Media Mention Archives
Press Archives:
• Lowcountry Local First and Enough Pie put art outside, in The Charleston City Paper, December 27, 2017
• Holiday Happenings from Warren Wise, in The Post and Courier, December 13, 2017
• Freeloaders: Free to be in the holiday spirit, in The Charleston City Paper, December 11, 2017
• Road Trip from Mexico to Canada: Experiencing Local Food, in FoodTank.com, December 10, 2017
• Small Businesses are the Heart and Soul of Our Community, on Fox 24 News, December 7, 2017
• Retail: Downtown Charleston events offered for holiday shoppers, in The Post and Courier, December 6, 2017
• Shop at M. Dumas, Croghan’s, and more at next Thursday’s Buy Local Holiday Crawl, in Charleston City Paper, December 5, 2017
• Apply now to join Lowcountry Local First’s Growing New Farmers Program, in Charleston City Paper, December 4, 2017
• Chews Local, on CisternYard,com, December 4, 2017
• Palmetto State offers plenty of gifts for home that go the extra mile, in The Post and Courier, December 2, 2017
• CofC panel on King Street brainstorms on how to save local businesses, in Charleston City Paper, November 30, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First welcomes new Engagement Coordinator, in Charleston BizWire, November 29, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First wins national growth accelerator contest, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, November 28, 2017
• Good News: Where you can buy local, in Charleston Currents, November 27, 2017
• Shoppers urged to buy local on Small Business Saturday, in The Post and Courier, November 23, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First’s Buy Local Month campaign starts today, in The Charleston City Paper, November 15, 2017
• Belk to give away $2 million in gift cards on Thanksgiving, Black Friday; pre-holiday retail events ramping up in Charleston, in Post and Courier, November 8, 2017
•Wonder Works hosts Holiday Elfstravaganza Nov. 11, in Moultrie News, November 8, 2017
• 20 restaurants face off in annual Charleston Mac Off, in Post and Courier, November 1, 2017
• Shop Small for the Holidays, in Skirt Mag, November 2017 Issue
• SBA Announces 20 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Recipients, in PR News Wire, US SBA, October 30, 2017
• Nonprofits recruit businesses to North Charleston retail unit, in The Charleston Regional Business Journal, October 30, 2017
• Backpack Journalists visit Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, in Backpack Journalists, October 20, 2017
• Coming to terms with food terms, in The State, October 4, 2017
• Summit encourages creativity in business, on ABC News 4, September 28, 2017
• How to Build a Company with Profit and Purpose, on Fox 24 News, September 19, 2017
• Cooking with Good Catch: Lowcountry Local First, on SCAquarium.org, September 19, 2017
• September Calendar, in Charleston Currents, September 19, 2017
• Metanoia and Lowcountry Local First collaborate for Reynolds Ave Community Storefront Project Opportunity, in The Charleston Chronicle, September 16, 2017
• Sustainably Stylish and Uniquely Local, on glassecosurfaces.com, August 30, 2017
• Good Business Summit, on WCIV ABC News 4’s Lowcountry Live, August 28, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First running competition for aspiring entrepreneurs, on WCBD Ch. 2 Morning News, August 27, 2017
• Space program (Community Storefront Project), on The Post and Courier, August 21, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First launches Community Storefront Project, on HolyCitySinner.com, August 16, 2017
• “Town Proud” Local Certified Business Program reaches 100 participants within its first year, in CRBJ BizWire, August 7, 2017
• LLF, Charleston Moves, One80 Place, and more discuss biking and walking in Charleston on Tues, Aug 22, on The Charleston City Paper, August 7, 2017
• Is SC doing enough to grow, maintain small businesses?, on The Statehouse Report, August 4, 2017
• Charleston County Economic Development ready to help local businesses grow, on Charleston Regional Business Journal, August 1, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First celebrates and supports the heart of Charleston, on Fox 24 News, July 27, 2017
• Hidden gems of Azalea Drive’s entertainment scene are being brought to light, in The Post and Courier, July 26, 2017
