Season 7, Episode 22,  July 11, 18th, 2020

Overhill Gardens, Monroe County, Tennessee with owner Avi Askey. Overhill Gardens is a Native plant nursery, and Eco-Friendly Landscapes, Hardscape, and design business. Amy interviews owner Avi Askey about his work for over 20 years now to improve region’s ecology through his work of saving native plants, and endangered native plant species. 

Also Fred Sauceman shares a segment with the recording of the voice of Janette Carter as she shares her recipe for Chow Chow.

Plus news of the Blount County Beekeepers Association upcoming meeting July 13, 2020 and news of an upcoming virtual benefit music concert August 1, 2020 to benefit Seed Savers Exchange.

* A list of Overhill Garden “Edibles” inventory is listed at the bottom of this post, just keep scrolling.

Links:

Overhill Gardens: http://www.overhillgardens.com/

Sustainable Future Center “Farm to Table Sale” - July 18, and 25th, 2020. 10:00 -12:00 Noon.

https://www.facebook.com/SustainableFutureCenter

Seed Savers Exchange: https://www.seedsavers.org/

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

Emi Sunshine sings our theme song: https://theemisunshine.com/

Overhill Gardens Edibles inventory:

Trees

Persimmon

Butternut

Pawpaw – host for state butterfly, zebra swallowtail

Red Mulberry

Redbud

Downy Serviceberry

Sassafras

American Plum

American Crabapple

Red Cedar

Hickory

Honey Locust

American Chestnut

Allegheny Chinkapin

Shrubs

American Hazelnut

Elderberry

Spicebush

Blueberry, Sparkleberry, many sp.

Hawthorn sp.

Sumac

Purple-flowering Raspberry

Wild Rose

Blackberry, Raspberry

Black Raspberry

Black Chokeberry

Perennials

Spikenard

Bee Balm

Jerusalem Artichoke

Nodding Onion

False Solomon’s Seal – too many berries can be a laxative

Cutleaf Coneflower

Mayapple

Violet

Great Solomon’s Seal – shoots

Vines and Groundcovers

Partridgeberry

Groundnut

Passionflower – state wildflower

Muscadine

Cranberry

Wild Ginger

Wintergreen

Wild Strawberry

Fox grape