Find Meaningful Holiday Gifts at Mom ‘n’ Pop Shops

Nashville, TN – The idea of filling stockings and gift bags with locally made artisan gifts is appealing.  A present that’s one of a kind, made with wholesome ingredients, with the feel or flavor of home is personal and meaningful.

But who has time to travel the countryside looking for goat milk soaps, alpaca scarves, artisan cheeses and beeswax balms?

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BBB lists 2014 Holiday Schemes You’s Better Watch Out For

Nashville, TN – You better watch out, we can tell you why.

Schemers and scammers are lurking about….ready to trick you with their schemes.

While Santa is making his list and checking it twice, BBB warns consumers to be on the look out for the following 2014 holiday schemes.

Gift Card Schemes – Purchasing gift cards is one of the easiest ways to show your loved ones how much you care during the holidays. It’s also one of the easiest ways scammers can steal gift money long before you ever spend it. [Read more]

Products So Local, They’re In Your Phone

Nashville, TN – Happy Holidays! The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has a gift for you: a store full of locally grown and made products you can keep inside your telephone.

Savvy cell phone users can now point their phone cameras at a “quick response,” or “QR” code, and launch an application that takes them straight to the Pick Tennessee Products website and Taste of Tennessee Online Store. Once the code has done its job, shoppers can instantly access all the local farm-direct ingredients, artisan foods, gift baskets, and even Christmas trees listed at www.picktnproducts.org. [Read more]