• Charleston named the No. 1 city in the U.S. again, No. 2 in the world, in The Post and Courier, July 11, 2017
• Public comment window extended for seismic testing and offshore drilling, on WCBD News 2, July 6, 2017
• Why shop local? Because every dollar you spend shapes Charleston, in Charleston City Paper, July 6, 2017
• Is culinary success spoiling Charleston?, in USA Today, June 30, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First announces Luminary Award recipients, in CRBJ Biz Wire, June 26, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First awards 10 ‘local luminaries’, in Charleston City Paper, June 23, 2017
• Thinking Inside the Box – Tiger Corner Farms, in Azalea Magazine’s Summer 2017 issue
• Lowcountry Local First offers new services for businesses, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, June 1, 2017
• Collective Force + Lowcountry Local First, on ABC News 4’s Lowcountry Live, May 25, 2017
• Networking in Charleston: Lowcountry Local First, on rootedid.com, May 18, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First Launches New Services to Help Locals Open and Stay in Business, in The CRBJ Biz Wire, May 18, 2017
• Upshoot – Growth indicators for North Charleston are sprouting in residents’ yards, in NOLO Magazine, Post and Courier, April 20, 2017
• College partnership growing the next generation of farmers, in College Today, College of Charleston, April 19, 2017
• She has a taste for vegetables all day long, in Post and Courier, April 12, 2017
• Supporting homegrown and independently-owned businesses, on Fox 24 News Now, April 11, 2017
• Eat Local Month kickoff, in queenofthefoodage.com, April 5, 2017
• Double dose of shrimp helps Kate Little eat local, in Post and Courier, April 5, 2017
• Eat Local Challenge with Lowcountry Local First, on WCIV ABC News 4, April 5, 2017
• Eat Local Challenge: Compost in My Shoe, on PlateSouth.com, April 5, 2017
• Glass Onion Partners with Lowcountry Local First for Charity Tasting, on HolyCitySinner.com, April 2, 2017
• Can James Islanders eat local for a month?, on JamesIslandBugle.com, March 27, 2017
• Eat Local Month and the Eat Local Challenge Start April 1, on HolyCitySinner.com, March 16, 2017
• Magnolia Heirloom Plant Sale, on WCIV ABC News 4’s Lowcountry Live, March 9, 2017
• Main Street’s Social Capital, in IfYouWereMayor.com, March 6, 2017
• #Love a Local, in The Scout Guide Charleston, March 3, 2017
• “O” is for Octopus, in The Folly Current, March 3, 2017
• Applications Open for 2017 Growing New Farmers Program, in FoodTank.com, February 22, 2017
• News 2 I-Team Consumer Report: Benefits to in-store shopping, in WCBD News 2, February 16, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First celebrates 10 year anniversary, in The CRBJ Biz Wire, February 14, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First launches art installation across the community, in Charleston City Paper, February 14, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First on Making it Grow, in SC Public Radio, February 10, 2017
• Love a Local campaign uses local artists to celebrate local businesses, in Live 5 News, February 10, 2017
• Spreading the LOVE – Love a Local, in The Moultrie News, February 7, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First names board, new engagement coordinator, in The CRBJ Biz Wire, February 7, 2017
• Growing New Farmers recruiting next crop of farmers, in The Post and Courier, February 7, 2017
• Lowcountry Local First now accepting applications for Growing New Farmers Program, in Planting Seeds, Feb-Mar 2017 Issue
• Lowcountry Local First opens applications for Growing New Farmers Program, in The Holy City Sinner, January 29, 2017
• 2017 Growing New Farmers Program now accepting applications, in The Charleston Chronicle, January 26, 2017
• The 25 most powerful food and beverage industry players in Charleston, in The Post & Courier, January 25, 2017
• 50 Most Influential, in Charleston Business Magazine, January 10, 2017
• Local boost, in The Post and Courier, November 27, 2016
• Small Business Saturday focuses on shopping local, in The Post and Courier, November 26, 2016
• Lowcountry Local First awarded $50,000 for Local Works, in Moultrie News, November 18, 2016
