

Avi Askey, Owner of Overhill Gardens: http://www.overhillgardens.com/

Nourish Knoxville food guide link: Nourish Knoxville Food Guide: https://www.nourishknoxville.org/local-food-guide/

Overhill Gardens: http://www.overhillgardens.com/

Emi Sunshine (Sings our theme song): http://theemisunshine.com/

Paw Paw Butter recipe from: Canning Homemade! Sustainable Living and Preserving the Future. http://www.sbcanning.com/2013/10/paw-paw-butter-canning.html 

Ingredients:

5 lbs pawpaws
2 cups water
1/2 c bottled lemon juice
3 c sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

Wash and peel pawpaws, put in a stainless or enamel pot, with 2 cups water and 1/2 cup lemon juice, without removing seeds. Cook until soft, run through a sieve or food mill. Add pulp back to the pan, add sugar, and cook down on low until mixture thickens. (About an hour) Turn off the heat, add vanilla, and stir well.

Ladle into prepared pint or 1/2 pint jars to 1/4 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles, and add more preserves if needed to reach the correct headspace.

**Water bath suggested time of 10 minutes. **You must make sure each jar is sealed following your hot water process. Do not use old lids, use new lids every time you can.**this is only a suggestion, please always refer the the Ball Blue Book for USDA recommended processing times.

Paw Paw Fruit gathered by me (Amy Campbell) in my Mother’s antique colander. Photo: Amy Campbell.

August 18, 2023

Wyatt Ellis, 14-year-old musical mega-talent from East Tennessee

by Amy Campbell

S10:E32

Today we are setting the table with a visit with a tremendously talented 14-year-old musician who makes his home in East Tennessee, Wyatt Ellis. He sings in that high lonesome sound and plays in a style all his own, heavily influenced by the sounds of the father of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe, along with Peter Rowan and Bobby Osborne. Wyatt has had quite a year in his 13th year, in 2022, with highlights including a full-circle Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour with his mentor Sierra Hull, receiving a scholarship to work with Bobby Osborne from the KY School of Bluegrass, kicking off the CMA fest with David Harvey at the Gibson Garage, playing mandolin at Peter Rowan’s induction to the Bluegrass Hall of Fame, performing at Marty Stuart's Grand-reopening of the Ellis Theatre in Philadelphia MS. He also performed on the Grand ole Opry. All of this at the age of 13. Wyatt has recently played music with Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Bryan Sutton, and more in Winston-Salem, NC, to celebrate what would have been Doc Watson’s 100th Birthday. And he played on stage at Merlefest this past April.⁣ Wyatt made his own dream come true with the help of Dailey and Vincent - playing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry at the age of 13. Sierra Hull has also been an enormous part of Wyatt’s road along learning this Appalachian music. Wyatt is humble, not egotistical, and has spent countless hours learning mandolin, fiddle, piano, bass, guitar, and singing. He also enjoys raising collies and gardening with his family on their Blount County, Tennessee farm. And one of Wyatt’s favorite dishes is Sheperd's Pie.

LINKS:

•    Wyatt Ellis: https://wyattellis.com/
•    Junior Appalachian Musicians: https://jamkids.org/
•    Peter Rowan: https://peter-rowan.com/
•    Bill Monroe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Monroe
•    Sierra Hull: https://www.sierrahull.com/
•    Paul Brewster: https://www.facebook.com/paulbrewstercountrymusic/
•    Bobby Osborn: https://www.facebook.com/bobbyosbornertx/
•    Emi Sunshine (arranged and sung the Tennessee Farm Table theme song when she was 9 years old!): https://theemisunshine.com/

Wyatt Ellis. Photo by Joseph Cash.

August 4, 2023

Legendary University of Tennessee Football Coach Phillip Fulmer on the importance of honey bees.

by Amy Campbell

S10:E31. 8/5/2023

Legendary University of Tennessee Football Coach Phillip Fulmer raises bees and is my guest on this episode. Coach Fulmer is passionate about raising awareness for honey bees and was generous with his time to record this story in order to advocate for the importance of these bees. He does NOT sell his honey. This is a fun hobby for him. The main message of this show is awareness of pollinators to our survival.

Links: Coach Phillip Fulmer: https://www.phillipfulmer.com/

Blount County Beekeepers Association: https://blountbees.wordpress.com/

Emi sunshine (sing our theme song when she was 9 years old!): https://theemisunshine.com/

Resources of honey, beekeeping, and how to become a beekeeper: https://www.tennesseefarmtable.com/bee-keeping-local-honey

Coach Phillip Fulmer with a jar of his honey. Photo: Amy Campbell 2023.

July 28, 2023

Live Fire Cooking with Chef David Olson, Live Fire Republic, and James Beard award-winning chef Joseph Lenn, owner of J.C. Holdway.

by Amy Campbell

S10:30. 7/29/2023

Live Fire Cooking with Chef David Olson, Live Fire Republic, and James Beard award-winning chef Joseph Lenn, owner of J.C. Holdway.

Keep that kitchen cool; cook it outside!. How to cook juicy chicken and trout over live fire with Chef David Olsen of Live Fire Republic and Chef Joseph Lenn, owner of J.C. Holdway, Knoxville, TN. Also, news about the Appalachian Homecoming event at Dancing Bear Lodge, Townsend, TN. A grouping of chefs, farmers, and friends discussing and focusing on modern Appalachian cuisine. All on my latest radio broadcast and podcast.⁣

Live Fire Republic: https://livefirerepublic.com/

JC Holdway: https://www.jcholdway.com/

Wyatt Ellis: https://wyattellis.com/

Dancing Bear Lodge, Appalachian Homecoming event: https://dancingbearlodge.com/event/appalachian-homecoming-2023/

Emi Sunshine (sang our theme song when she was 9 years old!): https://theemisunshine.com/

Chef David Olson creator of Live fire Republic: https://livefirerepublic.com/ and Amy Campbell. 2022.

Chef Joseph Lenn, Owner of J.C. Holdway: https://www.jcholdway.com/ with a prize catch. Photo: from Chef Lenn’s instagram page.