Agritourism

Agritourism

Agritourism involves any agriculturally based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch.

Billue Family Farm LLC.

803-805-2075
www.billuefamilyfarm.com

We are a veteran, family-owned, and operated business local to Aiken, SC. We have a passion for bees, honey and creating bee-by-products. Focusing on local, sustainable products such as keeping happy and healthy bees, pasture-raised/free-range eggs, pasture-raised chickens, turkeys, Beyond Organic Aeroponic vegetable farming, and traditional vegetable farming. 

Boondock Farms

706-589-4920
755 Foreman St.
Jackson, SC 29831
www.boondockfarms.com

Their mission is to provide fresh produce to the community through organic farming and sustainable living. The Farmers Market store is open on Saturdays from 10am-2pm. Several artists, farmers, and food vendors participate in the farmers market.

Cold Creek Nurseries

803-648-3592
398 Hitchcock Pkwy.
Aiken, SC 29801
www.coldcreeknurseries.net

The market is open seven days a week and features a variety of local produce from farms across the state. The market also contains a selection of sauces, jams, marinades and more. The greenhouse is filled with a wide selection of house plants and seasonal plants. The lot is filled with trees, shrubs, ground covers, vegetables, grasses, and more. In the store, you can find gardening supplies, fertilizers, bulbs and seeds, home decor, and plenty of wonderful gifts for any occasion. 

Eudora Wildlife Safari Park

803-606-6325
219 Salem Ln.
Salley, SC 29137
www.eudorafarms.net

Eudora Farms Petting Zoo and Drive-Thru Safari is an ideal family outing that the entire family can enjoy. Everybody, ages 1 – 100, are guaranteed to learn something and love the experience. Build memories to last a lifetime with our furry friends!

Eudora Farms is home of many exotic animals such as a giraffe, alpacas, camels, lemurs, highlanders, zebras, baboons, and many many more. The farm carries a mobile petting zoo throughout the United States for festivals and organizations. Come out and enjoy all our animals in the safari.

Monday-Friday: 11am-5pm
Saturday-Sunday: 10am-5pm
Private tours by appointment only.
*Dates & times are subject to change.
Check Eudora Farms Facebook page for hours & weather updates.
Park admission fees apply and can be found on their website.

Gurley's Christmas Tree Farm

706-829-5904
65 Williston Rd.
Beech Island, SC 29842

Cut your own Frasier Firs from North Carolina at the tree farm here in Aiken County! Fresh wreaths are available and there’s a photographer on site. The farm opens the day after Thanksgiving on Thursday through Sunday. Call for Monday-Wednesday appointments. Check their Facebook page for closings.

Gurosik's Berry Plantation

803-278-0594
www.gurosiksberryplantation.com

Roadside Markets
Aiken Bypass Market
1310 East Pine Log Rd., Aiken.

I-20 Outlet: Wacky Wayne’s Fireworks
1174 W. Martintown Rd., North Augusta.

Experience Pristine Rural America flavorful vine ripened strawberries, blackberries, produce, peaches, flowers and processed products. We also offering prescheduled K-4 school tours, senior citizen tours and tour buses.

Herb n Berries U-Pick Blueberry Farm

803-646-8509
148 Keeper Ln. 
Aiken, SC 29803
www.herbnberries.com

Located in Montmorenci, SC, Herb n Berries is a locally owned U-pick farm. The farm is USDA Certified Organic by Clemson University. There are 44 rows of blueberries with approximately 1,250 bushes and 3 rows of thornless blackberries. They have 44 rows of blueberries with approximately 1,250 bushes, nine varieties of blueberries and 3 rows of thornless blackberries. As the season progresses they also offer fresh produce, plants, herbs, as well as edible and cut flowers and honey from their hives. Pre-picked and frozen blueberries are also available for purchase with a 24 hour notice. Buckets are provided for picking; gallon size for adults and smaller ones for children and lined with a bag to bring your berries home with you. Berries are priced per pound, check their website for more guidelines.

Jenks Farm

www.jenksfarmer.com

Jenks Farmer Plantsman operates from this historic farm in Beech Island. This is primarily a mail order nursery specializing unique, historic Crinum Lilies. The organic farm also acts as an experiment station for our garden design and education outreach. Their family home, the farmstead is occasionally open for classes and tour groups, information about those events are available at their website.