• Apply now for Lowcountry Local First’s Creative in Residence Program, in Charleston City Paper, November 17, 2016
• Meet some of the makers at this Saturday’s Buy Local Block Party, in Charleston City Paper, November 10, 2016
• Local Works: Co-working space for freelancers, entrepreneurs and small business owners, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, November 7, 2016
• Few firms try for B Corp certification / Tips from a business owner about growing with purpose, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, October 18, 2016
• 11 SC food organizations recognized for innovative food, agriculture programs, in The State, October 12, 2016
• Rebekah Collinsworth joins Lowcountry Local First, in The CRBJ BizWire.com, October 12, 2016
• Keep it local – get certified and brag about it, in The Moultrie News, September 9, 2016
• Local business calendar, in The Post and Courier, September 9, 2016
• Growing Your Own Food a Healthy Choice, in The Post and Courier, September 3, 2016
• Lowcountry Local First to host 4th annual Good Business Summit on Sept 15, in The CRBJ BizWire.com, August 25, 2016
• North Charleston to take part in Invest Health initiative, in The CRBJ BizWire.com, May 18, 2016
• Jamee Haley to represent Charleston County as SC Ambassador for Economic Development, in The CRBJ BizWire.com, May 5, 2016
• Eat like a local at Chef’s Potluck held by Lowcountry Local First, in The Post and Courier, April 21, 2016
• Lowcountry Local First helps farmers grow careers, in The Charleston Regional Business Journal, April 12, 2016
• Know your farmer, know your food, in The JI Messenger, April 7, 2016
• 2016 Farmers Markets spring up across the Lowcountry, in WCIV ABC News 4, April 5, 2016
• Eat Local Challenge encourages participants to shift spending towards local food and drink, in The Moultrie News, April 5, 2016
• What’s Happening in April, in The Daily Meal, April 4, 2016
• Eat Local Month and Challenge are both underway, in Holy City Sinner, April 4, 2016
• Innovators Changing the South (featuring Nikki Kelley), in Southern Living, April 1, 2016
• Lowcountry Local First’s Eat Local Challenge, on WCIV’s Lowcountry Live, March 31, 2016
• Lowcountry Local First’s Eat Local Challenge, in The JI Messenger, March 31, 2016
• Wertimer earns Marketer of the Year honors at Charleston AMA’s Spark! Awards, in The Palmetto Business Daily, March 23, 2016
• Charleston Farmers Market returning with new logo, new vendors, in The Post and Courier, March 23, 2016
• Pop-up co-working space comes to Rewined in Charleston on Friday, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, March 22, 2016
• Dirt Works training new generation of family farmers in South Carolina, page 38-39 of Produce News’ Volume 119, No. 6, March 21, 2016
• A Farm Mentor Makes All the Difference, in Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s Growers Toolbox, March 8, 2016
• Local companies thrive within coworking space, in Charleston Regional Business Journal’s BizWire, February 14, 2016
• Jamee Haley’s Local Works coworking space thriving in Charleston, in BALLE’s bealocalist.org, February 8, 2016
• Lowcountry Local First Offers Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture through College of Charleston JobBridge Program, in CharlestonChronicle.net, February 5, 2016
• Lowcountry Local First Announces 2016 Board of Directors, in Charleston Regional Business Journal’s BizWire, January 31, 2016
• Co-working gaining momentum in Charleston, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, January 19, 2016
• Co-working spaces pop into Charleston area, in The Post and Courier, January 9, 2016
• A New Local Hope, in This Should Be a Podcast – Charleston Regional Business Journal, December 18, 2015
• Letter: Buy Local, in The Post and Courier, December 11, 2015
• Rising rents follow growth on Upper King Street, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, December 7, 2015
• Your Holiday Gift Guide, mentioned in Charleston Regional Business Journal’s Podcast, episode 25, December 3, 2015
• Rising rent and a slow, paper-work driven permit process are pushing local businesses away, in Charleston City Paper, December 2, 2015
• Small Business Saturday Focuses on Local Shopping, in The Post and Courier, November 27, 2015
• Dear Future Mayor of Charleston, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, November 16 – November 29, 2015
