Agri-Tourism Activities

UNICOI - It’s strawberry time in Unicoi! And time once again for the annual Wayne Scott Strawberry Festival! Named in honor of the late Wayne Scott, founder of Scott’s Strawberries, this lively festival gathering celebrates the simple life with good-natured family fun, beautiful arts and crafts, toe-tapping, down-home bluegrass and bursting baskets full of ripe, red, juicy Scott’s strawberries to sweeten up the fun.

at Farmhouse Gallery & Gardens in Unicoi. The 4th weekend in April heralds the popular Fiddlers and Fiddleheads Festival at Johnny and Pat Lynch’s Farmhouse Gallery & Gardens. Now in its 15th year, this down-home music festival always provides a spectacular venue for a remarkable slate of bluegrass talent from all over East Tennessee and beyond, such as Adam Larkey & Mountain Time, The Ball Sisters, the Red Barn Band, the Pleasant Beach Church Quartet, Headed Home, Tanner Honeycutt, the Spinner Family, The Old Timers, Carson Peters and the Rock House String Band, and Pleasant Hill.

at Rocky Mount Museum in Piney Flats. Participate with the family and friends of the Cobb Family as they gather in the rewardds of their labor throughout this productive year with the harvest of the crops and the preparations being made for the long winter season.
(423) 538-7396
www.rockymountmuseum.com

at Rocky Mount Museum. Join the Cobb Family embarking on the customary chores of the Springtime and participate in the processing of wool from the shearing of the sheep to the final product, from "sheep to shawl". Tour the historic site and visit with the Cobb family as they celebrate the passing of the harsh winter and prepare for the new growing season.
423-538-7396
www.rockymountmuseum.com

in Downtown Historic Jonesborough. Tours of elegant gardens throughout historic district. Includes seminars, plant clinics, gardening products and tea. Admission charge. 423.753.1010. www.historicjonesborough.com

The Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism will host a Century Farm Workshop for eligible farmers in Sullivan County on March 11. The event will be held in the Sullivan County Courthouse in Blountville.

The Tennessee Century Farm Program recognizes those farms that have been owned and operated by the same family for over 100 years. The Century Farm Programt is sponsored by the TN Dept. of Agriculture and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation www.tncenturyfarms.org.

The front parking lot will be bustling this morning! Bring cuttings and potted outdoor and indoor plants, to exchange for species you don’t have—a fun way to meet other gardeners and increase your collection.