From Native Garden to Cheese Farm:
A Guide to Agriculture Products in Southeast Tennessee

Contact:
Linda Caldwell, 423-263-7232, lcaldwell@tennesseeoverhill.com
Diane West, 423-263-7232, dwest@tennesseeoverhill.com

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The Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association just released a new trail guide designed to lead visitors to places where they can purchase slow cured hams, the only cheddar cheese made in Tennessee, apples, daylilies, muscadine wines, and more. There is a dairy plant that offers free tours to learn how ice cream is made, two corn mazes, a Native Plant Garden at the Ocoee Whitewater Center, and a cheese factory run by a sixth generation farmer.

Titled Agriculture in the Tennessee Overhill, the colorful brochure includes a map marked with suggested stops along the way and a brief overview of the farming history of the Tennessee Overhill, a region in southeast Tennessee that got its name from the earliest farmers who worked the land there -- the Overhill Cherokee.

The trail follows the backroads and highways of the Tennessee Overhill, sometimes winding alongside scenic rivers, sometimes traveling through pastoral farmlands, and sometimes exploring small towns.

The brochure also includes a list of traditional agricultural events like the Annual Ramp Tramp in Greasy Creek, and several county fairs.

According to Linda Caldwell, Director for the Tennessee Overhill, "Farming has always held a place of importance in the Tennessee Overhill for generations, and even though farming has changed, its importance has not diminished. Garden patches, hay bales and silos still dot the landscape and folks who live in the Tennessee Overhill still hold a locally grown melon and a slow cured ham in high regard."

For copies of the new brochure, or questions, contact the Tennessee Overhill;



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