The story of SunVue Farm began not with pumpkins or pavilions, but with a journey across the sea.

In the 19th century, Edward Sheegog arrived from Ireland and planted more than crops. He planted a legacy. His hands worked the land that now stretches across more than 200 acres of Tennessee soil. He raised cows, mules, sheep, chickens, and pigs. This built a foundation for generations of farmers to come.

During WWII, Edward’s great-great-granddaughter, Jane, continued to farm the Sheegog family fields, alongside her mother, father, and brothers. Jane, her husband John Satterwhite Sr., and their children began a life dedicated to hard work, faith, and family at SunVue.

Their son, John Jr., graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in Agriculture and stepped into the next chapter of the farm’s story. With his wife and their three children, the family thoughtfully expanded the farm’s reach by embracing hydroponic greenhouses and agritourism. They have managed to accomplish all of these things while still honoring the traditions that came before.

In 1989, the Satterwhite family began offering Christmas trees, marking the start of the farm’s agritourism journey. By 1999, their three children were selling sweet corn from the back of an old truck bed on the corner. Pumpkins were added in 2009, and over time that simple stand continued to grow. In 2016, the gates to the front fields opened for Pumpkin Paradise — a fall festival created to share the family’s love of agriculture and nature with their community.

Today, SunVue Farm remains a working family farm on the same land that has sustained it for more than a century. Generations of the Sheegog and Satterwhite families have cared for the land while continuing to add new ventures that meet the changing needs of both family and community.

Though the exact origin of the name SunVue has been lost over time, it still feels fitting. From sunrise to sunset, generations have worked these fields. The Satterwhite family continues to reap the blessings of that labor, with much gratitude for a community that continues to be part of the farm’s story.