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Local Okra vs. Non-Local Okra
Eat Local Season Nutrition in Mind

Local Okra vs. Non-Local Okra

Amplified Nutrient Density in Locally Grown Foods Duke it Out Part Three: A Three-Part Series about the quality of locally grown fruits and vegetables vs. the other stuff and why it should matter to you Written by Eminah Quintyne. Known as an inexpensive and ordinary vegetable, okra is now chic. If you have ever made it home…

Board the Ark of Taste
Community Partners Eat Local Season

Board the Ark of Taste

Written by Community Partner and contributor Sterling Eason, Board of Directors, Slow Food Charleston. Follow Sterling at @sterlingeason and Slow Food Charleston at @slowfoodchs. Let’s talk about Albanian bees, shall we? In the craggy and rocky mountains of southeastern Albania, far from the sulfurous pluff mud of the Lowcountry, grows a tiny alpine flower called Bedunica. Its…

Local Strawberries vs. Non-Local Strawberries
Eat Local Season Nutrition in Mind

Local Strawberries vs. Non-Local Strawberries

Amplified Nutrient Density in Locally Grown Foods Duke it Out, Part Two: A Three-Part Series about the quality of locally grown fruits and vegetables vs. the other stuff and why it should matter to you Written and provided by Eminah Quintyne, a volunteer contributor to the 2021 Eat Local Challenge. Eminah is a food science…

Dig In: What We’re Made Of
Eat Local Season Nutrition in Mind

Dig In: What We’re Made Of

The below information was prepared by Eminah Quintyne, volunteer contributor to the 2021 Eat Local Challenge for Lowcountry Local First Atom – Atoms are made of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Atoms are distinguished from one another by the number of protons in their nucleus. They are the most infinitesimally small unit of matter. Matter is everything.…

Local Kale vs. Non-Local Kale
Eat Local Season Nutrition in Mind

Local Kale vs. Non-Local Kale

Local Kale vs. Non-Local Kale: Amplified Nutrient Density in Locally Grown Foods Duke it Out – A Three-Part Series about the quality of locally grown fruits and vegetables vs. the other stuff and why it should matter to you By Eminah Quintyne, volunteer contributor to the 2021 Eat Local Challenge. Eminah is a food science…

Eat Local Season Events
Eat Local Season

Eat Local Season Events

A glimpse into what you can expect during Eat Local Season: – 13th annual Chef’s Potluck – Save the Date and plan to join us at a socially-distant, COVID-safe fundraiser at the Bend on June 6, 4 – 7 p.m. Every purchase of a 10×10′ “pod” (up to 4 people / pod) will be all-inclusive, with a Potluck…