Season 8, Episode 21

BattleField Farm & Gardens & the Broccoli Lady

Today we are setting the table with urban community gardening, and broccoli casserole. Our first guest is Chris Battle who created BattleFiled Farms and Gardens in East Knox County his motto is “Fighting food disparity, building community”. We also hear a wonderful short story by Fred Sauceman about the late Glodine Davis of Johnson City known as “The Broccoli Lady” and the recipe and memory of her beloved broccoli casserole.

Links: BattleField Farm and Gardens: https://www.facebook.com/battlefieldfarmandgardens/

Link to a story written by Fred Sauceman that ran in the Johnson City Press February 20, 2018 in memory of Glodine Davis “The Broccoli Lady”.

https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/the-broccoli-lady/article_eee54cc2-a830-59bf-b4fe-4a92267f0ad6.html

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

Emi Sunshine (who arranged and sang our our theme song when she was only 9 years old): https://theemisunshine.com/

Glodine Davis “The Broccoli Lady” Broccoli Casserole recipe by way of Fred Sauceman

Ingredients:

2 fresh bunches broccoli, cut into florets and boiled (frozen can be used, but it isn’t as good)

small onion chopped

2 beaten eggs

1 stick of butter cut into thin slices

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

1 sleeve Ritz crackers crushed / or Townhouse Crackers

Directions:

Boil broccoli florets for about 5 minutes. Drain.

Mix broccoli with 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup, onion, 2 beaten eggs, grated cheddar cheese and butter slices.

Bake at 350 degrees until it is bubbly

And remember “The Broccoli Lady, GLodine K. Davis”

Sadly, Glodine passed away December 2nd, 2017. This is a link to Glodine K. Davis’s obituary. https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/obituary/glodine-k-davis/article_b9cc0151-3806-5bc9-b8e8-dce6136ab93e.html