Special Growers, Maryville, Tennessee
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Special Growers, Maryville, Tennessee
Season 8, Episode 26. 07/10/2021
Today, we are setting the table with herbs and cut flowers grown by Special Growers. Special Growers is a non-profit organization located in Blount County, TN. This organization offers workforce development training and employment for people with disabilities who are aging out of high school special education classes. At Special Growers, they grow culinary herbs and cut flowers and are supported by area restaurants, corporate donors, and community members. Kent Davis is our guest, a founding member of Special Growers, and is also a parent of a child that benefitted from Special Growers. In Fred Sauceman’s Pot-Luck Radio Series, he features the Moonpie, which has been made for over 100 years by the Chattanooga Bakery in Chattanooga, TN.
Links:
Special Growers: https://www.specialgrowers.com/
Link to Special Growers Summer Dinner Series: https://www.specialgrowers.com/event-details/summer-garden-dinner-series-with-matt-gallaher-emilia-italian
Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman
Chattanooga Bakery, makers of the Moon Pie for over 100 years: https://moonpie.com/about
Emi Sunshine (sings our theme song): https://theemisunshine.com/
Pictured Left to Right are Harrison Inman, employee and artist at Special Growers and Director of Operations, Maria Laughlin.
Pictured left to right are Elise McDaniel, Maggie Gallaher, John Dudok, and Emily Knapp employees and volunteer at Special Growers, Maryville, Tennessee.
Pictured left to right me (Amy Campbell) with Kent Davis. Kent is one of the founders of Special Growers and a parent of a child who benefitting from this organization.