Living Wright Foundation

THIS WEEKEND!!

Join us this Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 4pm at the Living Wright Foundation's farm at Senate's End for this year's Ag + Art Tour of Richland County.
Explore a range of local vendors and take a self-guided tour of our sustainable farm for a fun-filled experience!

Today is Midlands Gives Day! Your donation can make a lasting impact on our mission to eradicate food insecurity in the Midlands. Join us in making a difference today! Visit www.MidlandsGives.org to donate.

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

The Living Wright Foundation would like to invite you to join us for the 2nd annual Bees & Blossoms Spring Fundraiser!

We will gather in The Hall at Senate's End located at 320 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 on Thursday, May 23rd, at 6:00 pm.

Prepare for a fun night filled with live music, including a special jazz performance by Dr. Craig Witherspoon (Superintendent of Richland District One), a silent auction, a wine pull, live painting, signature cocktails inspired by what’s blooming all around us this spring, and heavy hors d'oeuvres donated by Dupre Catering & Events

Advance tickets to the Spring Fundraiser can be bought here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/7e02b6bd-4cd7-4a2c-9c52-7c3fdb681a35

Giving Tuesday is a global movement affording folks an opportunity to use their individual power of generosity to connect and support their communities. On this day of generosity, we ask for your support of The Living Wright Foundation's mission to eradicate food insecurity in the midlands by advocating on behalf of, educating and providing for our neighbors through regenerative farming and gardening techniques. As we round out 2023, we hope you'll keep us in mind with your charitable contributions and we look forward to welcoming the public down on The Farm @ Senate's End.
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🚨 ATTENTION 🚨
This Sunday's Jazz Brunch has been CANCELED

Come join Dupre Percival as he hosts a jazz brunch fundraiser benefiting The Living Wright Foundation in their mission to eradicate food insecurity in the Midlands. His friend Craig Witherspoon and his ensemble will be playing while you enjoy a full brunch, beverages, and great conversation with friends.

Sunday, Nov 19
1pm-4pm
300 Senate St
Columbia, SC 29201

ATTENTION 🚨
Our First Annual Fall Fest has been RESCHEDULED!
Please stay tuned to further information about a new date and other events in the meantime - we'll see you in the Spring 🌸

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There's a lot "growing on" at the Farm at Senate's End! This 2023 Ag + Art Tour site is on a mission to to eradicate food insecurity in the SC midlands and educate the community about sustainable, regenerative agriculture. Check out the tomato trellises, rainwater harvesting station, three sisters plantings, hügelkultur, and companion planting on display!

Thrilled to take y’all thru the tomato arch & & looking forward to SC Local Food Summit next week! ❣️



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FARM & VENUE TOUR with & in Columbia, SC. We are DAYS away from the SC Local Food Summit and did our final walkthrough of the venue including a private tour of the urban permaculture farm onsite.

Farmer CeCe gave us a sneak peak of the tours she will be giving during the Local Food Mixer on Thursday evening before we cooled off in the beautiful historic brick buildings of the venue.

's own Ben Boyles was bringing the positive energy and jokes during his AV test and the Dupre Team went out of their way to get us prepped.

We are READY to hit the ground running next week. If you haven't already, get your tickets now before we close registration! No tickets will be available on-site/day-of.

Big shout out to & for the discounts to help keep this event affordable!

Harvest table for last Sunday’s service at Trinity Baptist Church. We are grateful for this bounty from our farm and partnership with the church to ensure this beautiful, organic produce makes it onto the tables of those in need.

Posted • Some fun photos from a night with to benefit . Dupre even got up and displayed his favorite piano notes 😂

Photos from the Farm during the weekend’s Ag + Art tour! So much fun!

Lots of fun for the kiddos down on The Farm until 5pm today. Dinosaur excavation underway in the mounds of earth in our future community meditation garden.

Farm dog Fonz wants you to come say hello! Living Wright Foundation has garden hats, vegetable florals, bees-wax hand-salve and more on offer down at The Farm during We’re here until 5pm!

Dupre Catering & Events at 300 @ Senate's End welcomes Jenna McSwain to benefit the Living Wright Foundation. Saturday, June 17 6:30 - 9:30pm. To purchase tickets, please click the LinkTree in our bio! $600 for a full table (8 people) or $75 for 1 person.

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welcomes in concert at to benefit the Living Wright Foundation! Heavy hors d’ oeuvres & bar service included. Swipe for the QR codes! Link for tickets is in Dupre Catering insta bio!
$600 for a full table of eight
$75 per person

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Please join us for our Bee’s & Blossoms Sprjng Celebration on Thursday, May 11th at 6pm!
There will be food, cocktails, music, & a silent auction. Music by Dj Preach & specialty cocktails by Josh Kleiger. Located at The Hall @ Senate’s End (320 Senate St, Columbia, SC 29201). Click the linktree in our bio to purchase tickets!

