Join us for Tomato Jam 2019!

Tickets are on sale now for our 3rd annual Tomato Jam: a drinks competition featuring Knoxville’s best bartenders and East Tennessee’s finest tomatoes! This fundraiser for Nourish Knoxville challenges local bartenders to create a cocktail using local tomatoes and compete for the titles of Audience Favorite and Judges’ Favorite. Don’t miss this unique event, August 4th at the Mill and Mine, 12:30-3pm.

A brunch bar and coffee will be provided by local producers. Join us for yard games, cocktails, delicious food, and local vendors! Follow along for updates on our Facebook event, and get your tickets today here!

11:30am – VIP Admission ($75)
12:30am – General Admission ($40, or $15 for no cocktails)
3pm – Winners Announced

Thank you to our sponsor Blühen Botanicals!

Corn & Tomato Day at the New Harvest Farmers’ Market

Join us at the New Harvest Farmers’ Market for the 4th annual Corn & Tomato Day on Thursday, July 25, from 3 – 6pm at New Harvest Park with Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs ringing the opening bell.

This FREE, family-friendly event will feature a kids’ zone with crafts and games, youth corn eating competition (4pm in the Picnic Pavilion), Cornbread Cook-off, Tomato Tasting, corn & tomato education, giveaways, and more!

In addition to the free programming, the New Harvest Farmers’ Market will also have a wide variety of vendors with corn and tomato products for purchase including roasted corn from Huff Farms! Other locally grown, raised, and produced products such as fruits, meats, eggs, vegetables, pastries, soaps, and more will also be available.

Follow along for updates on our Facebook event!

PoP Club

Did you know Nourish hosts Power of Produce Club field trips at Wednesday Market Square Farmers’ Markets and Thursday New Harvest Farmers’ Markets? We loved hosting field trips with Beardsley Farm Camp (pictured above), Shora Foundation, Our Place Art, & Norwood Elementary this June! Kids can do a Q&A with a farmer from the market, try fruits & veggies, do educational activities, get PoP Bucks, and shop the market. If you are interested in scheduling a PoP Club field trip, reach out to volunteer@nourishknoxville.org.

July Power of Produce Club Schedule
July 13th, 9am – 2pm, at the Market Square Farmers’ Market.
July 18th, 3pm-6pm, at the New Harvest Farmers’ Market.
July 28th, 1pm-4pm, at the Eastside Sunday Market.
Thank you to Bank of America for their sponsorship of PoP Club.

Double Up Food Bucks

Nourish Knoxville is pleased to provide Double Up Food Bucks at Knox County farmers’ markets for 2019! When SNAP customers spend their SNAP benefits (formerly known as food stamps) at the participating farmers’ markets, they receive up to $20 per day in tokens to spend on free fresh fruits and vegetables. SNAP doubling gives more fresh food to low-income consumers, while also providing farmers with additional income: win/win!

Double Up Food Bucks is part of the national nonprofit Fair Food Network, with funding provided by local sponsors and donors.

Farmers’ Markets offering Double Up Food Bucks:

Nourish Knoxville’s Winter Farmers’ Market
Market Square Farmers’ Market
New Harvest Farmers’ Market
Eastside Sunday Market

Made possible by:
Truck2Table, Humana, Three Rivers Market, and Trinity Health Foundation

Upcoming Community Events

7/3 (Every Wednesday) Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, Knoxville
7/6 Medicinal & Edible Plant Hike, Seven Islands State Birding Park, Kodak
7/10 A Pint & A Purpose: Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, Knoxville
7/11 Trillium Seminar, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, Knoxville
7/12 U T Medical Center Farmers Market, Knoxville
7/13 Power of Produce Club @ the Market Square Farmers’ Market, Nourish Knoxville, Knoxville
7/13 2nd Saturday Celebration of the Fruits of Summer, Union County Farmers’ Market, Maynardville
7/13 Perfectly Pressed Plants, Knoxville Botanical Gardens & Arboretum, Knoxville
7/13 AYNP Gardening Day with ETPRI, AYNP, Knoxville
7/13 Sunflower Festival, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Knoxville
7/15 Tomatoes 911, Knox County Master Gardeners, Knoxville
7/18 Power of Produce Club @ the New Harvest Farmers’ Market, Nourish Knoxville, Knoxville
7/20 Watercolor Landscape Sketches, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, Knoxville
7/20 Annual Tomato Tasting Event, Union County Farmers’ Market, Maynardville
7/21 Pop-Up Pie, Flower, and Coffee Shop, Knoxville
7/25 2019 Corn and Tomato Day, Nourish Knoxville, Knox County
7/26 East TN Children’s Hospital Farmers Market, Knoxville
7/27 Harriman Cobbler Festival, City of Harriman
7/27 Farm to Table Dinner, Honey Creek Farms, Dandridge
7/27 Grainger County Tomato Supper, Spout Springs Estates, Blaine
7/28 Power of Produce Club @ the Eastside Sunday Market, Nourish Knoxville, Knoxville

Check out the community calendar on our website for more food events in East TN at https://www.nourishknoxville.org/events

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At Nourish Knoxville, we strive to connect local growers and producers to you. Whether you’re searching for a locally-sourced brunch restaurant, a farmers’ market to visit, or a CSA for 2019, we seek to make that process as easy as possible through our free East Tennessee Local Food Guide.

A donation of just $25 pays for 50 local food guides! Help us spread the word about local food by becoming a Friend of Nourish Knoxville today!