• Charleston’s Coolest Offices, on Charleston Regional Development Alliance blog, November 23, 2015
• Golden Tickets, a Block Party and LLF’s Mad Love for All Things Local, in Daniel Island News, November 18, 2015
• Buy Local Month Began Today, on HolyCitySinner.com, November 15, 2015
• After the flood; Johns Island farmers move forward, in JIMessenger.com, November 5, 2015
• Lowcountry Local First Golden Ticket contest to push for local purchases, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, November 3, 2015
• Lowcountry Local First announces Willy Wonka-esque golden ticket contest, in Charleston City Paper, October 29, 2015
• Floods affect local farmers and restaurants, video interview on WCBD News 2, October 26, 2015
• Lowcountry to celebrate fifth national Food Day’s theme of ‘moving toward a greener diet’, in The Post and Courier, October 20, 2015
• South Carolina organizations recognized for cultivating a better food system, in The State, October 19, 2015
• Lowcountry growers could face the next flood with crop insurance, in The Post and Courier, October 14, 2015
• Promoting and Supporting Local Independent Farms in South Carolina, on FoodTank.com, October 10, 2015
• Time to Reimagine Our Economic Development Model, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, October 5, 2015
• Hundreds attend Charleston mayoral forum downtown, by WCBD News 2, October 1, 2015
• Voters pack Charleston Music Hall to hear from remaining Charleston mayoral candidates, by WCSC Live 5 News, October 1, 2015
• Mayor candidates tell how they would handle Charleston growth, by Post and Courier, October 1, 2015
• Support Innovative Initiatives to Create Affordable Commercial Space, in Charleston Regional Business Journal, September 21, 2015
• Greenville Chamber’s Minority Business Accelerator wins SBA funds, with Local Works mention, in GSA Business, August 11, 2015
• Lowcountry Local First’s Local Works earns $50,000 in SBA competition by Charleston Regional Business Journal, August 5, 2015
• Asheville businesses fight to keep downtown local with quote by Jamee Haley, in Asheville Citizen-Times, July 24, 2015
• Lowcountry is hosting third annual GOODBusiness Summit by Moultrie News, July 19, 2015
• Homegrown Cuisine & Coworking in Charleston, SC by WorkBar Boston, July 2015
•”Meaty Issues” article written by Nikki Seibert Kelley for Charleston City Paper, July 15, 2015
• 30 Incubators and Funding Resources for Farms and Food by Food Tank, July 13, 2015
• Partnering with Next Generation Farmers by Saving Land, Land Trust Alliance, Summer 2015
• Announcing the one-year Anniversary of Local Coworking Space by Moultrie News, July 9, 2015
• Lowcountry Local First honored by SBA Charleston Regional Business Journal, April 9, 2015
• Island Insight April Newsletter Sea Islands Chamber of Commerce, April 2, 2015
• Eating local in this week’s 5 Around Town Live 5 News, April 2, 2015
• Lowcountry Local First’s Eat Local Challenge News 2 WCBD, April 2, 2015
• 2015 Eat Local Challenge InTown Newsletter, April 2, 2015
• April is Eat Local Month Ted’s Butcherblock Newsletter, April 1, 2015
• Eat Local Month encourages shift in dining to boost local economy Charleston Regional Business Journal, March 30, 2015
• Local CSAs Now Accepting Subscribers The Post and Courier, March 27, 2015
• LLF Launches 4th Annual Eat Local Month Moultrie News, March 25, 2015
• LLF Launches 4th Annual Eat Local Challenge The Charleston Chronicle, March 24, 2015
• Eat Local and Win Big Moultrie News, March 21, 2015
• Eat Local Challenge The Green Connection, March 19, 2015
• The Eat Local Challenge Begins on April 1st Holy City Sinner, March 18, 2015
• On the Menu for March 17, 2015 Charleston Regional Business Journal, March 17, 2015
• Entrepreneurs capitalize on funding options Charleston Regional Business Journal, March 10, 2015
• Charleston – Events – Chef’s Potluck Charleston CVB, February 25, 2015
• Charleston News – Eat Local Month Charleston CVB, February 25, 2015
• Food to the Masses Charleston City Paper, February 4, 2015
• Workshop to focus on helping local businesses find access to capital Charleston Regional Business Journal, January 26, 2014
• Lowcountry Local First offers certificate in Sustainable Agriculture for farmer apprentices Moultrie News, January 26, 2015
