In many ways living green simply means revisiting simpler times and smoke-cured country hams have been a tasty tradition in Tennessee since pioneer days.
Long known as Mt. Juliet’s "ham man," Ed Rice of Rice's Country Hams is now passing this old fashioned method for curing meats down to son-in-law, Scott. Every January this family business begins hanging hams in preparation for the next holiday season, preserving tradition and full country flavor all along the way.
We think it’s great news that several Tennessee Prisons are choosing to Go Green, and Live Green Tennessee recently visited Sergeant Doug Griffith of the Tennessee Department of Corrections. Griffith explained a recycling program that turns leftover food from five prisons into rich, fertile mulch that’s then used on a 100-acre kitchen garden. The inmates working the farm save the prison system—and you, the taxpayer—money... But more important is the responsibility, the fresh air, and the opportunity to learn practical, employable and life-long skills to help trustees adjust to life upon release.