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Agribusiness

South Carolina’s fastest growing industry By Lydia Cobb

The agriculture and forestry industries, together known as agribusiness, represent the

largest economic sector in South Carolina, as well as the fastest-growing industries.

hy South Carolina? We • Golden Grove Farm & Brew (Pelzer) 402 N. Murray Avenue
have an amazing, ideal farmandbrew.com | (864) 356-1097 Anderson, SC 29621
growing season with • Cityscape Winery (Pelzer) agriculture.sc.gov/farmers-markets/
W fertile soil and a milder cityscapewinery.com | (864) 329-0615 anderson-county-farmers-market
climate. For farms in much of the U.S., the • Carolina Bauernhaus (Anderson) (864) 231-7275
growing season ranges from three to four carolinabauernhaus.com
Denver Downs Farm
months. For approximately 10 percent (864) 401-8167
of the nation, South Carolina included, • Magnetic South Brewery (Anderson) National Register of Historic Places,
our rural and urban farmers enjoy a six- magneticsouthbeer.com Garrison Farmstead
month-plus growing season. And, with (864) 359-2528 Welcome to a South Carolina
Century Farm owned and operated
relatively low-cost land, higher value
U-Pick Farms
crops are more easily grown here. by the Garrison family of Anderson
Visit: pickyourown.org and click
Agribusiness includes food processing, County since 1869. Enjoy a working
on South Carolina, then Anderson
livestock and produce, wood, paper and farm devoted to agritourism and
County, as some farms do not maintain
forestry-related companies. entertainment, with live music, annual
active websites.
Our state holds nearly 25,000 farms! corn maze, seasonal attractions, and
• Whitehall Produce (Anderson)
This accounts for nearly 250,000 jobs and much more.
strawberries
$46 billion in annual economic impact. 1515 Denver Road
• Hardy Berry Farm (Anderson)
Get ready to pick, shuck, peel, kneel, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, Anderson, SC 29625
sip, and savor fresh and locally grown strawberries denverdownsfarm.com
here in Anderson County! • Callaham Orchards (Belton) (864) 515-4554
strawberries
Distillery | Winery | Brewery Clemson University’s College of
• Barefoot Farms of Belton (Belton)
• Palmetto Distillery (Anderson) Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences
beans, pears, tomatoes,
palmettodistillery.com Clemson University offers
cucumbers, peppers
(864) 226-9917 undergraduate and graduate degree
• Antreville Farms + Flowers (Iva)
• Six and Twenty Distillery (Piedmont) programs related to the agribusiness
corn, flowers, tomatoes,
sixandtwentydistillery.com industry. Programs include agricultural
cucumbers, squash
(864) 263-8312 education, agricultural business, forest
• Swamp Fox Distilling (Pendleton) Anderson County Farmers Market resources management, and food
swampfoxdistilling.com Open June through November: Tue, Thu, packaging science.
(864) 502-3080 Sat from 8 am-1 pm clemson.edu/cafls | (864) 656-3013
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