Going Green in South Carolina
March 5, 2009 · Print This Article
Jen Smith, South Carolina’s Green Parent
Looking for green parenting info in the Palmetto State? Green Parent Jennifer Smith shares her tips on going green in South Carolina. Jen is a wife and mom of Sebastian (13), Chloe (6) and Abby (4) living in Hickory Tavern, SC. She is a stay at home mom and owns an online Virtual Assistant business, Eco-Office Gals. She does what she can to grow small businesses green and paperless. Meanwhile, she’s making changes in her own home to help her family live a less-toxic and more environmentally conscious lifestyle.
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Food
Whole Foods
Earth Fare
Happy Cow: I go to Happy Cow or buy their products from Whole Foods every chance I can get. Besides having the most awesome chocolate milk and butter, Happy Cow carries cheese, ice cream, and other fresh and canned goods from local farms all through the state. LOVE Happy Cow!
Farmer’s Markets
Persimmon Hill Farm- 421 Sprouse Rd., Clarks Hill, SC 29821. 803-637-5439. CSA since 2003 offering 50 shares.
Owl’s Nest Plantation - 155 Hooters Lane, Cross, SC 29436. 843-753-1857. Organic and Natural Food Coop. Sell at the Charleston Farmer’s Market (March-Dec).
Rose Hill Plantation 1906 Three Bridges Road, Easley, SC 29642. 864-859-6556. Hydroponic, organic, greenhouse strawberries (December- April). Organic herbs, cut flowers, specialty, potted herbs, perennials, annuals, trees and shrubs. Planning to have bird baths, bird houses, and pots.
Veggies4U- 197 White Oak Lane, Harleyville, SC 29448. 843-462-2126 or 843-560-6195(cell). Sweet peas, beans, peas, okra, peppers, squash, herbs, greens, collards, kale , turnips, cabbage,mustards and more.
Round River Farms- 258 Riddle Rd., Leesville, SC 29070. 803-532-0557. CSA since 1994.
Harvest Hill Farm- 394
Restaurants
Red Bone Alley - (no claims to organic, but they do commit local grown and sell and organic sauce line)
Health Nuts Organic Foods & Sports Nutrition - 2110 Greenridge Rd., Suite E, Charleston, SC 29406. 843-764-4956. Juice bar.
Nice-N-Natural- 1217 College St., Columbia, SC 29201. 803-799-3471.
Rosewood Market & Deli- 2803 Rosewood Dr., Columbia, SC 29205. 803-765-1083. Gourmet deli serving lunch & dinner daily.
Swad Restaurant & Store *- 1421 Laurens Rd., Suite A, Greenville, SC 29607. 864-233-2089. Indian cuisine.
Soul Vegetarian South*- 3225-A Rivers Ave. North Charleston, SC 29405. 843-744-1155. Vegetarian restaurant and bakery.
Tranquility *- 224 State Street, West Columbia, SC. 803-788-8773.
Entertainment & Educational
Keeper of the Wild
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests
South Carolina State Museum
The Charleston Museum (America’s first museum 1773)
Children’s Museum of South Carolina
Riverbanks Zoo
Greenville Zoo: whether you live around the Greenville Area that is the perfect day trip for the little ones. You can get thru the whole zoo in a little by an hour and still have the energy to go downtown for lunch and a stroll thru Falls Park http://www.fallspark.com/index.asp
Festivals
Fall for Greenville
Artishpere
Accommodations
Inn to Art and Balance
Phoebe Pember House
Shopping
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[Source] Jenn Savedge
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