A recent article in Business Week highlighted some of Charleston’s local businesses and supporters of buying local. According to the article, 130 cities or regions now have “buy local” groups, which represent about 30,000 businesses.
Lowcountry Local First (LLF) and their [...]

The cool environmentally-focused website, Mother Nature Network, featured Charleston as their “Destination of the Week” in late February.
The article plays up the sustainable tourism aspects of Charleston, like green transportation, local and organic served at local restaurants, Charleston’s first soon-to-be [...]

Lowcountry Local First (LLF) is a great organization that encourages area residents to support the local economy by buying local. What better way to buy local than purchasing fresh, local produce from farmers in the Charleston area? According to LLF, [...]

If you live in the Charleston area, you’ve probably heard of the Charleston Waterkeeper. Founder Cyrus Buffum had harnessed social media, traditional media, grassroots efforts and other tactics to help spread the word about his mission.
According to the official Charleston [...]

Charleston County Schools are reaping the rewards of their energy conservation efforts, because they’re getting a portion of the money saved! It makes sense for the environment and the county budget, and now the students, teachers, adminstrators and staff of [...]