Bailey Muller passes curry deviled eggs from the "happy chickens" at Beardsley Farm.
“Three Sisters” is a style of agriculture the folks at Beardsley Farm practiced this summer. What are the three plants that make up the “Three Sisters” system?
That was just one of the questions in the super hard trivia contest at the recent “Raise the Roots” fundraising dinner for Beardsley Community Farm. I can’t believe that our table actually took second place in the contest. We did have some help from Google, though. Thankfully, our friend Bill Lyons is fiendishly competitive and really applied himself to help us win! I’ll list the five other trivia questions in this blog post and place the answers in the comment section a little later on.
Beardsley Community Farm, operated by the Knoxville–Knox County Community Action Committee through a grant from AmeriCorps, is an urban demonstration site that has promoted food security and sustainable urban agriculture through practice, education, and community outreach since 1998. It is located on the site of the former Beardsley Junior High School on Reynolds Street. This year’s “Raise the Roots” dinner was held at The Plaid Apron in the heart of Sequoyah Hills. The restaurant was closed and the owners turned the place over to the folks from Beardsley and Organicism Farms and Foods, which provided both the food and the chef, Jennifer Hammonds.
Here’s another triva question: Beardsley Community Farm has three varieties of chickens. Which one of these is NOT a species of chicken at Beardsley? a.) Rhode Island Red; b.) Dutch Bantam; c.) Dominique; d.) Iowa Blue
Alan and I go to this dinner every year and find it to be so charming and refreshing. It’s pretty much always vegetarian, which we also like, and as much of the food as possible is grown locally.
Lauren Smith tries one of the delicious hors d'oeuvres: Flour Head Bakery baguettes topped with honey and cream cheese. Yum!
From left, Joan Ashe, Caesar Stair, Victor Ashe and Barbara Kelly, executive director of the Community Action Committee
The centerpieces reflected the casual nature of the evening. Very sweet.
Mika Yoshida opens a bottle of wine for Casey Littell. It's great to be able to bring your own wine to dinner. That way you know you will get what you like!
Here's a shot of the dining room.
Another trivia question: Beardsley just built cold frames and low tunnels to protect its plants from frost. When is the average first frost for Knoxville?
I think this was the freshest salad I've ever seen! Freshly picked greens with pickled daikon radishes, fried chickpeas and tangy yogurt dressing.
Alan loved the salad and proclaimed the radishes "damn good!" You don't hear that about radishes very often!
Larry and Deb Fauver
From left, Connie and Jim Brace, Kristy Kel-Blackmon and Brian Blackmon.
Beardsley donates to various organizations in Knoxville including women’s shelters, food pantries, churches and refugee organizations. One of its donation sites, Global SEEDS, supports refugees from what country? a.) Iran; b.) Iraq; c.) Somalia; d.) Ethiopia
Here's the entree: paneer and roasted sweet potatoes tossed with Indian spiced braised greens. Interesting and good.
Annie Gray
This year's AmeriCorps workers at Beardsley are, from left, Ellie Moore, Allegra Boles-Hall, Matt Callo and Conner Westby
Unbelievable dessert: beet brownies with Cruz Farm ice cream and a raspberry cardamom reduction. Never have beets tasted so good!
Compost requires a “brown” source for carbon and a “green” source for nitrogen. Beardsley uses food scraps from local restaurants as its “green” source. What are some “brown” sources Beardsley farm has used in its compost. Mark all that apply. a.) animal products; b.) spent corn stalks; c.) leaves; d.) finished compost; e.) grass clippings
Our chef, Jennifer Hammonds, right, hugs Adrian Gibson, also of Organicism Farms and Foods.
Gay Lyons, left, with Barbara Kelly
Victor Ashe, standing with Alan Carmichael, left, and Bill Lyons
Khann Chov, left, the manager of Beardsley Farm, with Jessica Hammonds of Organicism Farms and Foods
I really liked this piece of art at The Plaid Apron!
One of the most popular items from Beardsley Farm comes from its bees: Beardsley Honey. Approximately how much honey does one bee produce in her lifetime?
