Tennessee Flood Relief: Rural Recovery
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A collection of images, perspectives and reosurces about the devastating floods experienced across Tennessee in May 2010. The Tennessee Farm Bureau is dedicated to helping farmers and rural residents affected by the natural disaster, through its Rural Recovery Disaster Relief program.
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Much of the focus of the Tennessee flooding that began on May 1,
2010, has been on Nashville, but the rural areas of Middle and West
Tennessee were hit hard as well. So much so, that 52 counties have
been authorized a disaster declaration by the federal government.
Much of the focus of the Tennessee flooding that began on May 1,
2010, has been on Nashville, but the rural areas of Middle and West
Tennessee were hit hard as well. So much so, that 52 counties have
been authorized a disaster declaration by the federal government.
“Here in middle Tennessee, we
may have less than we had last
week. But the important things –
the essential things – still
remain. No flood can wash away
friendship and the connectedness
of life in this close-knit community
– it can only polish it to a bright
and lasting luster."
� –�Bernie�Ellis,�farmer��������
Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
“Tennessee agriculture and many of our rural communities experienced a great loss in this recent
flood that goes beyond our remembrances of historical floods in our lifetimes. Many crops will have
to be replanted, fences rebuilt, equipment repaired and financial difficulties overcome.”
� �–�Tennessee�Farm�Bureau�President�Lacy�Upchurch�
www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville
Number of homes and businesses that were flooded in Dyersburg 461
Lindsey Ford
Monsanto donated $50,000 to the Tennessee Farm Disaster Response Fund and will also aid farmers by providing replacement seed at no cost.
150Number of volunteers that helped local authorities
put down 4,000 sandbags to protect the Evansville
community.
“Tennessee agriculture and many of our rural communities experienced a great loss in this recent
flood that goes beyond our remembrances of historical floods in our lifetimes. Many crops will have
to be replanted, fences rebuilt, equipment repaired and financial difficulties overcome.”
� �–�Tennessee�Farm�Bureau�President�Lacy�Upchurch�
www.flickr.com/photos/avatar28
Lynette Hall
Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
“We went from one of the best-looking years of crops we’ve had in a long time [...] to devastation and we’ve now lost 50 percent of our early crops.”
– Hank Delvin, Delvin Farms
The Tennessee Farm Bureau
established the Tennessee Farm Disaster Response Fund in 2008. Grants from this
fund are directed to farm and
rural communities to help
rebuild the agricultural
infrastructure for those who
have incurred substantial
damage. Those living in
Tennessee counties that have
earned presidentially declared
disaster status are eligible for
help from the fund.
CliCk here to make a donation to the tennessee Farm disaster response Fund
“The volunteer spirit in
Tennessee is alive and well.
The outpouring of help has
been awesome across the
state, so we’re just waiting
on the waters to recede to
begin rebuilding, replanting,
re-assessing of land.”
� –�Melissa�Burniston,�� Tennessee�Farm�Bureau
Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
www.flickr.com/photos/avatar28
online resourCesTennessee Farm Bureau Flood Recovery Efforts
Flood Recovery Tips from UT Extension
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA)
American Red Cross
tema/Fema disaster reCovery Centers
Cheatham CountyPegram City Hall308 Highway 70Pegram, TN 37143
Williamson CountyFranklin City Hall109 Third Ave.Williamson, TN 37064
Dyer CountyDyersburg Mall2700 Lake RoadDyersburg, TN 38024
Shelby CountyMillington Civic Center8077 WilkinsvilleMillington, TN 38353
Buy a poster, help a Farmer
This Rural Recovery digital magazine is a joint project of the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation and Journal Communications, Inc.
Poster designed by Shane Read, graphic artist for Tennessee Farmers Cooperative
No one will forget the flooding of May 2010 and the rural Tennessee communities affected by it. Show your support for these flood-ravaged areas by purchasing the "Flood the Fields with Hope" poster. All of the proceeds from the sale of these posters will go directly to the Tennessee Farm Disaster Response Fund, which is associated with the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
