Palmettovores were on the prowl Thursday night at the Taste of the Farm, sponsored by the Greater Darlington County Chamber of Commerce. In the first of what will become an annual event, vendors paid tribute to South Carolina agriculture.

Laurie Lawson has been appointed by the Obama administration as the South Carolina state executive director for the Farm Service Agency at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Ovis Hill Farm and Clemson Extension have teamed together for two full days of family fun and educational activities from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. As part of Darlington County’s Farm-City Week celebration, this event provides the opportunity for families and children to learn that “The Farm is where Food is Born.“

Children from 4-H groups all over the Pee Dee gathered at the Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair for the judging of the Market Hog and Market Goat competitions.

When Ryan Wright turned 17 and got his driver’s license, he didn’t want a car. He wanted a calf horse. “This is what he does all the time,” Stacy Wright, his mother, said.

The Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair begins at 3 p.m. Tuesday for the first time in 52 years without a Jones at the helm.

On the third Saturday of the month, Hartsville residents can get fresh groceries around the corner. The farmer’s market is held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gardner’s Fertilizer & Farm Supplies, 317 Railroad Ave. in Hartsville.

The South Carolina Agricultural Council is hosting its fall tour, with stops scheduled at a number of companies and sites

Corn Maze season opened Saturday with bluegrass bands, pig races, cow train rides and two different corn mazes at Pim Farms on Dovesville Highway just off US 52.

The Lake City Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday for yard sales and produce in honor of National Farmers Market Week.

The Farmers Market Association is teaming up with Conway Main Street USA to present “Show Us Your Produce”.

The next time you sit down to eat chances are you won’t think about where the food on your plate came from. It could turn out that food, be it steamed vegetables or cooked meat traveled from several thousands of miles away.

If you want fresh fruits and vegetables in Myrtle Beach, you can get them more often.

If you want fresh fruits and vegetables you can get them more often

Some $615,000 is available for eligible South Carolina producers. Signup began on May 11 and will end on May 29 for participation in the state’s initiative to encourage more organic agriculture production.