Meet John
John is a conservative outsider and lifelong Tennessean. He is raising his family on the Generational Rose family farm because Tennessee is his home.
In fact, John is the 8th generation to live and farm in the adjoining Temperance Hall and Lancaster communities in Dekalb and Smith Counties. He started working on the farm as a kid and was raised in nearby Cookeville. John graduated from Cookeville High School and continued his education at Tennessee Tech University, home of the Golden Eagles. He studied agriculture at Tech, an easy choice for him since farming has always been a passion of his.
When I was a kid, my grandfather died unexpectedly. My grandmother was the steady hand that kept our farm afloat, with the help of my dad and his free labor (us kids). š In 1994, my grandmother passed away and I moved to the farm to take it forward for another generation. By the grace of God, I'm raising the 9th generation right here on the same soil my ancestors settled in 1790. The future of Tennessee is personal to me.
Thereās no substitute for pulling up a chair, listening, and answering the questions that matter to Tennesseans. Thank you, Dickson County! #TNTrueTour
