Nolichucky Bend Farm

After the Schells purchased the farm in 1980, over the next decade it became the largest sheep operation in the state of Tennessee. Acres of tobacco were also raised and processed during that time when it was all hand-tied and packed in tobacco baskets. The Schells also grew hay for the sheep, and fruits and vegetables for their own use. The sheep operation eventually ceased and cattle are now kept on the farm as well as a few laying hens that provide fresh eggs. Presently, three generations of the Schell family live on the farm. In 1998, the 1840's white farm house and a tract of land across the road from the farm was purchased after having changed hands over the years and was reunited with the original farm. It is now home of Heritage Gardens, a nursery and landscape business owned and operated by Dr. Schell's son, Bob, and his wife, Robin.