The Rural Resource Coalition SC formed when representatives from affordable housing, agriculture, community development, conservation, forestry, heirs' property, and tourism recognized the overlapping need for sustainable economic development coupled with the abundance of natural resources in South Carolina's rural areas.  We hope to offer viable alternatives to encourage wealth creation from within: local food markets, conservation of working farms and forests, affordable housing, homegrown renewable energy and downstream markets for value-added agricultural and forestry products.  Together, this emerging coalition represents the interests of hundreds of thousands of South Carolinians and billions of dollars of economic impact. 

Mission:

Our mission is to capitalize on South Carolina's human and natural resources in order to improve the quality of life for all her citizens by promoting sustainable economic development in rural communities and wise stewardship of her land and water.

Overarching Goals:

• Advance policy for a sustainable rural economic development fund.
• Grow grassroots effort to support the work of this coalition and our goals.
• Promote value of natural resources (land, water, wildlife habitats) along with rural communities' human resources and assets. 
• Ongoing support for key resource agencies. 

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Full details about this program and all of the partners is available HERE. 

Upcoming Meetings:

04/19/12 - RRCSC Regional Meeting, Greenville