How to Eat Local for the Holidays
Nov 19, 2018
The holidays present an excellent opportunity to choose local whether it is for gifts, food, or both! This is the time of the year when gatherings move indoors and meals are shared around a table with loved ones. Which means even more reason to celebrate a strong and… Read More
Building Local Prosperity Week: Ellie Davis
Oct 17, 2018
“I guess it hadn’t struck me that people farm – even though I was wanting to go into farming. And now I’ve leased land and growing milkweed, pawpaw, peanuts- and potentially hemp. But it all started with Growing New Farmers Program and then MUSC (mentor farm) and figuring… Read More
Building Local Prosperity Week: Laura Mewbourn
Oct 16, 2018
“I wouldn’t be doing what I am doing, if not for the Growing New Farmers Program because while I was ok with making the leap into farming, I wouldn’t have done it without some sort of educational experience to go with it. …Aside from all of the knowledge… Read More
Building Local Prosperity Week: Charlotte Caldwell
Oct 16, 2018
“I didn’t have a deep understanding of the value of eating local until I got to know women and men who represent local food everywhere. Through the inspirational stories they tell in The Faces of Local Food: Celebrating the People Who Feed Us, they have forever changed my… Read More
Building Local Prosperity Week: Ben Sinderman
Oct 16, 2018
“I have always had an interest in agriculture and sustainability. And I wanted to get more hands-on experience as well as make connections within the local agriculture community. The Growing New Farmers Program allowed me to do that. My goal going into the program was to change career… Read More
Building Local Prosperity Week: Chip Jones
Oct 16, 2018
“I grew up on Sullivan’s Island and consider the entire Lowcountry to be my home. I attended Wando High School and then the College of Charleston – and went on to become a US Marine Corps combat veteran. I spent 26 years serving as a Federal Air Traffic… Read More
Growing New Farmers Program Intern - Fall 2018
Aug 18, 2018
Organization: Lowcountry Local First Term: Part-time and flexible. Ideal term length September – December 2018. Application Deadline: Open until filled Start Date: Flexible start date of September 4, 2018 Lowcountry Local First (LLF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that builds community support for local independent businesses and farmers by… Read More
Farming is Community
Jun 18, 2018
“It’s 44°F.” – Ben Sinderman, 2018 Growing New Farmers Program participant and Vertical Roots / Tiger Corner Farms apprentice comments on the weather at Middleton Place during an oddly cool March, reaffirming his choice of an indoor container farm business as a mentor. If P. T. Barnum is right, and comfort… Read More
Eat Local Challenge Week #2: Featured Recipes
Apr 17, 2018
Drink Local: Cucumber Lemonade By Meara Heaslip, 2017 Growing New Farmers Program alum Prep time: 10 mins Makes just over 1 quart INGREDIENTS – 1 pound cucumbers, peeled or unpeeled, cut into large chunks, plus a few extra thin cucumber slices for garnish – 1 cup lemon juice (from… Read More
Local Sweet Potato Lentil Stew: Recipe + How-To Video
Apr 11, 2018
Watch Ashley of the Fresh Beet cook the below recipe on her Cook with Me TV channel: VIEW