Shopping for groceries can be overwhelming. Trying to balance a budget and nutrition while deciphering food labels challenges even the most experienced supermarket sojourner.
To help you sort through all the jargon, here are some clues for decoding the puzzle of buying nutritious, affordable food for your family.
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There is no doubt that protein is an essential component to any eating pattern. Most often, the protein in our diet comes from animal sources including meat, poultry, and seafood and some plant sources such as soy, nuts and beans. For most individuals including a variety of these protein...
To celebrate National Pound Cake Day, try this classic recipe from Ladies and Gents Love to Cook!
Ingredients
3 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sour cream
6 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2...
The South Carolina Women's Leadership Committees around the state collected more than $12,000 in food and donations from a drive conducted to raise funds for local charities around South Carolina. Members from county SCFB Women’s Chapters organized to collect food and money for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) in...
Craig Bell (center), Kershaw County Farm Bureau President and Patrick McCaskill (left), Kershaw County Farm Bureau Treasurer present David Branham (right), North Central High School Principal with a check for a classroom set of FFA jackets.
On the night of Saturday, January 11, 2020, an EF-2 tornado with sustained...
National FFA Week
By: FFA New Horizons
From the food we eat to the clothes we wear, agriculture is a part of our daily lives. More than 700,000 FFA members across the Nation will celebrate the role agriculture plays in our lives while sharing the message of agricultural education as part of National FFA Week (Feb...
Charleston, SC – A record number of attendees met recently for the annual South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation (SCFB) Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Conference. More than 350 young farmers and agriculturalists (18 to 35 years old) from across the state traveled to Charleston, SC to network, become better leaders in...
Hemp has been grown in South Carolina since authorized by state law in 2017 with currently over 100 permitted growers in the state; S.C. farmers have only just started learning about and growing hemp. This crop has many potential benefits for our state’s farmers but comes with equally high risk and many unknowns as the...
The South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation opened its 76th Annual Meeting in Myrtle Beach Dec. 5, highlighted by a number of awards and a State of Farm Bureau address from SCFB President Harry Ott.
Nearly 800 Farm Bureau members from across the state gathered not just to prepare for the year ahead, but also to...
You may be reading this blog entry from your desk workstation, or perhaps a laptop in a coffee shop. You might even be perusing this on your smartphone. It’s a common, everyday occurrence that can easily be taken for granted. Unfortunately, in many parts of rural South Carolina – it’s not only a luxury to have...