Business

Farragut baker launches Foxy’s Tasty Treats stand

Look out, Fox Den, there’s a new “fox” in Farragut.

“Foxy” is the fun alter-ego of Tammy Silvers-Haller, who has turned her baking hobby into a business from her Stonecrest home.

She recently opened Foxy’s Tasty Treats, offering a selection of cookies, brownies, scones, cakes, cake pops and breads from a hutch at the end of her driveway on Dundee Road.

Foxy’s is open for business Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays “until we sell out,” Silvers-Haller said.

Silvers-Haller has advertised on social media, including Nextdoor, Instagram and Tik-Tok, and she has placed signage at the entrance to Stonecrest off Kingston Pike and on the back entrance off Sonja Drive.

So far, business has been brisk, and she rotates the variety of baked goods weekly. Word of mouth among the neighbors has led at least

one customer to try to force open the hutch during a recent weekday.

“I met her outside, and offered what I had already baked,” Silvers-Haller said with a smile, noting something is always cooking in her kitchen.

She uses fresh ingredients and welcomes suggestions on what to make for the bake stand, but her forte and passion is “custom baking.

“I thrive best when someone tells me what they want specifically because I want [the client] to be able to say I gave them exactly what they wanted.”

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Bass recognized for decades of service

Farragut veterinarian Dr. Mili Bass recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association.

“The award recognizes a veterinarian who has generously contributed to the advancement of the TVMA and

the veterinary profession for at least 30 years,” a press release stated. “Criteria for the award include public acceptance, professional knowledge and activities with fellow veterinarians.”

Bass, a 1981 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, has been practicing in Farragut since 1982, according to the press release.

“She is the owner of Dream Katcher Lodge,” it stated. “Her current veterinary practice is Animal Acupuncture and Pain Management, and she sees her patients at the Veterinary Referral Center of East Tennessee.

“Dr. Bass was the first female to serve on the TVMA board of directors and was the first female to represent the state of Tennessee in the American Veterinary Medical Association House of Delegates,” the release stated. “She was also the first female to be appointed to the Tennessee Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

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