In the News

Community Garden News

• Schools Recieve Eat Smart Grants. Stone Elementary Academy and Summit Drive Elementary have been named recipients of the 2010 Eat Smart, It’s in the Garden mini-grant program to improve their school vegetable gardens. The schools are two of nine across the state to receive the $1,000 award from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture.

Gardening for Good News

• Community Gardens Sprouting in Greer. When a sign is made for the rows of vegetables growing on what used to be a patch of rough, worn dirt along West Road, it will read the Greer Community Garden.

Past Gardening for Good Events

In December 2010, we hosted a gathering of garden-minded folks to talk about the creation of Gardening for Good and the network. Several people spoke about their dreams for gardens in Greenville. Download the presentation.

Recommended Publications

More and more publications about gardening, sustainability, and supporting healthy living are emerging in Greenville. Here are some of the ones we use frequently.

	Edible Upcountry. Edible Upcountry is a quarterly publication that promotes, explores and celebrates the local seasonal food culture of Upstate South Carolina. View the latest issue.
	Sustainable Greenville. This website will be devoted to connecting the citizens of Upstate South Carolina to the many sustainable opportunities available here in our area. We want to celebrate local businesses, organizations and spiritual outlets that believe in improving the quality of life of our communities through sustainable action. This website is the result of an ever increasing demand for living more gently in our homes, workplaces, community and planet, while still building prosperity and improving economic development. Go to site.
	GreenTowns.com. Green efforts are sprouting around the country. GreenTowns is connecting and celebrating these local sustainability initiatives and the people supporting them.