{"id":14519,"date":"2019-05-27T22:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T03:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=14519"},"modified":"2019-05-27T10:20:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T15:20:48","slug":"tennessee-department-of-agriculture-says-farmers-markets-create-communities-within-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2019\/05\/27\/tennessee-department-of-agriculture-says-farmers-markets-create-communities-within-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Department of Agriculture says Farmers Markets create Communities within Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-407377\" title=\"Tennessee Department of Agriculture\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tennessee-Department-of-Agriculture.jpg\" alt=\"Tennessee Department of Agriculture\" width=\"250\" height=\"101\"><strong>Nashville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports Tennessee\u2019s farmers markets are providing more than just a place to find fresh food. They are furnishing an environment that allows the community to flourish.<\/p>\n<p>This year, many farmers markets are hosting special events for families and communities to enjoy, while fostering personal connections to those who produce nutritious food across the state.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_453942\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Farmers-Market.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-453942\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-453942\" title=\"Tennessee Farmer's Market\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Farmers-Market-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Tennessee Farmer's Market\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-453942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tennessee Farmer&#8217;s Market<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Van Buren County Farmers Market is celebrating the week of Independence Day with additional market days and fireworks the evening of July 3rd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now it\u2019s not quite time for produce in this area, but we are looking forward to ramping up business during the upcoming harvests,\u201d Van Buren County Farmers Market manager and County Mayor Greg Wilson said.<\/p>\n<p>For 2019, the Henderson Farmers Market plans to have special Friday events, including a kid\u2019s day, a community health day sponsored by local health companies, a Tennessee Beef Month celebration, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Henderson Farmers Market is all about community, and this community has patiently waited for a farmers market for years,\u201d Chester County extension agent and market manager Steve Rickman said. &#8220;Our customers come out to shop and to socialize with their friends. Every Friday is truly a special event in this community. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>The Pikeville Farmers Market in Bledsoe County has grown from hosting 15 vendors to 50 in the last 3 years. The market now has a meat vendor offering beef, lamb, and pork and will have live music, cooking demonstrations, and food trucks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a big deal to have this market,\u201d Pikeville Farmers Market manager Melissa Mooneyham said. \u201cTo see what it\u2019s done for our community is something I\u2019m really proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Tennessee\u2019s farmers markets directory can be accessed at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.PickTNProducts.org\" >www.PickTNProducts.org<\/a> and via the Pick TN mobile app. Follow Pick Tennessee on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for seasonal updates and information about farm related events, activities, and products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nashville, TN &#8211; Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports Tennessee\u2019s farmers markets are providing more than just a place to find fresh food. They are furnishing an environment that allows the community to flourish. This year, many farmers markets are hosting special events for families and communities to enjoy, while fostering personal connections to those who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[2364,3532,6458,1369,1333,284,261,1632,5456],"class_list":["post-14519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-leisure","tag-bledsoe-county","tag-chester-county","tag-farmers-markets","tag-fireworks","tag-independence-day","tag-nashville-tn","tag-tennessee","tag-tennessee-department-of-agriculture","tag-van-buren-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14519"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14520,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14519\/revisions\/14520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}