Rocky Branch Watershed Alliance

08/28/2017

The 2017 Tasty Tomato was Tasty and Terrific! http://p0.vresp.com/sYsNsr

Midlands citizens are offered an exclusive behind the scenes look at the inner workings of up to ten sustainable farms in Richland and Lexington counties. Get your tickets now and devise your route!

08/04/2017

Sustainable Midlands- Tasty Tomato 2017 http://p0.vresp.com/fJ5kPJ

This year promises a unique experience with the inclusion of niche products like indigo and chestnuts, as well as a range of interesting farming practices, such as:

07/29/2017

Home-grown tomato entries due Monday at 701 Whaley and get tickets for The 2017 Palmetto Tasty Tomato Festival 50% off today from 8:00 am until 1:00 with the code: FLASHTOMATO17!!

What's better on a famously hot day than a juicy, locally grown tomato?? Come out to the best harvest festival in town- The 8th annual Palmetto Tasty Tomato Festival! We will be celebrating all things local and homegrown August 5th at City Roots! Tickets will be $15 at the door, but…

07/19/2017

Get those 'maters growing and healthy- enter them in this year's contest!

Got some tasty tomatoes?

Entries for the Tasty Tomato Homegrown Tomato Contest are due Monday, July 31st, from 2-6p at 701 Whaley. Bring in the attached form with your tomatoes! Now, say that 3 times fast!

07/13/2017

"The revitalization of that area, and hopefully repairing some of the area along the banks of the creek, is important," said Sustainable Midlands Executive Director, Tara Autumn Perkins, to Free Times when asked about the potential Rocky Branch Greenway. Click the link below to read the full article!

http://www.free-times.com/news/local-and-state-news/epa-public-helping-with-rocky-branch-greenway-design/article_5d7eaae6-6706-11e7-8b52-47a00993641a.html

The City of Columbia is getting a hand from the federal government — and the public — in conceptually designing a section of the long-discussed Rocky Branch Greenway.

06/14/2017

Things are heating up at Sustainable Midlands! Click here to read our June Newsletter! http://p0.vresp.com/VpV0zq

The participating farms are: Carolina Bay, Fire Barrel Farm, The Winery at Mercer House, Up On Cedar Knoll, Leesville Aquaponics, Terra Kotta Farm, Meador Acres Chestnuts, Arnold Farm, and more to come. This year promises a unique experience with the inclusion of niche products like indigo and chest...

05/29/2017

Start your kid's summer off right, and enroll them in a Sustainable Midlands summer camp! https://www.sustainablemidlands.org/summer-camps/

This local food focused summer program guides students through nutritional choices, carbon footprints, the difference between local farming and industrial, native crops, and much more. Students will participate in fun cooking demos, on-site gardening, and a field study at a local farm!

05/12/2017

The latest news from Sustainable Midlands! Click here for our May Newsletter! http://p0.vresp.com/84eKVU

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our water ecology efforts, and attended Wine for Water 2017! Wine for Water is our favorite way to celebrate Earth Week, and would not have been possible without your supporters. Sustainable Midlands and the Gills Creek Watershed Association cannot thank...

05/02/2017

Wanna know a secret about some of our give-aways? If you donate during one of the power hours you will get a free ticket to the The 2017 Palmetto Tasty Tomato Festival!! Check the times for the POWER HOURS! The donations will be time-stamped :)

Sustainable Midlands is a 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit based in the Midlands of South Carolina

04/26/2017

Your voice matters! You saved auto-stay!

Thanks to James Smith, James Emerson Smith Jr and 13 other bipartisan lawmakers for standing against the roll back of citizens' rights to pause irreparable harm while final administrative review occurs. Citizens should be able to challenge government decisions. Debate was adjourned yesterday by a vote of 14-5 on S.105, the bill seeking to roll back the "automatic stay" that enables citizens to pause forward movement on a damaging project such as a toxic waste dump, polluting wastewater utility, open pit mine, or others before a permit to operate becomes a final permit.

04/13/2017

April News & Events from Sustainable Midlands! Lots of exciting events, click the link for more information! http://p0.vresp.com/fAM6PA

Join us as we celebrate spring at the Beer, Boots and BBQ Membership Mixer! Get to know more about the Capital City Club, 

04/13/2017

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