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On Saturday, July 11, 2015, the Gatlinburg Farmers Market will present its next series of special events, Canning and Food Preservation Day, with a lineup of demonstrations on traditional ways of preserving fresh foods while listening to music performed by Vicki Jones-Cosby. Throughout the morning, Linda Hyder from University of Tennessee Extension of Sevier County will demonstrate canning and test ...

The pantry is empty and the refrigerator is bare. You know what time it is… time to shop for groceries. As you drive to your favorite grocery store, you already know the actions you are going take. You will enter the store, grab a buggy, and browse aisles upon aisles of products. After your cart is full and all items ...

The Farmers Market at Sevierville Commons is a great place to purchase fresh meats and produce for your 4th of July celebrations while also having fun and learning a thing or two about the Revolutionary War. The weekly Sevierville Farmers Market, held every Friday in historic downtown Sevierville, will celebrate the birth of our nation a day early on market ...

The Gatlinburg Farmers Market will hold its second in a series of Kids Days on Saturday June 27, 2015 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Covered Bridge in the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community. Scheduled for the day are several activities: The Girl Scouts – Smoky Shadows Troop will demonstrate and help kids make “seed bombs” to take ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is among several organizations launching a campaign to help save monarch butterflies and offering free seed packets to individuals, school groups and organizations that would like to participate in the Save the Monarchs Campaign. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, along with the National Wildlife Federation, Tennessee Wildlife Federation, Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation, Mississippi River ...

With obesity rates so high, consumers are looking for ways to reduce sugar even in home-canned foods says Janie Burney, a professor and food preservation specialist with the University of Tennessee Extension Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. “Many consumers like the taste of fresh produce preserved at home, but they want less sugar,” Burney said. Here are some tips ...

Knowing how to properly store your fruits and veggies can help you keep them fresh longer. A handy produce storage chart produced by food safety and fruit and vegetable specialists with University of Tennessee Extension was originally designed as a guide for those who prepare and store foods in commercial settings, like schools, health care facilities or restaurants; but the ...

UT Extension of Sevier County will be offering a Free Freezing Fruits & Vegetables Class on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the Extension Office in Sevierville. Free recipes, demonstrations, and updated research will encourage participants to consider freezing as an option for preserving food. The class is FREE, but pre-registration is needed by May 27. You may register by calling ...

Old man winter has finally released his grip on Tennessee so we can get outside and enjoy the warm sunshine. Cold, wet soils have kept growers out of farm fields and gardens untended, but we’re ready to go now, says Debbie Joines, manager of the University of Tennessee Extension Soil, Plant and Pest Center. She recommends producers and home gardeners ...

  Join us at the Gatlinburg Farmers Market for our first Kids Day of the 2015 season on May 23. Kids will able to participate in a free activity offered at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Families can also have fun finding items on a market-wide scavenger hunt. May 23 is also the first day that the Gatlinburg ...