“The strawberries are all gone for the season. It's been a tough spring (as I'm sure other farmers are telling you also) and we are still behind in our plantings and what is coming in for harvest,” wrote Amy Delvin. She sends me a weekly produce report from Delvin Farms, for restaurant clients that source her produce. I always look forward to seeing what she has in abundance. Middle Tennessee had a very wet and chilly spring. On top of the temptation to build an ark, we had to don our fleece ... continue reading...
International Slow Food
Pank and I were invited to the beautiful, East Nashville home of Zeneba Bowers and Matt Walker for dinner Memorial Day Weekend. Talking about visionaries! Matt and Zeneba are orchestra members of the Nashville Symphony. They are also founders of the Grammy Nominated, Alias Chamber Ensemble. Please click on the highlighted links to find out how they are using music to not only inspire people, but also to give back to the community. Trust me, this sweetheart of a couple ain’t messing ... continue reading...
Miss Martha’s Ice Cream Crankin’ and Summer Social
Martha O’Bryan Center was founded in 1894 and began operating at its current site in Cayce Place of East Nashville in 1948. I came to know about Martha O’Bryan Center in 1992, when I was working on a research project for one of my social work classes at Belmont. Even back then, I recognized the value in helping folks dream that had never given themselves permission to do so or even knew how to. In a neighborhood full of life and energy, some East Nashvillians feel stuck in poverty without a ... continue reading...
Happy Mother’s Day
Mamma had me when she was 26 years old and my sister was just six years old. She ran the farm with Daddy. I can’t remember a time that she wasn’t a room mother, Girl Scout leader, field trip chaperone or band booster when we were kids. She cooked, cleaned, canned, froze and other wise preserved our garden for the winter. She sewed most of our clothes and some less fortunate kid’s clothes too. She was involved in the Home Demonstration Club, Country Woman’s Club and was active in various ... continue reading...
Is The Local Food Movement A Fad?
When I begin to tell someone about Corbin In The Dell, their face usually lights up. In fact, it warms my heart as they start telling me of new local farms. This means that more and more people are talking about their food’s origin. It has become an important conversation for many people. This means the local food movement is a true movement of change and not just a fad. Nashville has a ton of great restaurants serving tasty burgers! Courtenay Rogers even blogs about her quest for the ... continue reading...
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