September 2

Creating a Successful Mixed Perennial Border
10:00am – 11:30-Noon
Hayden Conference Center, SC Botanical Garden, Clemson.
Join Director of Education Lisa Wagner to learn how to create a successful mixed perennial border that’s attractive all year.
$15 ($10 for members and volunteers)
Register at the SC Botanical Garden website.

 

September 8

Greenville's Air Quality
6:00pm
Coffee Underground.
The monthly meeting of Green Drinks Greenville will feature a talk by Sandra Yudice from the offices of Greenville County. She will discuss Greenville's air quality, how we affect it and what those "ozone warnings" really mean.

 

September 9

The Ultimate Locavore Pizza Party and Fundraiser
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Barley's Taproom, downtown Greenville.
Presented by Edible Upcountry Magazine. Special pizzas made with local ingredients, local beer, live and local music. Event benefits 4 school programs.  
COST:  $25 per person. 
Buy tickets:  http://edibleupcountrylaunchparty.eventbrite.com

 

September 11

"Udderly Delicious!"
11:00am
The Children's Museum of the Upstate
300 College Street, Greenville SC.
A Slow Food Upstate taste education sponsored event for Kids. Join the Happy Cow family at The Children's Museum of the Upstate for a fun day of dairy discovery.
Cost: included with museum admission. 
For more information, please contact Marnie Record at mrecord_17@yahoo.com

Organicfest 2010
Celebrating Everything Organic (and green!)
10:00am - 6:00 pm
Pack Square, downtown Asheville.
Organicfest is a special environmental project to promote organics through educational and fun events.  Environmental organizations will share information and provide help with organic living, organic gardening, organic farming and earth-friendly living. 
For more information visit http://www.organicfest.org/index.html

 

September 18

Farm Day Trip at Bio Way Farm
(certified organic farm)
8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Come experience organic farming for a day: including hands-on field activities, farm tour, permaculture workshop   and delicious farm lunch prepared by Chef Heather Kalka. Hosted by GOFO – Greenville Organic Foods Organization.
Cost $ 25 adults and $15 kids 8-14 y.o. (includes lunch).
For registration email Viviane@greenvilleorganicfoods.org or call 864.787.4999. 

 

September 23

Plant Selection for the Upstate
10:30am – 12:00noon
Hayden Conference Center, SC Botanical Garden, Clemson.
We’ll talk about selecting plants that thrive in the Piedmont’s Zone 7 climate and are less likely to have problems with pests or diseases.
$15 ($12 for members)
Register at the SC Botanical Garden website.

 

September 25

Natural Awakening's Natural Living Fair!
10:00am - 4:00pm
Knights of Columbus Building 762 Mauldin Rd. Greenville.
Over forty vendors will be present. Healthy meals and samples will be available. Door prizes. Talks will be given throughout the day. Cost is $2 or two non-perishable food items. Proceeds will benefit Knights of Columbus Food Pantry Program. First 100 guests receive free reusable shopping bag.

Hub City Farmer's Market "On Farm Dinner"
7:00pm
Live Oak Farm, 230 Sam Davis Rd, Woodruff.
This will be the first annual On Farm Dinner. A celebration of the harvest featuring local chefs, local food and local beverages.
More details to follow. 585-0905

Rain Barrel Truckload Sale
9:00am - 3:00pm
Whole Foods Market.
A special event and sale hosted by Greenville County Solid Waste. Rain barrel: $150 value for only $60.
Rain or shine. For more information call 243-9672 or visit
www.greenvillecounty.org/solid_waste/ 

 

September 28

Regional Vision Summit
9:00am - 12:00pm
Carolina First Center.
(Registration will be open beginning in mid-August) This meeting will serve as the kickoff to the second major community outreach element of the year-long regional visioning effort. The full Community Forum schedule will be announced in early August.
Free and open to the public, but participants must RSVP by September 20. Seating is limit, to participate please visit registration page.

Insect Pest Management
for Sustainable/Organic Vegetable Production
8:oo am to 4:00 pm
The Presbyterian College
503 South Broad Street
Clinton, South Carolina 29325
Instructors are Daniel Parson, Dr. Geoff Zehnder, Coordinator of the Integrated Pest Management and Sustainable Agriculture Programs at Clemson University. Dr. Powell Smith, Extension Entomologist and Vegetable Specialist, Clemson University. The focus of the training program is on implementation of preventative cultural practices that can be integrated into the farm plan to discourage diseases, pests and weeds from becoming a problem. 
Cost $25 (includes lunch and hand lens to take home)
For registration by Sept 21, Contact Kelly Gilkerson.
kgilker@clemson.edu