Consume fresh juices and ciders safely this Fall! Juices provide many important nutrients, but consuming untreated juices can pose health risks to your family. Did You Know? When fruits and vegetables are fresh-squeezed or used raw, bacteria from the produce can end up in your juice or cider. Unless the produce or the juice has been pasteurized or otherwise treated ...

Pumpkins offer far more than a door stop at Halloween. They are delicious in pies, breads, and other culinary treats. However if you are considering preserving pumpkins, please consider the following suggestions from the National Center for Home Food Preservation. Canning pumpkin butter or mashed or pureed pumpkin is NOT recommended for preserving pumpkins. Home canning is not recommended for ...

The Sevier County 4-H Forestry Judging Team Members recently brought home honors in the Eastern Regional 4-H Forestry Judging Team Competition held at Berean Christian School in Knoxville, Tenn. The Eastern Region 4-H Judging Events are sponsored by and held in conjunction with the Tennessee Valley Fair each fall. Sevier County was represented by two Junior High teams that placed ...

Fall is the time to wean and market calves born last spring. Producers use different methods to wean calves, but according to Andrew Griffith, University of Tennessee Extension livestock marketing specialist, some methods are better than others when it comes to the health of the animal. “The methods that result in fewer health problems are largely desired by many cattle ...

Boxwood is a bread and butter plant for landscapers and gardeners. It can grow under a wide range of conditions in Tennessee, but a disease that’s relatively new to the state may threaten the popular plant. Boxwood blight was first found in the U.S. in 2012 and first documented in Tennessee in 2014. Alan Windham, a plant pathologist with University of Tennessee ...

The Sevier County 4-H Poultry Show was held recently at the Sevier County Fairgrounds in Sevierville, Tenn. The event highlighted the year for 4-H’ers participating in the 4-H Chick Chain Project. Joseph Widner, Seymour High School, exhibited the Grand Champion Pen of Pullets. Andrew Spinosa, Sevierville Intermediate School, exhibited the Reserve Champion Pen and also received the award for Best ...

Sevier County students in fourth through twelfth grades may soon sign up for local 2015-2016 4-H clubs. 4-H is the youth organization of the United States Department of Agriculture and The University of Tennessee Extension. It is offered to all 4-12 grade young people in Sevier County regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. 4-H encourages youth ...

The Governor’s Foundation for Health and Wellness, through its Healthier Tennessee initiative, today announced the launch of Small Starts @ Worship, an online wellness toolkit for faith communities. It is available at no cost to congregations across the state at www.healthierTN.com. Small Starts @ Worship provides faith leaders with tips, ideas and actions to help members get healthier together. It ...

It’s almost time for the Sevier County Fair. It is set for its 80th run, Sept. 7-12, 2015, with a theme of “It’s All About the Kids.” The fair means different things to different people and most of us have childhood memories of our visits to the fair. From the rides, food, animal shows and exhibits, the fair offers a ...

August is peak time for backyard gardeners. There’s an abundance to harvest and plenty to do. “It’s a great month to be out in your garden, both enjoying the fruits of your labor and starting to prepare for the fall growing season and for next year,” says Jason Reeves, research horticulturist and garden curator at the University of Tennessee Gardens ...