• Workshop educates local business in finance Moultrie News, January 21, 2015
• Local compost company reduces waste by 100,000 pounds ABC News 4 Charleston, January 17, 2015
• LLF to Host Connecting to Capital to Help Businesses Launch or Grow The Charleston Chronicle, January 14, 2015
• Lowcountry Local First – Jamee Haley Interview If You Were Mayor, January 9, 2015
• Why Buy Locally Owned? The Green Connection, January 8, 2015
• Larry Downey Local Works Interview Tech Life Podcast Interview, December 30, 2015
• A collaborative, multi-agency Farm-To-School Initiative is set to go statewide Moultrie News, December 16, 2014
• Lowcountry Local First Answers Farmers’ Labor Questions The Post and Courier, December 16, 2014
• Cofc farm-to-school program takes off across SC with Boeing, MUSC ABC News 4, December 16, 2014
• Why think local? It’s simple really. The Post and Courier (Letter to the Editor), December 13, 2014
• A Weekend Full of Free-Range Gifts and Sex Bruises Charleston City Paper, November 26, 2014
• Local Businesses Get the Spotlight at Inaugural “Block Party” The Post and Courier, November 22, 2014
• Incubator Farms: Launching Farm Businesses & Creating Community Carolina Farm Stewardship Assoc., November 21, 2014
• Buy Local Block Party and Maker Tours | Festivals + Events, City Picks Charleston City Paper, November 20, 2014
• Weekend! 10 Ways to Play 2014 Nov. 20-23 Charleston Regional Business Journal, November 20, 2014
• Buy Local Block Party & Maker Tours, Charleston Yelp Events, November 19, 2014
• Cakes, Community, and Pie! Enough Pie Newsletter, November 18, 2014
• Buy Local Block Party Charlie, November 18, 2014
• Lowcountry Local First Throws Buy Local Block Party on the Upper Peninsula Moultrie News, November 12, 2014
• Local Goldsmith to Open Fine Jewelry Shop in Downtown Charleston The Post and Courier, November 9, 2014
• Helping Out for Nov. 5, 2014 Charleston Regional Business Journal, November 5, 2014
• Dirt Works Farm Manager Good Food Jobs, November 4, 2014
• Lowcountry Local First Launches Buy Local Month & Block Party The Charleston Chronicle, October 24, 2014
• Lowcountry Local First launches Buy Local Month, Block Party Moultrie News, October 24, 2014
• Local groups are banding together for inaugural Lowcountry Food Day Crawl The Post and Courier, October 20, 2014
• Nikki Seibert of LLF offers tips on how to increase your intake of local foods Lowcountry Parent, September 25, 2014
• Lowcountry Local First Wins Accelerator Funding Moultrie News, September 23, 2014
• Johns Island incubator farm wins $50,000 national startup award Charleston Regional Business Journal, September 8, 2014
• Johns Island incubator farm harvests $50,000; 1 of 50 recipients in national contest The Post and Courier, September 5, 2014
• Entrepreneurs talk about risks, challenges at GoodBusiness Summit Charleston Regional Business Journal, August 26, 2014
• Streetstyle at Second Annual GOODBusiness Summit Charleston Grit, August 26, 2014
• Lowcountry Local First: Who are those guys? SC News Exchange, August 22, 2014
• Dirt Works Incubator Farm: Building Land Access and Community in SC National Young Farmers Coalition, August 15, 2014
• GOODBusiness Summit brings 30 speakers to talk about local impact Charleston Regional Business Journal, July 31, 2014
• Lowcountry Local First launches co-working space at 1600 Meeting Charleston City Paper, July 17, 2014
• Helping out— The Coastal Cupboard’s semi-annual knife sharpening event Charleston Regional Business Journal, June 4, 2014
• Lowcountry Local First awarded innovation grant Moultrie News, May 24, 2014
• Eat local to boost health and economy The Post and Courier, May 19, 2014
• Lowcountry Local First Gets Well Deserved Funding Charleston Grit, May 8, 2014
• Commerce Department awards $2.4 M in innovation grants Charleston Regional Business Journal, May 7, 2014
• Support Charleston’s new manufacturing sector The Post and Courier, September 16, 2013
• Lowcountry Local First to open co-working space in Charleston Charleston Regional Business Journal, August 12, 2013
• Lowcountry Local First keeps on reviving, in Charleston City Paper, October 10, 2011
• Buy Local Month, just in time for the holidays, in Charleston City Paper, November 11, 2010
• Local businesses eye 10% shift, in Charleston City Paper, July 1, 2009