We were camping in Big South Fork recently and headed back to Oak Ridge the long way… through Monterey, Tennessee near Crossville. It’s a beautiful drive, plus we wanted to pick up some Muddy Pond sorghum. The fun thing about visiting Muddy Pond is that you can watch them make sorghum on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays in the fall, when the sorghum fields mature. It’s super fun to watch. The horses are just to demonstrate the old sorghum press… a modern press works right in the field and brings in the juice for the boiler. But, the boiler’s the real thing. You can watch the juice go in one end, wind its way as it bubbles and cooks… probably about 100 feet of pan, and then comes out the bottom end reduced by 10x.
We brought back sorghum for our customers in Market-To-Go and the Winter Farmers’ Market. Market-To-Go offers curbside pickup at Dean’s Restaurant through Nov. 12, and then at the Winter Farmers’ Market starting Dec. 3.
Home delivery is offered in most areas of Oak Ridge every Saturday, so you can always shop local!
Rebecca Williams, Director of Grow Oak Ridge
