McCoy Farm & Gardens Newsletter

Volume Ten: Issue Sixxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx June 2025

Sponsorships:

Community Events & Upcoming Silent Auction

Sadly, the Memorial Day Picnic was canceled this year due to the weather. We want to thank our generous sponsors, who are essential to the success of community events as well as McCoy's year-round operations. We are grateful for their investment in McCoy. We are already planning our next events, TV Tables and McCoy's 10th Anniversary Celebration.

TV Tables, a ticketed luncheon featuring display tables of antique and vintage china themed on popular television shows of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, will be held on Thursday, September 25. McCoy's 10th Anniversary will be celebrated on Saturday, October 4, and Sunday, October 5. This two-day event will include a festival highlighting history, gardens, and nature on Saturday and a trivia dinner fundraiser on Sunday. Mark your calendars now for these not-to-be-missed events.

Sponsorships at McCoy are an effective and targeted way to advertise your business with McCoy's 1,200 newsletter recipients and over 4,000 social media followers, all while supporting a beloved community gem. Sponsorships for in-kind contributions to our 10th Anniversary Silent Auction are also available. If you are interested in becoming a McCoy sponsor, click below or email sponsorships@mccoywalden.org for more information.

Kite Building Workshops

Calling all kids and all kids at heart! Join kite expert Chuck Jones for a kite-building and kite-flying workshop at McCoy this summer. You'll build your own kite and then learn how to fly it afterward. The workshop is suitable for all ages, but younger children will need assistance from an adult. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. The cost is $20 for each kite kit and $15 for each additional kite kit for participants in the same family. Workshops will be offered on Thursday, July 3, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm and Saturday, July 12, from 10:00 am to noon. Class size is limited, so buy your tickets early to secure your spot.

Docent Caroline Alley, shows a map of Signal Mountain by Jean Catino, daughter of Emma Bell Miles, to a group of visitors.

The McCoy docents will open the House from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. this Sunday, June 8, for visitors to walk through and learn about the farm's history and the people who have called it home. The docents are ready to share their impressive knowledge of the history of the property, the Bachman and McCoy families, and Emma Bell Miles. They are sure to delight you with the stories of McCoy. They will also have McCoy t-shirts and Emma Bell Miles prints and notecards for sale.

What's Coming Up

Bachman-McCoy House Open

June 8, 2:00-4:00 pm

Grounds Committee Work Sessions

Tuesdays from 5:00-6:30 pm

Maintaining almost 2.5 miles of trails and 38 acres is a big but rewarding task. We invite you to join the team, which will meet at the Welcome Station at the Horse Ring gravel parking lot. For more information, as well as the location of the grounds team on a specific workday, contact Beth Myers at 330-256-1472. We hope to see you there!

W Road Clean Up

Sunday, June 22, 8:00-11:00 am

Enter McCoy from Taft Highway and follow the driveway to the front of the Bachman-McCoy House for supplies and instructions.

Kite Workshops

Thursday, July 3, 6:00-8:00 pm and

Saturday, July 12, 10:00 am-noon.

Find tickets at the link above or on the McCoy website under Community Events.

Contact McCoy Farm & Gardens

at katie@mccoywalden.org

to learn more about renting space at McCoy for your next event.

Or mail your check to McCoy Farm & Gardens, P.O. Box 443, Signal Mountain, TN 37377

McCoy Farm & Gardens is grateful to our Annual Sponsors, whose support allows the continued restoration and improvement of the property and buildings, as well as the expansion of McCoy's programming. If you are interested in more information about becoming an Annual Sponsor, please check out our Partners page on our website or contact the office at 423-598-1658.

McCoy Farm & Gardens encompasses 38 acres and features the Bachman-McCoy home, gardens, and several outbuildings, including the Pavilion, Carriage House, Barn, and Blacksmith Workshop. Our Level 2 Arboretum contains over 70 species. With over 2 miles of trails, the grounds also include the site of the former home of artist, poet, and naturalist Emma Bell Miles.