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Kiawah River Farm:
digging in for fresh, sustainable, local
Sea island tomatoes are famous for good reason—part of a legacy of farming, sunshine and good soil.
There’s more. Heirloom vegetables, fruits and berries, flowers, beef cattle, goats, honey bees and hens are all raised here on Johns Island, the agricultural hub of Charleston.
Farm share—the value of agriculture + neighborhood
Welcome to Charleston’s first “Agrihood.”
By providing tillable acres in partnership with neighboring farms, Kiawah River is creating cooperative ways to foster connections between residents and local growers and producers. The centerpiece is the Kiawah River Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) program, in which residents are able to buy shares of a growing season in advance.
Sustainability
The CSA helps to sustain local farming, supports the local economy, and brings doorstep deliveries to Kiawah River. Residents then have ingredients for delicious, healthy cooking—including herbs and lettuces, fresh-cut flowers, honey, free-range eggs, and even local-raised beef.
The full story. Kiawah River’s farm partners and CSA, as featured Charleston Magazine: “Harvest Home: The Lowcountry’s First Agrihood Has Taken Root At The Kiawah River Development On John’s Island.”
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Growing Fresh
In tandem with farming neighbors that include Freeman Farms (fourth-generation farmers) and Rosebank Farms (led by Sidi Limehouse, who grew up farming this land with his father), local-sourced food and fresh-grown produce are a natural centerpiece of life at Kiawah River. The pastoral views of our own 100 acres of dedicated farmland begin on the entrance road just past Abbapoola Creek.
You’ll see wildflower meadows and bee boxes, fence lines and The Goatery barns, and the grazing pastures of pigs and donkeys, the lively goats and the more serene Belted Galloways. Roaming flocks of egg-laying hens provide organic pest control—devouring biting ants and other insects—and help fertilize the grass for the cows and goats to graze.
The intertwined diversity of plant and animal life is intentional, part of the holistic farming philosophy at Kiawah River. The joys of interacting with the animals, and the lessons to be learned from farm’s ecosystem are endless. Visitors are welcome.
Visitors are welcome.We’re growing. Visit TKTK for open hours and events at Kiawah River Farm (including goat yoga), and the Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) program.
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kiawah river: 3883 Betsy Kerrison Parkway Johns Island, SC 29455 |
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