Lowcountry ecoLiving
all south carolina grown
It took a pandemic to bring what's important into focus for many of us. For me, it brought a stronger commitment to my go-local goals—doing more to support the Charleston restaurants I’ve spent over two decades writing about. After all, we’ve got to eat, and they and the local purveyors that supply them were hit hard by the pandemic. So I joined a CSA, and this choice to buy veggies grown close to home (and to scale down my shopping experience) has turned into a journey. I hope you’ll come along!
Lowcountry ecoLiving is my pathway to sustainability and preserving the local landscape of South Carolina. Let’s support the restaurants and their purveyors—the region’s farmers, fishers, and producers—who work hard to bring the best of the land to our tables. By choosing product sourced locally, we help keep them afloat and healthy. And why wouldn’t you?
An ear of corn harvested on Edisto Island is picked at the peak of ripeness and in your hands within hours. Organic and thoughtfully grown, it's easy to understand why it would be fresher and tastier than one grown hundreds of miles away that's taken days or weeks to be shipped to a supermarket. Fewer miles on the road also help to shrink our carbon footprint.
And since we all need a little help in the kitchen arena, I’m posting recipes for my weekly Twenty Bag of CSA goodies—some, my own, some online discoveries, and a few kicked in by Charleston’s cadre of amazing chefs!
The lure of sunny slopes lush with fruit-bearing vines is bound to spark wanderlust in the heart of any Lowcountry wine enthusiast.
