Feathers and Fruit Farm in Soddy-Daisy Offers Fresh Local Eggs

On this crisp, sunny morning, Jessie Gantt-Temple climbs the gentle slope, past the weeping willow and the small orchard, to the chicken pen. The "girls" scatter and cackle as Jessie, a first-generation farmer and Farm Bureau member, tosses out chunks of two-day-old, locally baked marbled rye. Great Pyrenees sisters Sadie and Sentry, along with Hans and Franz the guard geese, look on, and J.J. the tabby and a six-toed cat named Mewtant roll around in the grass as the hens devour their breakfast.

UT Gardens, Knoxville, Announces Art in the Gardens Project

For the third year in a row, the University of Tennessee Gardens, Knoxville, is proud to announce a new Art in the Gardens project for 2020. This year's theme is "Dazzling Dogwoods: A Garden Art Exhibit," and local artists are invited to decorate or embellish a pre-fabricated dogwood blossom silhouette for UT Gardens visitors to enjoy. Donated pieces will be auctioned in September 2020 with all proceeds benefiting the UT Gardens.

Agriculture at Work: Chemist

Working in agriculture is more than fields and animals. Meet Patrick Collins. He's been a chemist with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture for twenty-seven years. He works in the Cotton Ivey Lab in Nashville testing samples for our Division of Consumer and Industry Services. That lab tests hemp, food, dairy, feed, and much more.