Call for volunteers!
To help build raised-beds
Saturday, April 22nd, 9am-2pm
Behind 302 Senate Street.
Bring your shovels, pitch forks, gloves, closed toed shoes, hats, sunscreen and bug-spray.
(Water & snacks incl.)
Please reply: 917.929.6640 or [email protected]

The Living Wright Foundation invites you to join us for the Bees & Blossoms Spring Celebration.

We are pleased to announce our first annual fundraiser honoring our commitment to combat food insecurity, as well as honoring the arrival of our bee hives at The Community Farm at Senate's End. We will gather in The Hall at 320 Senate
Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 on Thursday, May 11th, at 6pm for live music, a silent auction, signature cocktails inspired by what's blooming in the garden, and menu by Chef John Chiles. Additionally, we are offering a farm tour at 5pm.

Advanced tickets are $50 through May
8th, and $65 following and at the door. Tickets can be purchased via link in bio or contact us at
[email protected].

ANNOUNCING OUR PERMACULTURE WORKSHOPS
Purchase tickets at link in bio.

FORAGING CLASS: 
A hike around Living Wright Foundation’s Community Farm at Senate’s End Facilitated Vegan Food Traveler & Educator] exploring wild-growing herbs, fruits, trees, and other edible foods. Tickets are $15 per person and include:
* proper foraging techniques used to collect wild-grown foods
* basics to identify look-alike plants
* basic medicinal benefits to selected wild-grown foods

PRESERVING CLASS:
Includes demonstration and tutorial by Vegan Food Traveler & Educator] on preserving food using traditionally minimal preservation methods. Tickets are $30 per person and include:
* Wild-grown food foraging directly from the land
* Lecture on traditional preservation methods using nature
* Tutorial on making tonics, infusions, and herbal tea blends

DATES:
1st Saturday of every month starting April 1st, 2023

TIME: 
10:00-11:30AM FORAGING
1-2:30PM PRESERVING

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COMPOSTING CLASS
Attendees can learn about composting organic matter from their daily lives to lower their carbon footprint and nourish soil in this lecture led by Living Wright Foundation’s Director Cecelia Lucas Stucker. Tickets are $15 per person

DATES:
3rd Saturday of every month starting April 15th, 2023

TIME:
10:00-11:30AM

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COMPANION PLANTING CLASS
Attendees can learn about companion planting practices combining species in close proximity for pest control, pollination, creating habitat for beneficial insects, maximizing plant life in this planter tutorial led by Living Wright Foundation’s Director Cecelia Lucas Stucker. Tickets are $30 per person

DATES:
3rd Saturday of every month starting April 15th, 2023

TIME:
1-2:30PM 

Unfortunately, we’ve had to postpone this evening’s event, check back here for new date and details.

For tickets already purchased, we will refund you via original payment method or issue a credit for the rescheduled date. Thank you for your support!

Party with a Purpose:
Scotch Tasting Evening with Dupre & Breakthru Beverage

Please join us Thursday, March 16th from 6-9pm at 302 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201. We will be toasting Living Wright Foundation’s Farm @ Senate’s End.

Scotch to include: Benriach 12 year, Benriach 12 year Smoky, Glendronach 12 year, and Glendronach 15 year, all with charcuterie by Chef John Chiles and piano by John McCullough.

Individual tickets $275
Table of Six $1,600

To register and pay by card, please visit: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/450139f1-d6d0-48a5-becf-4fdc3130d066 or email [email protected] to arrange other payment.

You can learn more about Living Wright Foundation’s efforts
to end food insecurity in The Midlands at
https://livingwrightfoundation.org

Oven dried figs. Preheat to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Slice in half. Elevate on rack. Wait 4.5-6 hours.

Giving Tuesday is a global movement affording folks an opportunity to use their individual power of generosity to connect and support their communities. On this day of generosity, we ask for your support of The Living Wright Foundation's mission to eradicate food insecurity in the midlands by advocating on behalf of, educating and providing for our neighbors through regenerative farming and gardening techniques. As we round out 2022, we hope you'll keep us in mind with your charitable contributions and we look forward to welcoming the public down on The Farm @ Senate's End beginning January 2023.

featured us! Link in our instagram bio to read more and see a clip of founder, Bobby Percival & director, Cecelia Stucker.

https://www.wltx.com/article/life/food/urban-farm-looks-to-feed-food-insecure-communities-in-columbia-south-carolina/101-f5594604-729c-4bee-a077-3d9ba2abcd9e

Urban farm is the Wright choice
By Mike Cox | October 27, 2022

Robert Wright Percival and his father, Dupre, founded Living Wright in 2015 to give back to the local community that had long supported them. They honored Reverend Dr. Robert Wright... (Read more on the Columbia * Star)

https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/
The Columbia Star

Posted • There are more than 700 species of fig, and each one has its own species of wasp. When you eat a dried fig, you’re probably chewing wasp mummies, too. At the link in our bio, read about a superlative example of what biologists call codependent evolution. Illustration by .tenreiro.

The Living Wright Foundation has been hard at work creating a space for raised beds & composting for our mission in eradicating food insecurity in our area. Larry has been such a huge help in getting us started & we are so thankful to have him.