The Blackberry farm stand was named for the bishop of Tannessee who was killed in an accident last week.The farm stand is located near the Tennessee-Alabama border.The Bishop of Terrebonne Parish, John P. Taylor, was killed after being struck by a truck while crossing the bridge over the Mississippi River on Friday, The Associated Press
A decade ago, Tennessee’s blackberry farm was the only place in the state to grow alligators.Today, the Tennessee Agri-Food Commission is trying to reclaim some of its glory by selling alligator farm soil to farmers.It’s an ambitious plan that is expected to generate more than $1.3 million in agricultural sales in the coming year.The first
The Latest on the Blackberry Farm fire in Tennessee (all times local):2:15 p.m.The U.S. Forest Service is investigating a fire that started in a barn in a Tipton, Tennessee, plantation and destroyed at least two blackberries, officials say.The blaze broke out in the barn in the early hours of Sunday morning.A crew with the Forest
Farmers are often in a race against time to make sure their crop is ready to go when the crop is sold.But the UK’s biggest producer of blackberries is hoping that with a recent update to its payments system, it will be able to keep up with demand for its product.In a move that is
Cox, the blackberry family, is a member of the genus coxae, and the term refers to a group of trees in the genus Caulerpa.Cox farms were originally cultivated by Native Americans and are now widespread in North America.This particular farm was established in Tennessee in the late 1800s, when a family of blackberry trees was
I know you’re wondering: what exactly happened to Blackberry Farm Truck?After a decade-long absence, the company is back.And the company seems to be having a renaissance.But the story of the Blackberry farm truck is far from over.Recode’s Andrew Kaczynski and Adam Taylor take a look back at the company’s history, its current challenges, and what