South Carolina agriculture
Front yard gives way to opportunity for new Laurens farmer
Laurens, South Carolina – It was the need for a bit more space to house their growing family which drew Mady and Matt Hastings to Laurens, but then a determination to try something new has resulted in Hasting’s Corner, a market farm run solely by Mady and which now serves as one of the vegetable…
Read MoreBittersweet: Easters look forward to retirement, life without their Jerseys
Laurens, South Carolina – The proverbial saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window, proved true for Glen and Marilyn Easter when the couple failed to get the farm they wanted and instead purchased the land which would become Eastglen Farm. It was 1978 and the Easters were considering moving their entire…
Read MoreMain Street Laurens launches Fall Farmers Market this weekend, plans for B&B
Laurens, South Carolina – Main Street Laurens has a couple of new projects on tap for this fall, and the non-profit is seeking volunteers for help in restoring a lovely cottage into a new bed and breakfast, as well as farmers and crafters with fall produce or handmade crafts for a new Fall Farmers Market…
Read MoreThornwell’s ‘reimagined’ farm store opens to public June 19
Clinton, S.C. – Last week a Clinton contractor was finishing the interior of a new little red building in time for a Family Fun Day in Clinton, which is serving as the launch of Thornwell’s reopened LushAcres Farms and the first day that the market will be open for the public. Planned for this Saturday,…
Read MorePreorders needed for CHS curbside Plant Sale Mon. and Tues.
UPDATE, Wednesday, April 1 : Many of the plants have been sold but more will be available Monday, April 6. For a listing of remaining plants email Bodie at annettebodie@lcsd56g.com. Clinton, South Carolina – With school closed now until at least late April, the Clinton High School horticulture classes need to sell as many of…
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