Belle Meade Plantation hosts weekly farmers market
The Tennessean• May 28, 2008
Featuring a variety of locally grown vegetables, eggs, fruit and fresh-cut flowers from farmers within a 25-mile radius of Nashville, the market is open 12:30 to 4 p.m. Thursdays. The plantation has been hosting the market since February, with James Gardner of Gardner Grove onsite with fresh products.
The market has seen significant traffic since its February opening.
"The farmer has a very loyal following," said Alton Kelley, president of Belle Meade Plantation.
"Every time he's here, people bring egg cartons in for refills."
The plantation is hoping to add additional offerings as produce starts to pick up.
The 30-acre, historic site represents and interprets 200 years of Tennessee history, as the grounds were once a world-famous thoroughbred farm.
"With over two centuries of being a farm, we don't want to lose our roots," Kelley said. "Small farmers are endangered species and we want to do everything we can to support them."
The Tennessean• May 28, 2008
Featuring a variety of locally grown vegetables, eggs, fruit and fresh-cut flowers from farmers within a 25-mile radius of Nashville, the market is open 12:30 to 4 p.m. Thursdays. The plantation has been hosting the market since February, with James Gardner of Gardner Grove onsite with fresh products.
The market has seen significant traffic since its February opening.
"The farmer has a very loyal following," said Alton Kelley, president of Belle Meade Plantation.
"Every time he's here, people bring egg cartons in for refills."
The plantation is hoping to add additional offerings as produce starts to pick up.
The 30-acre, historic site represents and interprets 200 years of Tennessee history, as the grounds were once a world-famous thoroughbred farm.
"With over two centuries of being a farm, we don't want to lose our roots," Kelley said. "Small farmers are endangered species and we want to do everything we can to support them."
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