The Carolina Dirt Fair

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A full weekend of activities kicks off Friday, April 27th with the Kick Off Cook Off at GrowFood Carolina featuring a battle between culinary students from Trident Tech and the Charleston Art Institute.

Saturday night April 28th will bring the 3rd annual Charleston Wild & Scenic Film Festival sponsored by Half-Moon Outfitters. The Festival will offer a selection of films chosen and presented by partners Coastal Conservation League, Lowcountry Local First, Earth Force, SC Aquarium and Charleston Parks shown on the Cinebarre inflatable widescreen.
And to close out the weekend, the Carolina Green Fair and Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission are hosting The Dirt Fair, Sunday, April 29, 2012, at Mullet Hall, Johns Island, a unique agricultural experience that will educate attendees on the cycle of local farming and the food we eat.
During one of the many instructional sessions of the Dirt Fair, five-time James Beard nominee and restaurant owner Chef Hugh Acheson will demonstrate cooking with local, seasonal ingredients, as well as, joining Kiawah Island Resort Chefs in creating food courses for the Sunday evening farm-to-table,
family-style dinner and hoedown.