Eat Local

Pick Spartanburg: Your Guide to Eating Local

Celebrate Spartanburg’s vibrant food culture. Discover where your food comes from, who grows it, and how delicious supporting local can be.

Take the Eat Local Pledge   The Passport Challenge 

                  

Pick Spartanburg

Why Pick Spartanburg?

The Pick Spartanburg campaign is PAL’s countywide initiative to support a strong, sustainable local food system — while making it fun and rewarding for you to eat closer to home. Whether it’s a roadside stand, farmers market, or a downtown restaurant that sources from area farms, you’re not just making a meal — you’re making a difference for your health, your family, and our great local farmers, vendors, restaurants, chefs, roasters, and other producers. From boosting the local economy to promoting healthy lifestyles, every bite helps to tell the story about where we live!

The Passport Challenge

Get Your Passport. Start Exploring.

Pick up your Eat Local Passport at the PAL office or Hub City Farmers Market, and start earning stamps at participating farms, markets, and restaurants. Fill your passport and unlock fun perks — from exclusive merch to invites to community food events.

How It Works:

  • Visit a participating location
  • Make a purchase or engage with the vendor
  • Get a stamp in your passport
  • Collect stamps and win prizes!

Get Started 

Where to Find Local Food 

Your passport includes 15 locations to get you started and space for 16 more of your own! Below are examples of local food businesses where you can earn stamps and signatures. 

The Market 

Find These Vendors at the Hub City Farmers Market (Saturdays 8 AM–12 PM): 

(the following are not already listed in your passport but are examples of eligible vendors - just ask for a signature!) 

Restaurants

Examples of Restaurants That Source Local : 
(Ask your server what’s sourced locally, as options may vary week to week!) 

  • The Kennedy 
  • Gerhard’s Café 
  • Blue Moon Bodega 
  • Heirloom  
  • New Groove Artisan Brewery 
  • Cribb’s Kitchen 
  • Southside Smokehouse & Grille 
  • Fr8yard 
  • Flock Shop

Take the Pledge 

Don’t forget to let us know you’re signing up to Eat Local. Your pledge helps us track how the local food movement is growing in Spartanburg. You're part of something big—thank you for choosing to Eat Local!

Let’s Do This!

 

1

Eat more nutrients

Fruits and veggies lose most of their nutrients within 24 hours of being picked. Locally grown food, harvested at peak ripeness, maintains maximum nutrient density, unlike produce transported long distances.

2

Support Local Farmers

Supporting local farmers directly bolsters the local economy. Money spent here stays close to home and can be reinvested directly into businesses and services within our Spartanburg community! PAL works with almost 35 local farmers.

3

Take care of the environment

Eating local benefits the environment by reducing carbon emissions, preserving resources through sustainable farming, and supporting local economies.

4

Nourish your body

Fruits and veggies are full of antioxidants. These are vital in helping prevent certain cancers and heart diseases. They also help improve our immune system and provide us with important vitamins and minerals.

5

Help families in need eat healthy too

When you purchase from the PAL Food Hub, you're not only choosing nutrient rich foods for your family, but you're giving families in need access to healthy food, too. Each purchase from the PAL Food Hub allows us to donate fresh, local produce to members of our community that otherwise might not have access to nutrient dense foods.

Get Started!

It's Easy:

  1. Click the button below
  2. Create an account
  3. Fill your online cart
  4. Choose pickup or free delivery
  5. Start eating more local foods!

Sign Up Today!

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