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Partnership Highlight: Pinnacle Financial Partners
Earlier this summer, Pinnacle Financial Partners partnered with our inaugural paid Youth Internship Program as the 2020 Career Preparedness Sponsor. The Career Preparedness pillar includes hands-on, work-based learning for Youth Interns in the business of managing food production and sales at the Urban Farm at Enston Home in Downtown Charleston. The curriculum also includes educational sessions on workplace […]
!Under Construction!
June 26, 2020 – Build Updates From the Farm The past two weeks have been huge for the Urban Farm at Enston Home Project, which we are thrilled to say is officially UNDER CONSTRUCTION! In mid-June, build partner James White Construction sent their team out to brave the wet conditions, and complete the site prep […]
Posted by Amanda Howell
On June 26, 2020
In Announcements, Press, Sponsors, Urban Farm Updates
Recap and Wrap Up of Harvest Dinner 2020
Our 10th Anniversary Dinner was certainly one to remember, though it looked quite different from our traditional celebration. We shifted from our usual gathering in the park, to a drive-through dinner at our flagship partner school, Michell Elementary. Raising over $22,000 dollars from ticket sales and sponsorships, we served over 750 meals to our students, […]
Posted by Amanda Howell
On June 8, 2020
In Announcements, Events, School Gardens, Sponsors
Traveling Basil Arrives at Butcher & Bee (Part 4)
This past week, our Green Heart-grown basil showed its versatility at two more restaurants: Persimmon Cafe and Butcher & Bee. Persimmon utilized our sweet basil, while Butcher & Bee added a splash of color with our purple basil. Persimmon incorporated our sweet basil into two of its signature dishes: basil limeade and the zucchini special. […]
Traveling Basil Arrives at The Harbinger Cafe (Part 2)
For the second installment in our Traveling Basil series, we will follow our bountiful Green Heart basil harvest to its first stop at The Harbinger Cafe. The Harbinger is located across the street from the Green Heart Project headquarters on Upper King (hey, neighbor) and has a wide variety of both savory and sweet tasty […]