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  • Prohibition Popcorn
    July 28, 2021 Ilex Pounders

    Prohibition Popcorn

    Prohibition Popcorn is gluten-free, nut-free and contains a hint of whiskey in every batch. As it turns out, popcorn and whiskey together are pure magic.  When Melanie Overby and Rodney Thompson of Two Thompsons catering were asked to create a special...

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  • Nola Snack Co.
    July 28, 2021 Ilex Pounders

    Nola Snack Co.

    Liz Craig and Dawn Craig, sisters-in-law, created Nola Granola after teaming up to create a better granola.  Nola Snack Co. was soon founded to use all natural ingredients to create high-quality, delicious snacks. Based in Nashville, the company is named...

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  • The Nashville Jam Company
    July 28, 2021 Ilex Pounders

    The Nashville Jam Company

    The Nashville Jam Company was started by Cortney and Gary Baron after having more fruits and vegetables than they could handle from their own garden.  They started making strawberry jalapeno jam, peach habanero jam, and six pepper jelly and giving...

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  • Olive & Sinclair
    July 28, 2021 Ilex Pounders

    Olive & Sinclair

    Olive & Sinclair is Tennessee’s only bean-to-bar stoneground chocolate maker.  Every bar of chocolate is hand crafted in Nashville from slow-roasted and stone ground single origin beans and combined with brown sugar for a unique flavor. Although they started with...

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  • Bongo Java Roasting Co.
    July 28, 2021 Ilex Pounders

    Bongo Java Roasting Co.

    Bongo Java Roasting Co. is Nashville’s first certified organic coffee roaster and Bongo Java coffeehouse is the oldest coffeeshop in the city, opening in March of 1993.  Bob Bernstein and a group of local investors opened Bongo Java as a...

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  • Little Seed Farm
    July 28, 2021 Ilex Pounders

    Little Seed Farm

    In 2012, Eileen and James Ray made a drastic move from New York City to a rural farm just outside of Nashville to follow their dreams. Their mission in farming was to start with the raw land, add as few...

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