The group pose after dinner: from left, Jody Bennett, Khann Chov, Matt Callo, Jessica Hammonds, Allegra Boles-Hall, Conner Westby and Ellie Moore
Here is Bill showing off our prize for coming in second place: tickets to the next Beardsley fundraiser, a soup event called Snowday. It is set for Jan. 25 at Barley's in the Old City.
Here is a joyful little video about Organicism Farms and Foods folks getting ready for the “Raise the Roots” dinner. Click here.
Feel free to submit guesses on the trivia questions in the comment section. I’ll post the answers in 24 hours.
I love all of Beardsley’s events. Everything at this most recent one was absolutely delicious. Looking forward to Snow Day!
Beardsley Community Farm is such an important organization in our community. And what a pleasure to dine on garden fare so lovingly prepared!
Gay and Annie: Alan and I totally agree. We gave come to love and admire all things Beardsley! We make a real effort to attend all Beardsley fundraising events. Highly recommend.
I’ve got a $10 gift card to Naples to the person who comes the closest to answering the six trivia questions. Answers will be posted late this afternoon. Winning answers will be the ones provided by Beardsley, which, by the way, don’t always match the ones my table mates and I found through Google. Just saying.
Oops. Made a mistake. It’s a $20 gift card.
Cynthia, I’m worried that these answers may embarrass me, but I’m willing to try!
What are the three plants that make up the “Three Sisters” system?
Answer: Corn, Radishes and Carrots
Which one of these is NOT a species of chicken at Beardsley? a.) Rhode Island Red; b.) Dutch Bantam; c.) Dominique; d.) Iowa Blue
Answer: A Rhode Island Red
When is the average first frost for Knoxville?
Answer: Dec. 1
One of its donation sites, Global SEEDS, supports refugees from what country? a.) Iran; b.) Iraq; c.) Somalia; d.) Ethiopia
Answer: C Somalia
What are some “brown” sources Beardsley farm has used in its compost? Mark all that apply. a.) animal products; b.) spent corn stalks; c.) leaves; d.) finished compost; e.) grass clippings
Answer: B, C, D, E
One of the most popular items from Beardsley Farm comes from its bees: Beardsley Honey. Approximately how much honey does one bee produce in her lifetime?
Answer: 500 gallons
Are you kidding? Don’t be embarrassed – we only got about two right and we came in second place!
Good point. And hopefully no one else will feel shy about guessing now that I’ve posted my answers!
And, if nobody else posts, you will win!
1.“Three Sisters” is a style of agriculture the folks at Beardsley Farm practiced this summer. What are the three plants that make up the “Three Sisters” system?
Answer: Corn squash and beans
2. Beardsley Community Farm has three varieties of chickens. Which one of these is NOT a species of chicken at Beardsley? a.) Rhode Island Red; b.) Dutch Bantam; c.) Dominique; d.) Iowa Blue
Answer: D Iowa Blue ( just a guess because I’m from Iowa)
3. When is the average first frost for Knoxville?
Answer: October 23rd
4. One of its donation sites, Global SEEDS, supports refugees from what country? a.) Iran; b.) Iraq; c.) Somalia; d.) Ethiopia
Answer: B Iraq
5. What are some “brown” sources Beardsley farm has used in its compost? Mark all that apply. a.) animal products; b.) spent corn stalks; c.) leaves; d.) finished compost; e.) grass clippings
Answer: B, C
6.Approximately how much honey does one bee produce in her lifetime?
Answer: 1/12 of a teaspoon
Drum roll, please! Here are the answers:
1. Three sisters are corn, beans and squash.
2. There are NO Iowa Blues at Beardsley.
3. Average first frost for Knoxville is Oct. 31.
4. Global SEEDS supports refugees from Iraq.
5. Brown compost sources are cornstalks, leaves and grass clippings.
6. One Beardsley bee produces 1/8 of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.
So, congrats, Jason Cowen! Please email your mailing address to [email protected]. We will mail you your $20 gift card from Naples. Thanks to Lauren for entering, too.
I have never heard of beet brownies but believe I would like them.
Hey, George: I had never heard of them either. But they were fantastic!
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