(CHARLESTON COUNTY) – Come get your fresh veggies! The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) invites families throughout the Lowcountry to join in on Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) opportunities at select county park locations.
CCPRC’s Be Fit, Charleston! CSA features fresh vegetables from Ambrose Family Farm on Wadmalaw Island. Seasons kick off the week of April 24, and options are available for a six-week season or a 10-week season. Pickup locations will be at three county park locations - James Island, Palmetto Islands, and Wannamaker County Parks – in an effort to make it easy for families to be healthy and eat locally grown produce.
Expected seasonal veggies for Spring 2016 will include: arugula, asparagus, beets, bell pepper, blackberries, blueberries, bok choy, broccoli, broccoli rabe, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumber, cut flowers, garlic, green beans, lettuce mixes, lettuces, Pete's sweet onions, potatoes, scallion onions, spinach, squash, strawberries, sweet corn, sweet peas, tat soy, and/or zucchini. Fees to participate vary based on quantity and length of season. To sign up for the CSA, visit http://www.stonofarmmarket.com/befitcsa.html or CharlestonCountyParks.com/Be-Fit-CSA.
Passholders of CCPRC’s Move IT! Pass receive 20% off prices. New for 2016, CCPRC’s Move IT! Pass offers comprehensive access to many of these fitness programs – from yoga to water aerobics to stand up paddleboarding fitness classes and much more - as well as park admission for a full year. Free programs for Move IT! Pass members include all CCPRC yoga programs; high intensity beach fitness programs; bird walks at Caw Caw, Wannamaker, James Island, and Folly Beach County Parks; and select running clinics. Move IT! Pass holders also receive up to 50% off other select CCPRC program registration including all races, Be Fit Community Supported Agriculture, stand up paddleboard fitness classes, natural and cultural history interpretive programs, paddlesports clinics, climbing programs, and more. The Move IT! Pass also provides the user free individual admission to 11 county park properties for a full year.
