Abundance FoodRx

07/22/2026

It's 🍉🌱📚SC Plants the Seed 📚 🌱🍉 at the Abundance FoodRx healthy farmers market this Summer! 🌱 Did you know young, growing diets packed with 🥕 'plant-iful' foods 🥦 are directly linked to higher reading scores, sharper memory, and a happier mood in growing kids? 🌱 Peer-reviewed research is demonstrating the micronutrients and antioxidants found in fresh produce actively protect children from brain fatigue, lower attention deficits, and significantly reduce adolescent anxiety and depression (Frontiers in Psychology, 2018; Journal of Affective Disorders, 2025).

🌱Through the SC Plants the Seed program—a partnership with the South Carolina State Library, the Allendale-Hampton-Jasper Regional Library, and Good Fruit, we’re working hard to help make it a little easier for our local families to access these healthy brain-boosting foods together in collective impact!

🌱Exciting benefits at SC Plants the Seed - Abundance FoodRx market days - June 20th, July 18th, and August 15th from 9am to 1pm at the Allendale County Hospital include,
• 📖 FREE books for kids and families on planting seeds, growing gardens and eating a variety of delicious produce!
• 🍓 Fresh, affordable produce grown by local farms
• 🥗 Nutrition tips, recipe ideas, and delicious samples to taste!
• 💗 Supportive access options including WIC & Senior nutrition vouchers & FoodRx gift certificates

🌱Curious for more on the Power of Plants in Young Diets?
Lowering Youth Depression | A decade of clinical data tracking adolescents revealed that higher consumption of phytonutrient-rich plant foods is associated with nearly 50% lower odds of depressive symptoms (Tsiampalis, T. et al., 2025 | Children / PMC).

Maximizing Cognitive Scores | Increased whole fruit and vegetable consumption high in fiber and polyphenols is consistently linked to improved psychomotor speed, memory, attention, and mood in youth (O'Connor, S. et al., 2025 | Journal of Nutritional Science).

07/21/2026

"The earth is what we all have in common." | Wendell Berry

"O gracious Father, you open your hand and fill all living things with plenteousness: Bless the lands and waters, and multiply the harvests of the world; send forth your breath, and renew the face of the earth; show your loving-kindness, that our land may yield its increase; and save us from selfish use of what you provide, that the poor and needy may give thanks to your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." | Book of Common Prayer, Anglican Liturgy Press, 2019

We want to thank the many abundances that have come in as great blessings to the healthy food pharmacy at the Allendale County Hospital's Outpatient Pharmacy. Through your gifts, we are able to nourish those hungry and in need of nutrition as part of Food is Medicine. From the Pastor's garden, to a mother's garden; from peanut farmers to peach growers, we want to thank all who are contributing to the nourishment of others in great love and kindness.

"The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry." | Isaiah 55:10

We want to thank you Oh, Lord for your blessings and multiplying your Grace in plenteousness so that all in your great Creation are fed and nourished.

Would you like to help? Call us today at 632-3311 ext 214 or email [email protected].

You are loved!

07/19/2026

When you think about foods to include in a diet that reduces cancer risk, what do you think of? -- Vegetables? Fruits? Whole grains? -- Yes, yes, and yes! But pulses have lots to offer, too, as part of the recommended plant-focused diet.
Here's my take via American Institute for Cancer Research - AICR, with a look at some common misconceptions, misinformation you may have encountered, and tips:
https://www.aicr.org/resources/blog/pulses-an-overlooked-food-in-a-plant-based-diet-for-cancer-prevention/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

06/24/2026

Thank you Eileen for all that you do for our local community and even sharing some muscle-power today helping us replenish the FoodRx healthy food pantry here at the Allendale County Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy!

06/05/2026

Five on Fridays at Fairfax Feed & Seed | Stop by the Fairfax Feed & Seed Superstore and enter to win a $5 Gift Certificate to the healthy Farmers Market at the Allendale County Hospital in Fairfax (no purchase necessary). The Farmers Market at the Hospital is open every 1st and 3rd Saturday from 9am to 1pm and is flourishing with local fruit and vegetables now in season.

Ready to get outside? Fairfax Feed & Seed has everything you need to love life outdoors (and sunshine is a good source of Vitamin D). Swing by and see the latest in Ariat and Muck Boots in sizes for the whole family, Texas Hunter Feeders and Stands, Tactacam Revel Cameras, Antlermax Deer Protein, Food Plot Seed for Wildlife, Farm and Garden Fertilizer, a huge variety of Dog Food and Farm Animal Feed, Livestock Fencing and Gates, Dog Kennels, Case Knives, AND they deliver!

Fairfax Feed & Seed is a consistent sponsor of our healthy Farmers Market at the Allendale County Hospital in Fairfax (AbundanceFoodRx.com). We want to thank them for proving that good things can stay in our County through local support. THANK YOU Fairfax Feed & Seed Superstore in Fairfax!!

Health Facts on the Outdoors | We spend nearly 90% of our time indoors—a profound shift from just a century ago. This disconnects us from the healing effects of nature, and it comes at a cost:
-Vitamin D deficiency is now widespread, partly due to inadequate sun exposure (Holick et al., NEJM, 2007)
- Exposure to natural environments has been shown to reduce cortisol levels, lower blood pressure and inflammation levels, and enhance immune function (Li, International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health, 2010).

Gardening and spending time outdoors can restore this authentic connection with ourselves, nature and others, helping us re-engage with natural rhythms, improve mental clarity and enhance physical and emotional resilience.

Let's get outside, it's actually really healthy!

05/19/2026

Full Plate Living begins today at the Allendale County Hospital.

Topics we'll explore today in Session 1,
- Do diets work?
- How Full Plate Living works
- How natural, fiber foods can help us fill our plates to lose weight
- What are the natural, fiber foods

4pm - all Health System Employees welcome (Hospital, Clinics, Foodservice teams, Nurses, NPs, MAs, Physicians)

5:30pm - open class for Friends & Family, all in the Community welcome to attend (for free!)

See you soon!

05/19/2026

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05/19/2026

Full Plate Living classes begin today at the Allendale County Hospital | 4pm for Health System Staff and at 5:30pm, an open class for all in the community. Meeting in the Hospital Cafeteria, 1787 Allendale-Fairfax Hwy in Fairfax.

In our first session, we'll explore:
- Do diets work?
- How Full Plate Living works
- How natural, fiber foods can help us fill our plates to lose weight
- What are the natural, fiber foods

See you soon!

Black beans may be small, but they’re packed with fiber, plant-based protein, and antioxidants that support gut health, balance blood sugar, and help keep cholesterol in check.