Slow Food Upstate

We are all frustrated and horrified by the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In the last FOOD CHAIN, Slow Food USA  offered a few avenues for giving support both financial and otherwise. 

•Donate: Oxfam, Gulf Aid, Gulf Coast Fund and the Gulf Restoration Network

•Volunteer: Sierra Club is hosting clean-ups

Upstate Locally Grown

www.upstatesc.locallygrown.net

Need a volunteer support staff; people to pack and transport the orders to different drop-off sites.

Slow Food Upstate is featured on One Cause, a web site that allows you to shop on line and your selected merchants will contribute a percentage of the sale to Slow Food Upstate.  Go to www.onecause.com and become a member, then select Slow Food Upstate as your Cause to support.  Add the One Cause browser tab to your computer and select your merchants through the One Cause web site.  One Cause will then send Slow Food Upstate the contributions.  You must however, access the merchant through the One Cause web site to participate.

These contributions will help further the Slow Food Upstate missions in our area.

The South Carolina General Assembly will be voting on a bill that would create the ability for farms to have signs posted.  This would aid farmers in SC very much, so please voice your opinion to your State Representative.

More information:

 http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/prever/4904_20100428.htm

Launch of Edible Upcountry Magazine

Published quarterly with the seasons, edible Upcountry focuses on local, sustainable food sources and the people who work the land to bring this bounty to our tables in the Upstate region of South Carolina.

With beautiful photography and thoughtful content, the magazine and website will help us to savor and appreciate our region's food culture. An indispensable guide for people who are passionate about food, edible Upcountry will be a feast for the eyes, the intellect and the palate.