Thanks or your work on this Brooks. It's great to see interest continue to grow in local agriculture, especially at the University. There are many challenges to the success of any local farm, not the least of which is the weather. On Saturday we had golf-ball sized hail that ripped a bunch of holes in my greenhouse. Fortunately, the plants inside look pretty good for the most part. It should not be terribly hard to fix. Well, it's on to other business, because Spring is a very busy time of year. I hope to hear from all of you soon. We will also be at the Sandhills Markets and the All-Local Markets this year. So come see us!

About SC Farm Voice

SC Farm Voice is the name that I have chosen for the site. Of course, this site has been born out of my senior thesis project at the University of South Carolina, but I hope it will become a functional tool for SC residents. The site is set up with search features to locate your farms, a media center with photos and video, and this blog. The goal of the site is to personalize the small farm so that consumers are more willing to buy local. There are many sites online to serve the purpose of connecting consumers to local farms, but I wanted to take it one step further by adding the elements of interaction and media. I plan on promoting the site once it is up, both locally and on campus, for a start. I would also encourage you to do the same.

Please feel free to email me with questions or ideas at scfarmvoice@gmail.com.

To All Bloggers

This blog is intended to be a forum for farmers to connect with each other, as well as to connect to consumers. Currently, this blog has not been advertised to the public as it has not yet been incorporated into the site (soon the be SC Farm Voice). But if you are interested in blogging, feel free to do so. This blog will be open to the public by the end of the month when the site goes live, and for now it can serve as a means to communicate between bloggers. Once the site is live I hope to get some topics going, so check back for new posts! Thanks for joining!