Clarksville Downtown Market this Saturday, September 21st

Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Downtown Market will be on Public Square this Saturday from 8:00am-1:00pm. There will be Tennessee produce, meats, cut flowers, baked goods, and a variety of different arts and crafts available for purchase.

This has been a wonderful season this year. Once or twice the weather has not been as good to us as may be the case this Saturday but we will push through. There are now 5 weeks left so be sure to stop by and stock up on any items that you may need to have over the winter months.

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Winter Market tomorrow at Smith Trahern Mansion

Clarksville, TN – The Winter Market is this Friday, January 31st. Carol Stichal will return by popular demand with her Asparagus Rolls and hopefully a new a green bean roll she is trying. [Read more]

Clarksville Building and Codes to begin accepting Applications for keeping Domesticated Hens November 1st, 2012

Clarksville, TN – On November 1st, 2012, the Clarksville Department of Building and Codes will begin accepting applications for people who want to keep domesticated hens on their property.

The Clarksville City Council, during the September meeting, approved an ordinance allowing for the keeping of domesticated hens in E-1, R-1 AND R-1A zoned areas. [Read more]

UT Extension Launches Online Domestic Kitchen Certification Course

News and Information from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

Knoxville, TN – Earning certification to prepare, manufacture and sell certain foods from a home kitchen is now more convenient for Tennesseans thanks to a new online training module from University of Tennessee Extension.

Domestic Kitchen Food Safety Training, which launched Wednesday, February 1st, provides instruction centered around the state’s Domestic Kitchen Rule. The rule allows people to commercially prepare, manufacture and sell non-potentially hazardous foods in the home while ensuring the public’s health is protected. [Read more]

Want To Start a Food Business?

Clarksville, TN – “Things You Need to Know to Make a Food Product For Resale.” will be on Friday, January 20th, at the Smith Trahern Mansion (1st and McClure Street Clarksville, TN) from 10:00am until 1:00pm. Small Business Woman, Jenny Chandler will be the lead speaker for this event.

Jenny runs her business out of Ashland City, and works through the Health Department with that endeavor. She’s also done work here at the domestic kitchen at the Montgomery County UT Extension office permitted through the Department of Agriculture. UT Extension helped her and her family in developing ideas and securing training for their businesses, serving as a guide to meet food manufacturing standards. [Read more]

Eat the Rainbow Spring Adventure 2011

Increasing Colorful Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Families

Clarksville, TN – March 23rd, 2011 through March 24th, 2011 is Spring Adventure for the families in public housing (Lincoln Homes, Summit Heights and Caldwell Lane) during spring break on March 23rd and March 24th. The event dates are as follows: Lincoln Homes: Wednesday, March 23rd from 10:00am – 12:00pm; Summit Heights: Wednesday, March 23rd from 1:30pm-3:30pm; Edmondson Ferry Road neighborhood: Thursday, March 24th from 1:00pm-3:00pm.

This event comes during March’s National Nutrition Month. The American Dietetic Association (ADA) comes up with a nutrition theme every year to promote healthy eating. The 2011 theme for March’s National Nutrition Month is “Eat Right with Color.” The Tennessee Consumer Education Program (TNCEP) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) have put a spin on the theme to make it more kid-friendly, and have named the event “Eat the Rainbow.” [Read more]

Brandon Hills Heritage Youth Garden-Spring Planting

Volunteers Needed

Montgomery County, TN – The Brandon Hills Heritage Youth Garden Spring Planting will be Saturday March 19th at 1:00pm. The garden is located on the corner of Commerce Street and Glenn Street in 2 empty lots. Take Madison Street to 12th Street (turn by the funeral home) and follow it back into the neighborhood. 12th Street turns into Glenn; when you come to a 4-way stop you will be at Glenn and Commerce and the garden is off to the right.

Dress to work! Bring gloves and other gardening tools (mark your tools so they don’t get mixed up or lost).

We will plant cool-season crops (transplants & seeds). I also need someone who can till up two large areas (they have a tiller).

Tight, upright plants often fall victim to wintry precipitation

Written by Carol Reese

Wet, heavy snow like we experienced this past Monday can wreak havoc on some trees and shrubs. For others, it can be a good thing. Snow is a decent insulator, and can prevent damage from drying, freezing winds, which will suck moisture from foliage and stems.

The mass of dwarf yaupon in front of my office window is strong and dense enough to support several inches of snow without breakage.

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