Lifestyle

As interest in local farm-to-table food increases, many consumers are interested in purchasing a locally raised beef animal to accompany their locally sourced vegetables and fruits. However, the amount of meat actually available from a beef animal is a frequent source of misunderstanding among consumers, processors and cattle producers. Consumers who buy a live animal from a local cattle producer ...

Celebrate National Farmers Market Week on Saturday, August 8, 2015, as the Gatlinburg Farmers Market will present its next in a series of special events, Cooking Demonstrations and Tomato Tasting Contest. Market customers can learn easy and scrumptious ways of preparing local foods and vote on their favorite tomato variety all while listening to music performed by Barry Bianchi and ...

For the 92nd year, 4-H members from across Tennessee gathered at the University of Tennessee for State 4-H Roundup and All-Star Conference. The annual event, which took place July 20-24, 2015, recognized the outstanding project work and leadership accomplishments of senior high 4-H members. Approximately 300 high school age 4-H’ers from across Tennessee met for several days on the UT ...

The Dollywood Company’s most anticipated project to date, Dollywood’s DreamMore ResortTM, opens its doors Monday, July 27, creating a new chapter in the famed company’s 30-year history. Fittingly, Dolly Parton’s dream of adding a resort to the fun and excitement of her Smoky Mountain theme park offerings comes true during Dollywood’s 30th anniversary season. “Seeing DreamMore Resort open really is ...

Easy to grow in a home garden and delicious year-round, green beans are a popular home-canned food. Just like any other home-canned food, it is important to always use research based procedures and recommendations. For example, green beans should always be preserved by pressure canning. People still canning green beans at home using the boiling water canner instead of tested ...

Great Smoky Mountains Park officials announce the completion of two unique summer programs engaging selected high school students and teachers as park rangers. The Teachers in Parks and the High School Student Intern programs are six-week paid work experiences where participants learn about the resources of the park through on-site training exercises that enable them to perform ranger duties. Participants ...

Even when enjoying the great outdoors in Tennessee, RV owners and people camping should be wary of the dangers that can arise from carbon monoxide in and around tents and RVs. Often called “the silent killer,” carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless gas created when fuels (such as kerosene, gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane) burn ...

Old Forge Distillery’s 1830 Original Miller’s Blend and Coffee Flavored Moonshine were recently awarded Platinum Medals at the 2015 SIP Awards. A 100-member judging panel at the 2015 SIP Awards, the world’s largest consumer tasting competition, awarded 1830 Original Miller’s Blend a Platinum medal in the “Unaged Whiskey/Moonshine” category and 1830 Original Coffee a Platinum medal in the “Flavored/Infused Whiskey” ...

Local Sevier County retailers are preparing for the annual Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday. The State of Tennessee has scheduled the 2015 Sales Tax Holiday weekend from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 7 until Sunday, August 9 at 11:59 p.m., and with Sevier County being a major shopping destination for residents of east Tennessee and vacationers, retail stores are preparing for ...

Sevier County 4-H members Sierra Vess and Cecelie Williams of Catons Chapel; Shavonna Montpelier of Sevierville Middle; and Colton MacFarland of Seymour Middle were delegates to the 2015 UT Extension’s 4-H Electric Camp, July 7-10 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. They were a part of a group of over 280 youth representing counties from across the state. Delegates ...