News and Media
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Eat Local and Celebrate SC Farmers Market Month
Tuesday, August 05, 2008Opinion Editorial by Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner of Agriculture You probably learned about carnivores and herbivores a few years back in school, but have you heard of locavores? Locavores are individuals who make a conscious effort to eat only food grown or produced within 100 miles of ... More
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Celebrate Farmers Market Month in SC – Eat Local for a Day – the Certified SC Way
Friday, August 01, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – Hugh Weathers, Commissioner of Agriculture, is pleased to announce that Governor Mark Sanford has proclaimed the month of August as Farmers Market Month in South Carolina, an extension of National Farmers Market Week, August 3-9, 2008. To celebrate farmers markets as a valuable ... More
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Piggly Wiggly Welcomes Commissioner of Agriculture, Hosts Farmers Markets Celebrating Certified SC Grown
Wednesday, July 09, 2008MEDIA ALERT MEDIA ALERT MEDIA ALERT WHAT: Hugh Weathers, South Carolina commissioner of agriculture, makes remarks about Certified SC Grown program and Piggly Wiggly - Certified SC Grown is a cooperative effort to brand and promote South Carolina products - Farmers market at area Piggly ... More
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Eat Smart - Certified SC Grown
Thursday, July 03, 2008COLUMBIA, SC - What’s your favorite color? Red, yellow, orange, green,blue, purple, white? Pick a little color for your plate. It’s the season to buy South Carolina grown. Watermelons, beans, tomatoes, cantaloupes, peaches, squash, eggplant, sweet corn . . . the list of fresh produce available ... More
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SC Department of Agriculture Partners with Wal-Mart to Promote Locally Grown Produce
Wednesday, June 25, 2008SCDA and Wal-Mart Launch Statewide Campaign Encouraging Consumers to Buy Certified SC Grown Columbia, SC – June 24, 2008 – Today the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) and Wal-Mart announced they will partner to promote locally grown produce at Wal-Mart stores across South ... More
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Certified SC Grown Peaches in the Park at "The Joe"
Tuesday, June 24, 2008South Carolina Department of Agriculture Hugh Weathers, Commissioner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 24, 2008 Ask for South Carolina. Nothing’s Fresher. Nothing’s Finer. SC Peaches in the Park Night at “The Joe” COLUMBIA, SC – Nothing’s more American than baseball, hotdogs, and Mom’s ... More
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Bluffton Farmers Market Certified SC Grown Bake Sale
Wednesday, June 11, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – To showcase Certified SC Grown produce and, at the same time, show support for ending childhood hunger, the Bluffton Farmers Market is participating in the 2nd annual statewideCertified SC Grown Bake Sale. The Bluffton Farmers Market Bake Sale will be held during market hours from 3 ... More
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Partnership Unites SC Shrimp Industry and State Agencies to Raise Awareness for SC Wild Shrimp throughout Lowcountry
Thursday, June 05, 2008Program Asks South Carolinians to “Go Wild” and Demand Local, Wild Shrimp CHARLESTON, SC – June 5, 2008 – Through a grant from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the South Carolina Sea Grant Extension Program, Clemson University, the South Carolina Department of ... More
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Down home meets Uptown at Mac's on Main
Friday, April 18, 2008Certified SC Celebration with Local Food and Local Music COLUMBIA, SC – Join Barry “Fatback” Walker at Mac’s on Main in Columbia for a Certified South Carolina night of homegrown food and fun. Walker, the owner and operator of Mac’s On Main, is partnering with the South Carolina Department ... More
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'Fresh on the Menu' bringing SC agriculture to your table
Friday, March 14, 2008Opinion Editorial by Hugh Weathers, Commissioner of Agriculture Published by the Post and Courier March 13, 2008 As South Carolina's second largest industry, agribusiness has an annual economic impact to our state of $35.7 billion and provides 460,000 jobs. Agribusiness remains vital to ... More
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South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Fresh on the Menu Program
Tuesday, March 04, 2008Fresh on the Menu Restaurants Battle Whisk to Whisk to Be Named Cooking Competition Winners CHARLESTON, SC – Four competitions and eleven mystery ingredients later, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Fresh on the Menu Cooking competition had made its mark at the Charleston Food and ... More
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New Fresh on the Menu Program to Host Cooking Competition at Charleston Food and Wine Festival
Friday, February 29, 2008Weathers Challenges Local Chefs to Use Local Products and Produce to Create Culinary Masterpieces WHO: The Honorable Hugh Weathers, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Agriculture 16 local and celebrity chefs representing restaurants participating in Fresh on the Menu Program Marvin ... More
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Commissioner Weathers and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture Challenge Lowcountry Restaurants to Serve What’s Fresh on the Menu
Friday, February 08, 2008Coastal Conservation League and Lowcountry Local First to Partner with the SCDA to Launch Program COLUMBIA, SC – Hugh Weathers, Commissioner of Agriculture, and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture have announced a challenge for Lowcountry restaurants to integrate fresh, Certified SC ... More
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Fresh on the Menu Media Advisory
Tuesday, February 05, 2008Weathers Challenges SC Restaurants to Serve What’s Fresh on the Menu WHO: Hugh Weathers, SC Commissioner of Agriculture Cathy Forrester, Coastal Conservation League Jamee Haley, Lowcountry Local First Fresh on the Menu Restaurant Participants WHAT: The South ... More
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SC Community-based Farmers Markets hold statewide Certified SC Grown Bake Sale
Monday, August 06, 2007COLUMBIA, SC – Hugh Weathers, Commissioner of Agriculture, is pleased to announce that Governor Mark Sanford has proclaimed the week of August 5-11, 2007, as Farmers Market Week in South Carolina. To celebrate Farmers Market Week, showcase Certified SC Grown produce and, at the same time, show ... More
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Governor Sanford Proclaims Farmers Market Week
Monday, August 06, 2007State of South Carolina Governor’s Proclamation WHEREAS, farmers markets provide important statewide marketing opportunities for farmers and are a significant part of the rural economy; and WHEREAS, across South Carolina, state farmers markets and community-based farmers markets offer ... More
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Certified SC Grown Bake Sale Schedule
Monday, August 06, 2007SC Community-based Farmers Markets Certified SC Grown Bake Sale Schedule Saturday, August 4, 2007 Aiken County Farmers Market Bake Sale - 7:30 a.m. until sold out Williamsburg Street Aiken, SC 29801 Contact: Coleen Reid 803-648-4123 aiken33back@aol.com OPEN-AIR/COVERED Monday to ... More
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49th Lexington Peach Festival
Wednesday, June 27, 2007The Lexington County Peach Festival will be celebrating its 49th year on this July 4that the Gilbert Community Park in Gilbert, SC. Entertainment begins at 9 a.m. is free throughout the day on three stages. The parade along Main Street in Gilbert begins at 9:30 a.m. while arts and crafts booths ... More
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Capt. Hatt’s - first seafood market designated Certified SC Roadside Market
Tuesday, June 19, 2007The South Carolina Department of Agriculture recently recognized Capt. Hatt’s Shrimp Market, 9988 Hwy 17 N. in McClellanville, SC, as the first seafood market in the state to be designated as a Certified South Carolina Roadside Market. Owned by shrimper Errol Hattaway and managed by daughter ... More
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South Carolina Peaches – even tastier this season!
Tuesday, June 19, 2007Larry Yonce, President of the SC Peach Council, and Hugh Weathers, Commissioner of Agriculture, issued the following statement today after consulting with South Carolina Peach Council members and others in the peach industry. Following a late freeze after Easter weekend, growers reported that ... More