Pennington Seed & Supply

The saying goes “Great oaks from little acorns grow.” For one Dyersburg, TN family, it’s not the acorn that has caused their business to blossom. Tennessee Crossroads visited the Pennington Feed & Seed to find out why the Penningtons are nuts about pecans. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television’s Tennessee Crossroads.


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The saying goes "Great oaks from little acorns grow." For one Dyersburg family, it's not the acorn that has caused their business to blossom. Rob Wilds recently visited the Pennington Feed and Seed to find out why the Penningtons are nuts about pecans.

Pecans are available only from Nov. 1 through Christmas

Rob Wilds has been a part of the Tennessee Crossroads family since 1993. As one of our most frequent producers, and the recipient of several journalism awards throughout his various careers, Rob finds that the best reward for his work is meeting the fascinating people and visiting the interesting places he encounters in his travels. A presence in television, radio and print reporter for more than 20 years, Rob is a teacher, writer, producer and director as well as an actor (with appearances in feature films, television shows and on stage).

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