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August is Farmers Market Month in South Carolina. This month is a good time to appreciate the folks who make the markets possible. And if you're not acquainted with farmers markets, now is good time to visit one (or two) to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables and other items and fellowship with your neighbors and local producers. On the current edition of Insight, Bhakti Larry Hough interviews SC Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers and Blake Lanford of the Clemson Extension Service and the Waccamaw Market Cooperative about farmers markets in SC and Horry County, respectively.

Learn more about local farmers markets at http://www.waccamawmarkets.org.

Insight airs on Monday and Wednesday at 10 a.m., 7 p.m. and midnight.

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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is holding public forums around the state to gather input from residents about the agency asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow SC to restrict the kinds of foods that can be bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, also known as food stamps. In an effort to curb obesity in the state, DHEC wants restrict food bought with public benefits to what it determines to be healthy choices.

 Dr. Edward A. Frongillo, Jr., is a professor and chairman of  the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior at the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and an authority on the issue. On the current edition of Insight, Bhakti Larry Hough interviews him about the public health implications of using such a method to improve and protect public health.

A public forum on the issue will be held in Florence on March 28, 5:30 – 7:30 PM in the Bevis Conference Center at the Pee Dee Mental Health Center, 125 East Cheves Street. Citizens may also comment online using the link below.

http://www.scdhec.gov/SNAP/SNAP_public_comment.htm

Insight airs Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m., 7 p.m., and midnight.

 

 

 

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Food is the subject of the next edition of Insight: providing for those who are struggling to keep enough food on the table, and how to prepare delicious meals that are healthy and nutritious. While many people take for granted having sufficient nutritious food for themselves and their families, others aren’t quite as fortunate. That’s where the Harvest Hope Food Bank comes in. The food bank endeavors to provide food for those without enough of it “with dignity, compassion and education,” according to Nicole Echols, community development coordinator for Harvest Hope of the Pee Dee in Florence. She said the demand for food among the needy increases this time of year and her organization is struggling to keep up with the demand.

The incidence of diabetes is rampant in the Pee Dee and along the Grand Strand. In addition to talking with Nicole Echols, Bhakti Larry Hough spoke with Florene Linnen, of the Georgetown County Core Group. She gives suggestions on how to prepare tasty meals that are also nutritious and good for your health, especially people with diabetes and related diseases, such as high blood pressure.

Insight airs Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM, and Midnight, on Radio Baha’i, 90.9 FM.

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