Summary of Events/Mark Your Calendars!

There have been some great events going down in Chucktown these past few weeks.. and some great events to come! I figured I'd give a quick synopsis of how we've been involved...

October LLF Business Member Meeting at the wonderful Caviar & Bananas:

We had a great turn-out; business members old and new showed up to support the cause! A special thanks to Margaret for being a gracious host. We had presentations by Jonathon of Blue Bicycle Book Shop, Brady of HOOK, Murray of Appalachian Springs Water, and Margaret of Caviar & Bananas.

The 29th Annual Taste of Charleston: Sunday, October 11th

We were lucky enough to be invited to participate in this great event. This was my first time out to Boone Hall Plantation - it is absolutely fabulous! Great food, great people, great music in a breath-taking setting. A special thanks to Rachael, our amazing intern, for coming out to work the event as well!

Lowcountry Field Feast: Sunday, October 11th

I was unable to attend this event, however, Jamee and Elizabeth were able to represent! The feast was held at the Keegan Filion farm and was hosted by Marc & Annie Filion. Mike Lata, the renowned chef from FIG, prepared the meal. The event was held as a fundraiser for LLF and as an example of living/eating/enjoying local!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

- Saturday, October 17th - Downtown Farmer's Market: We will have a table at the market this weekend. Come on down and get some goodies from your local farmers, artisans and businesses! Stop by and chat!

- Wednesday, October 21st - Trident College's Community Activities Fair: I will venture over to Trident for the first time to attempt to convince their students why we're awesome and give them information about how they can become involved!

- Sunday, November 8th - Music on the Farm: Benefiting the Adaptive Gardens of the Low Country, this event will be held at Thornhill Farm in McClellanville, 10882 Highway 17 N, 2 miles on the right after the blinking yellow light. The event will be held from 12pm-5pm. Music by five local bands; hay rides, face painting and a jump castle for the kids; barbeque, oysters and booze for the adults! Buy tickets at: http://www.localmusiconthefarm.com/.

-Sunday, November 8th - Legare Farm's Fall Harvest Dinner: Proceeds from the dinner will go towards Legare Farm Educational Foundation. Celebrate the fall harvest with a "Meet the Farmer" social followed by dinner! The dinner will consist of dishes prepared from Legare Farm's beef, pork and fall harvest vegetables. Check out the link above for more details!

-Tuesday, December 1st-Sunday, December 6th: LLF's Buy Local Week: That's right, our second annual Buy Local Week! We'll be celebrating and promoting our local businesses for the entire week with a bunch of great events! Stay tuned for more details...