Zavels Family Farms, Corryton, Tennessee

by Amy Campbell in

Season 8, Episode 5. 01/30/2021

Zavels Family Farms, Corryton, Tennessee

Today, we are setting the table with Family Farming. In this episode we visit with Mike and Tammy Zavels of Zavels Family Farms located in Corryton TN. This farming family is a very successful family farm in the eastern region of Tennessee. They will let us know how they got into farming and how the family has grown and the diversity of farm products that they produce. They also give some really good advice to those contemplating a life of farming for a living.

In Fred Sauceman’s Pot Luck Radio Series, he features one of Tennessee’s oldest restaurants in continuous operation “Sarzour’s” of Chattanooga.

Links:

Zavels Family Farm - http://www.zavelsfamilyfarms.com/

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

Nourish Market - https://www.nourishknoxville.org/

Grow Oak Ridge Winter Market - https://www.growoakridge.org/

Pictured are Tammy and Mike Zavels at home at the family table built by their son Zack. Every week on Friday night the family gathers around this table and shares a family meal. Photo from Amy Campbell, 2021.

Pictured are Tammy and Mike Zavels at home at the family table built by their son Zack. Every week on Friday night the family gathers around this table and shares a family meal. Photo from Amy Campbell, 2021.

The late Shirley Fuller of “Zarsour’s”, Chattanooga. “Zarzour’s” is one of Tennessee’s oldest restaurants in continuous operation. Photograph provided by Fred Sauceman.

The late Shirley Fuller of “Zarsour’s”, Chattanooga. “Zarzour’s” is one of Tennessee’s oldest restaurants in continuous operation. Photograph provided by Fred Sauceman.