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Sustainable Seafood Initiative
Plums, Inc. proudly announces its partnership with the Charleston, SC based Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SSI). Sustainable Seafood refers to fish that are caught or farmed with consideration for the ocean’s overall ecological balance. Initially designed to promote the use of local and sustainable seafood in Charleston restaurants, the initiative is quickly catching on statewide.
Initially a collaboration with the South Carolina Aquarium, the South Carolina Seafood Alliance, the Coastal Conservation League, Johnson and Wales University and the University of South Carolina, the goal of the SSI is to promote the conservation of fishery resources and the use of locally and domestically caught seafood in restaurants.
Plums, Inc. Owner, Lantz Price, said “We make every effort to obtain seafood from local sources and believe in this alliance. Many of our favorite fishes are showing signs of decline and it’s up to all of us to make sure we do what we can to ensure their future availability.”
Plums, Inc., as well as other partners in SSI do not currently serve Chilean sea bass, orange roughy and imported shark. For more information on ocean conservation or how to make environmentally-friendly seafood choices, visit one or all of the following: www.scquarium.org, www.chefscollaboration.org, www.safmc.net, www.msc.org.
SC Certified
Plums, Inc. recently earned the status of “Certified South Carolina Grown” from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. A proud participant in the Department of Agriculture’s Fresh on the Menu program, Plums, Inc. prepares menus for its restaurants, Saltus River Grill and Plums Restaurant, that contain at least 25 percent Certified South Carolina Grown fruits, vegetables, meats and seafood.
“We’ve always trusted our local farms to provide us with the freshest items in season,” owner Lantz Price said. “We trust the quality of our local produce and see it as nothing less than our duty to provide that quality to our customers.”
The Certified South Carolina Grown program is a cooperative effort among producers, processors, wholesalers, retailers and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture to brand and promote South Carolina produce and products.
Plums Restaurant is a casual, eclectic bistro serving lunch and dinner daily. Plums is located at 904 ½ Bay Street in downtown Beaufort. Saltus River Grill, just a few doors down at 802 Bay Street, offers the atmosphere of a chic Manhatten eatery with the historic charm found only in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
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