Nathan Baker
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Past articles by Nathan:
Every seed has a story to tell
Spring seemed to sneak up on me this year and catch me without a plan for my backyard garden. → Read More
Appalachian farmer organization reaches out to LGBTQ+ community
Farmers and other producers in our region identifying as LGBTQ+ could use some support. → Read More
Honk if your horn works
If you’re a regular reader of this column, you know I’m not above tooting my own horn. → Read More
When driving this truck, Dolly is my copilot
I’ve written several times about the little truck I rescued from Georgia last year. → Read More
Where do you start when you can't stop?
Nearly a year after I started working on an old, rusty, stubborn vehicle, I realized I’m having trouble stopping. → Read More
Thoughts and prayers aren't enough to stop school shootings
At least 81.4 million Americans owned guns in 2021. In the United States there are more than 11 million military-style weapons in the hands of individuals. Gun manufacturers are profiting → Read More
Playing it solo with the musical fruit
Most everyone know that beans are the musical fruit, but do you know why they make us so melodious? → Read More
Think I could market 'old truck smell'?
Have you ever caught a whiff of a scent that sent you back in time? I have. → Read More
Coming clean about dirty hands
Somewhere along the course of the English language’s evolution, having dirt on your hands became a bad thing. → Read More
Live edges in the living room
My partner and I jumped on the live edge bandwagon with our latest project. → Read More
You've got to learn to walk before you can drive
Sometimes, it’s celebrating the little victories in life that help get you through the day. → Read More
Let's get pickled!
Long before the refrigerator was invented, we were preserving produce by pickling. → Read More
Why do tomato plants smell like that?
This morning, I was out pruning my suckers — the side shoots that grow from the forks of branches on tomato vines — and I was overtaken by the smell. → Read More
Forging a new path for our backyard
Last month, my wife and I decided to take on a new path. → Read More
Corporate donation, volunteers help upgrade Johnson City park
A Johnson City park gained 60 new plant species and a major upgrade thanks to a donation and volunteers from AT&T. → Read More
Pal's aims for top fast food spot
A local burger chain is once again making the cheddar rounds chosen as America’s top dog. → Read More
COVID-19 wasn't the only important event in 2020
2020 was undeniably dominated by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), but other important events happened, too. → Read More
1 taken to hospital after Johnson City house fire
A house fire on Johnson City's West Poplar Street Monday morning sent one person to the hospital for examination after smoke inhalation and left three residents without a home. → Read More
Johnson City Press: Police arrest 11 at overnight protest in Johnson City
Johnson City police arrested 11 people early Tuesday at a protest against police brutality and racism in the U.S. justice and economic systems. Ten were charged with disorderly conduct and blocking → Read More
Johnson City Press: JCDA hires Cantler as interim director
Dianna Cantler will be the Johnson City Development Authority’s interim executive director once the board ends its management contract with her current employer, the Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership, in July. → Read More