Shop local and buy local this Christmas! It makes for an impactful and personable present!

We are officially just eight days away from Christmas!

While the countdown is on, it is officially crunch time to find the perfect gifts for loved ones and nothing makes a more perfect gift than something locally grown!

Pick Tennessee Products Director Sarah Botwinick stopped by the RFD-TV studio and spoke with Suzanne Alexander about some of the amazing, local things that you can turn into a cherished Christmas present!

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