Resources can grow our economies

The Rural Resource Coalition SC has a local approach to cultivating sustainable economic growth. A South Carolina abundant with local food markets, working farm and forest conservation, affordable housing, homegrown renewable energy and marketable agricultural and forestry products means prosperity for all.

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Join us at the first in a speaker series on local food markets this fall or our next statewide meeting. Check our event page for details and sign up for our newsletter to receive more information.

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Food for thought.

According to the National Agriculture Statistics Service, South Carolinians spent $7 billion on food in 2010. Only 10% of that bounty remained in South Carolina. The Rural Resource Coalition SC is working to change that.

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Building Wealth From Within

Community development corporations throughout the state empower community leaders and spur local job creation to build wealth, one community at a time. We envision rural prosperity built on existing community resources and leadership. (Photo courtesy of SC Association of CDCs)

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Conservation Fuels the Economy

Boxwood Plantation, a working farm and nursery along the border of Florence and Darlington Counties, abuts Interstate 20. Agricultural lands and forests contribute billions to our state’s economy and hundreds of thousands of jobs. (Photo courtesy of Pee Dee Land Trust)

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May 6, 2013

May News & Events

Check out the link for RRC-related news, grants, events, and resources that are updated monthly. May News and Events 2013

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May 2, 2013

Black Farmers: New Markets, New Hope

For generations, African-American farmers in the Alabama Black Belt have stuck through tough times. Now they see new opportunities for selling their produce, thanks in part to the 121-year-old Tuskegee Farmers Conference. Read the full Ag and Trade article here.

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April 24, 2013

RRC-SC Meeting Offers New Opportunities for Local Farmers

In a packed room at Brown’s Barbeque the Pee Dee region farming community gathered to learn about infrastructure and programs designed to serve the needs of small to mid-sized farmers. Representatives from the Rural Resource Coalition SC (RRCSC), SC Wildlife …

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About RRCSC

The Rural Resource Coalition SC (RRCSC) is an alliance of affordable housing, agriculture, community development, conservation, forestry, heirs' property and tourism leaders. The group works on behalf of all of South Carolina's residents to strengthen the state's rural communities and optimize stewardship of natural resources.

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