About the Farm:

• Located in Knoxville, off John Sevier Highway
• 90 acre farm with 21 acres in production
• 14 acres under organic transition
• 7 acres left under conventional management
• Facilities include 3 high tunnels and a greenhouse

Click here to take a virtual farm equipment tour.

Applied research projects at the farm focus on:

• Conservation tillage techniques
• High-tunnel production
• Variety trials
• Evaluating the use cover crops for: optimizing fertility, enhancing beneficial insect populations, reducing soil-borne pathogens, and managing weeds
• Assessment and encouragement of native bees

The next Organic Crops Field Tour is scheduled for April 29, 2010. Click here for more information on the field tours.