Big S Farms is located in Parrottsville, Tennessee and is one of the oldest
family-owned farming enterprises in the United States. The company currently
produces and distributes wholesale gourmet hot sauces and salsas using its Tennessee
Valley-grown habanero peppers. Big S Farms is the largest habanero grower in
Tennessee.
Big S Farms was founded in 1998 by Wesley Snyder, a cultural anthropologist
now residing in Johnson City, TN. Wes’s farming heritage coupled with his love
of spicy foods, their ingredients and the mad science he calls his “recipes”,
evolved into his eventual founding of Big S Farms. The initial concept was
to start a gourmet hot sauce and salsa business that would be integral to the
agricultural
assets of the Tennessee Valley, further promoting the farming way of life of
the region.