We are a seasonally-inspired baking company that specializes in custom scratch-made sweets, crafted for you to gather and celebrate life’s big and small moments. From weddings and birthdays to corporate events and baby showers, we love partnering with our clients to provide customized sweets to make their celebration deliciously memorable.
McKenzie Farms is owned by Marisa & Thomas McKenzie located in Newport, TN. We specialize in non-GMO, heirloom corn and other heirloom grains grown in East Tennessee. Our products can be used in any almost any recipe for baking, cooking, and even some brewing or distilling.
McKenzie Farms brand products is just one small part of our farm production. To understand, let me start at the beginning (not the complete beginning, just a few steps back. It will make sense, I promise).
Thomas McKenzie has been a whiskey distiller for over 20 years. He’s one of the first in his family to do it legally. He learned from his grandfathers, who made sought after moonshine in the woods of south Alabama. His father was a farmer, a businessman, a local politician, mechanic, and all around good man. Thomas learned to make liquor from his grandfathers and farm grain and raise cattle from his father, took forestry classes in high school and read a lot of books, and has been mentored by the best master distillers in the world. He didn’t know it growing up, that his ‘education’ he received would give him the tools he needed to become the distiller he is today.
The other McKenzie, Thomas’s wife Marisa grew up in the north and only knew cornbread from a Jiffy box. But she was raised by parents who loved to cook and food was meant to be shared with friends and family. Growing up in Indiana, Marisa was surrounded by corn fields and only knew ‘knee high by the fourth of July’. Marisa has learned how to cook pretty good grits and cornbread now. The quality ingredients help.
We hope you enjoy them, share them, and cook with them. If you make whiskey with them, that’s fine too, but probably best not to share that with too many others. Y’all come back.
I launched East TN's first skincare boutique in June 2020. SKINCARA offers skincare treatments and products that are exclusive to our studio in Knoxville. We also empower local female entrepreneurs by featuring new artists each month, known as, the Girl Gang Artists.
Girls Gotta Eat Good is an Asian Bakery. It is owned by Filipino-American Jessica Carr. Jessica started the business to connect with her roots and share Filipino sweet treats with the Knoxville community. She sells her baked goods at pop-ups and via social media.
I'm Paige Muirhead, artist and illustrator of Lyn Paige Art. I am inspired by whimsical antiques and Victorian folk art. Through illustration and surface pattern , I focus on creating work with vibrant color palettes that showcase my love for pop-culture, botany, and regional characteristics.
I am a local crochet artisan bringing custom items to families, moms, and young children. I create unique products like Freezer Teethers and Face Mask Ear Warmers using all-natural materials. I have been crocheting for 30 years and I'm constantly learning new and fun ways to share my passion for creating! I love my city and I love my craft.
I've painted for over 35 years, and my favorite locations to paint en plein air are the Smoky Mountains, France, and Italy. Many of my paintings are in private collections throughout the United States and Europe, and my original oils have been exhibited in Giverny, France (home of Monet’s Gardens), Northern Italy, and Tuscany. I've had several solo art shows in Knoxville, and my limited-edition print, “Suffrage on Market Square,” is part of the Historical Exhibit of Art and Artifacts at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs History and Resource Center in Washington, DC. I'm a member of the Arts and Culture Alliance, Fountain City Art Center, American Impressionist Society, and Oil Painters of America.
Our journey is all about saving the planet and turning our found objects into accessible art that creates a statement or becomes a conversation piece. We never create the same thing twice, and we're proud you will always be the owner of the original. You can come take a hands on class anytime, and make your very own incredible art too!
Ginger’s gems & junk is a small business consisting of myself, my husband, and my dad. We are a team of fiery redheads who turn what some call junk into treasure. We work with raw wood and reclaimed wood sourced from local structures. We electrocute wood using the Lichtenberg technique as well - you have to see it! We also are avid rock and mineral collectors and sellers and often utilize them for our designs. We are “redneck fabulous” and part of our charm is seeing us in action.
Bloom and Grow Media is a boutique Pinterest Marketing agency that works closely with creative entrepreneurs. Keeping your brand at the heart of what we do, we can manage your Pinterest business account from set-up, management, promoted Pins, coaching, and image creation. We value our clients like family and enjoy building relationships for years to come.
Christian Lange Photography produces images that tell your company's story: product shots, business headshots, photos of your employees in action, and conceptual images that capture an idea. We work with you to showcase the quality and unique features of your brand –and to visually communicate these values. Your product might be a service, a piece of real estate, industrial machinery, or a bread box. Whatever you're advertising, we can create the compelling photography you require!
I am a local native to East Tennessee and studied art at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and Pellissippi State Community College. I like to use both oil and acrylic paints on Wood and screeched canvas to create both abstract and contemporary pieces. I often use nature and bold colors to inspire my creative process.
Over the last decade, I have been creating furniture and art work from hardwood, re-claimed wood, and sheet metal. I work primarily on commissioned projects and also have a line of products which are made largely from recycled materials.
I make wooden accessories for board and tabletop games such as Dungeons and Dragons. I use locally sourced wood for the most part. I make everything out of my garage here in Knoxville. I also am expanding into reading accessories such as book stands. I mostly sell via my website and Nourish Knox's farmers market.
Annie Rochelle is a Knoxville native whose work combines traditional art techniques with contemporary compositions. Often irreverent and quirky, her botanical illustrations use nature to interpret social pathos. In her work, 'The Language of Flowers' is updated to a modern vernacular.
We create some of the most quality, beautiful, and one-of-a-kind custom floors in the country. We specialize in reclaimed barn wood, newly milled Hickory and Oak, as well as engineered and solid options on all of our products. Something that also set us apart is our ability to create custom millwork, treads, risers, and flush mount vents to match our unique floors.
During the pandemic, I graduated UT with a degree in graphic design. Graduating into an uncertain job market I started Foolish Designs. I started experimenting and truly just make whatever I have fun making. I began experimenting with polymer clay making sculptural earrings and knick-knacks. I have also started to sell some of my print and illustrative designs.
Weekly Wagon started from a desire to eat local food easy. I would go to farmer's markets and talk with people about this. Around that time, a farmer named Troy mentioned that an apartment complex in Chattanooga had once approached him about delivering directly to their residents. It's more common now than ever before that Knoxville residents care about what they eat, where it came from, and how it was grown. Weekly Wagon is here for those kinds of question. It delivers regionally sourced foods directly to your door.
I have always loved drawing and painting and telling stories. During the last several years dealing with progressive health issues, art has become my safe haven. A way to express my soul and to enjoy the simple act of making something beautiful and unique even when I can't control the rest of life.
