Season 6, Episode 32, November 16, 2019

Genera, a Biomass solutions company in Vonore, Tennessee.
Today, we are setting the table with a really good story in East, Tennessee Agriculture. We visit with Genera, in Vonore, Tennessee - this is a company that manufactures compostable food service table ware, take out containers and such from domestically sourced, sustainably raised switchgrass and biomass sorghum. Genera is actively recruiting local farmers and land owners to grow these sustainable crops, and today we will visit with Kelley Tiller who is CEO of Genera, Sam Jackson, VP of business development, And Brad Valentine, feedstock manager. The product line brand name for the molded products made from the switchgrass and bio mass sorghum is “Earthables” and it is available through distributors.

Our friend Fred Sauceman of Johnson City shares a Potluck radio segment on a Tennessee foodways exhibition at the TN State Museum in Nashville called “Let’s Eat” this exhibition features the rich and diverse history of Tennessee’s food.

Links to guests, exhibit, Fred Sauceman and sponsor for the Tennessee Farm Table:

Genera: https://generainc.com/

Century Harvest Farms: https://centuryharvest.org/

Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman

“Let’s Eat! Origins and Evolutions of Tennessee Food” exhibition:

https://tnmuseum.org/temporary-exhibits/temporary%20exhibits/letseat