• Premium Taste. Maximum Freshness. Produce picked and eaten at the height of ripeness has exceptional flavor.
• By choosing local produce from our  SCFB Roadside Markets and pick-your-own farms, you pay for taste, not transportation.
• Getting to know the local farmers who grow your food builds relationships based on understanding and trust.
• Your locally spent dollars strengthens the local economy, helps local farmers stay in business, and allows them to maintain the rural landscape for future generations.
  
  

TEACHERS:
AG in the Classroom

Teachers - Make plans to attend the June 2008 Ag in the Classroom Institute!  Free Tuition!Looking for creative ways to make sure all your students learn important concepts? Join us for an innovative hands-on approach to learning. This Institute focuses on how you can tailor your teaching style to maximize comprehension for students of all learning styles. Ag in the Classroom and Learning Styles offers practical applications and teaching strategies which will grab your students' attention and encourage participation. You will also receive many ideas to supplement and reinforce your students' readiness for achieving goals outlined by the State of South Carolina's PACT plan. Additional information will be posted in coming months. The institute will be in Anderson, South Carolina June 16-20, 2008. Click here to learn more.

 

2007 Drought Raised Need for
Alternative Feed



The 2007 growing season caused tremendous difficulty in parts of South Carolina. Many livestock producers found it difficult to maintain feed supplies. Hay continues to be in short supply.

In response to this  hardship, we have published a listing of where hay or forage may be available. Click here for additional information.

Farm Bureau Cookbook For Sale from Women's Committee
Click HERE for sample recipes
 

South Carolina Ladies and Gents Love to  Cook! is the title of a cookbook from the SC Farm Bureau Women's Committee.  Over 600 mouth-watering recipes from across the state are included in this hardback, concealed wire cookbook.  The book also includes interesting agricultural facts throughout.
   
Proceeds from the sale of cookbooks will be used to fund Education in AG-tion! projects to promote the awareness and recognition of the importance of our food and fiber sources.
 
The books retail for $20.00 each plus $5.00 shipping and handling.  To purchase, click here to send an email request for cookbooks or, if you like, visit your county Farm Bureau office to get a copy.