| Summary and
Impressions
of the Macrobiotic Community:
Sherryann St Cyr used
to prepare simple macrobiotic meals in the area but she is no longer
living in Charleston. The
history of other macrobiotic activity in the past is not available.
Charleston residents have
depended on the Columbia macrobiotic community 110 miles away for its
source of activity until Roxanne Koteles moved there less than a year ago.
Roxanne brings to Charleston not only her rich cooking knowledge
and experience, but a dynamic personality, a good hearted nature, and
boundless energy. Since
arriving in Charleston, she has persuaded about one hundred residents to
start a macrobiotic diet, and has begun to spread her wings in Savannah
and Atlanta as well. We
believe that Roxanne's strong leadership and integrity will continue to
change the macrobiotic scene in Charleston significantly. |
| Paid
or Potluck Dinners:
No
|
| Education
Centers:
No
|
| Seminars:
No
|
| Newsletter:
No.
|
| Support
Groups:
No
|
| Visiting
Counselors and Cooking Teachers:
None
|
| Resident
Counselors:
Roxanne Koteles provides
macrobiotic nutrition education. |
| Resident
Cooking Teachers:
Roxanne Koteles.
|
| Professional
Cooks or Caterers:
Roxanne Koteles. She
conducts regular cooking classes (Macro B diet). The charges are $45 per
cooking class or $197 for the series (combination of 5 classes).
|
| Work
Study Programs:
None. |
| Other
Counselor Interests:
None
|
| Promotional
Activities:
Mails and post Macro-B diet flyers (cooking classes)
|
| Publications,
Books, Cassettes:
At Earthfare Health
Food Store
|
| Web
Sites:
None. |
| Cottage
Industries:
None.
|
| Macrobiotic
Restaurants:
No macro restaurants.
3 restaurants including Earthfare, with vegan options
|
| Natural
Food Chain Stores:
Earthfare
|
| Independent
Natural Food Stores:
None
|
| Natural
Food Co-Ops:
None
|
| Mail
Order Buying Clubs:
None
|
| Macrobiotic
Community Assessment: Moderate Services: 1 full time cooking teacher; no counselors.
No information regarding past macro services in the area.
Dormant Activities: no organized activities.
|
| Area Description:
Charleston is an important
Atlantic Coast port, and the second largest city in the state.
Many houses and other buildings date from the 1700's and 1800's.
The Civil War began on Charleston's waterfront in 1861.
Its economy depends heavily on tourism.
The metropolitan area population is 506,900. |
|
Municipalities with Macrobiotic services or community activities:
Charleston, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston.
|
| Link
to Macrobiotic Practitioners who were interviewed in Charleston, SC for this project who
also earn money by providing Macrobiotic services |