Anderson County Parks, Recreation & Tourism Division Director Glenn Brill announced that Tandy Wickiser has been hired as the new Anderson County Farmer’s Market Manager, effective October 5th. “Tandy will bring a great deal of passion to the position and will work hard to enhance our county’s agricultural economy,” Brill said.

“Anderson County is in a pivotal position where a relatively small investment in locally sustainable agriculture will net an economic, social and environmental windfall,” said Wickiser.  “We will be implementing a campaign to urge all Anderson County residents to become ‘Loyal Andersonians’- to think local, be local and buy local.”

Wickiser’s duties will include managing the Farmer’s Market on market days, marketing the Market and Farmer’s Market Pavilion for special events and continuing to implement the Anderson County Farm & Food Plan.

Wickiser and her husband Kurt own the Creekside Bar-be-que Restaurant in Anderson. She is a lifelong Andersonian and is the former president of the Junior League of Anderson County. She also serves on the board of the Outdoor Dream Foundation. Her extensive project management experience includes chairing the League’s Holiday Market and planning events for the Foundation.  Wickiser is also a licensed chiropractor. She is a graduate of Clemson University, where she earned a degree in political science. She also earned a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from the Life College of Chiropractic in Marietta, GA.

To learn more information about the Farmer’s Market, Farmer’s Market Pavilion or the Anderson County Farm & Food Plan, visit the web site at: http://www.andersoncountysc.org/web/Farmers_00.asp.  For other information, contact Glenn Brill, Director of Parks, Recreation and Tourism at 760-5928.