Samaria Farm & Dairy

803-645-5111
714 Wrights Mill Rd.
Aiken, SC 29801

A small family run farm located in the outskirts of Aiken and is the only dairy farm in the CSRA that sells grade A raw Jersey cow and goat milk. They raise pasture broilers, Berkshire hogs which are raised in the pasture and swamp area. Whole chickens and pork products are sold by the pound. Organic produce is also available when in season. You can find them at the Aiken County Farmers Market with goat milk soap, raw goat milk, raw Jersey cow milk, Berkshire pork, Comfrey salves, pastured eggs and in season vegetables. If you are curious how their small family farm works, contact them for a tour and pricing information. If you can’t make the farmers market to purchase some of their delicious locally grown products, you can call ahead and pick it up from their market on the farm. Check their Facebook for updates on available items. 

Stable View

484-356-3173
151 Stable Dr.
Aiken, SC 29801
www.stableviewfarm.com

Stable View is a top-notch training facility where you can watch or participate in many Equestrian related activities. Since its inception just over five years ago, Stable View has become one of the East Coasts premier Equestrian facilities. An up to date calendar of events can be found on their website. Visitors are welcome, and most events can be accessed for free. In addition Stable View, which nestles in 1,000 acres of rolling countryside, supports a number of environmental, agricultural and conservation initiatives. We believe that our pavilion is the only LEED Gold certified building of its type in the US.

Still Creek Tree Farm

442 Pine Log Rd.
Beech Island
, SC
Still Creek Tree Farm Facebook

Still Creek is a CHRIST-mas tree farm opening Black Friday. We have Virginia & White Pine, Leyland/Murray/Sapphire Cypress, & fresh cut variety of Firs.

Tom Sawyer's Christmas Trees

803-685-7604
402 Uncle Duck Rd.
Monetta, SC 29105
www.tomsawyerschristmastrees.com

A family owned Christmas tree farm located in rural Aiken County. The farm offers 5 varieties of Christmas trees grown on the farm and fresh cut Fraser Firs from NC offered. Come out pick a Christmas tree, use the wide open spaces to run, jump, picnic, take photos, ride the Little t Train, and enjoy cookies and hot chocolate in the Red Door Wreath House. Opens Sunday before Thanksgiving thru December. Check their website for hours of operation.

Trusty Farms

Jackson, SC
www.trustyfarms.com

Offering perennials, annuals, native azaleas, fruit bearing trees, shrubs and vines for both sun and shade. Seasonal plant sales are scheduled throughout the year and announced on their Facebook page. Must schedule an appointment to visit the farm.

South Carolina Agritourism

www.scagritourism.org

The only association dedicated to promoting and marketing South Carolina Agritourism Farms!

Agritourism Passport Farms
The South Carolina Agritourism Association’s Passport program for farms continues! Visit the participating farms and collect stamps to win Certified South Carolina items!

For a list of all SC Agritourism Farms visit www.SCFarmFun.org.

Aiken County Farmers Market

803-293-2214
115 Williamsburg St., NE.
Aiken, SC 29801

Come enjoy fresh, local goodness with vendors selling produce, baked goods, honey, artisan goods, beef, eggs, and pork! Open year round on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 7am-12 noon.

A History of the Aiken County Farmers Market
Williamsburg Street between Park and Richland Avenue was the site of the Aiken Cotton Platform and Scale. It was a raised wooden structure open to the elements. Bales of cotton were stored for two blocks along the street up to the cotton gin, across from the Coward-Corley Seed Co. Farmers parked their wagons and cars under the trees. At the busy market, open Monday-Friday, they sold cotton, produce and homemade goods. On Saturdays, beginning in the late 1920’s, farmers, also, sold produce from a shed behind the Public Works building on Newberry Street. Farmers’ wives, who were part of the Aiken County Council of Farm Women, organized the Club Market, Sept. 4, 1930. The ladies sold flowers and bulbs to finance beautification projects in Aiken. Often they had homemade baked goods that were sold for “pin money”. The goods for sale were propped on bales of cotton at the Williamsburg location or on wooden tables at the Newberry location.
In 1951 both venues were struggling to stay open. The family farmer was unable to compete with large commercial cotton growers. So the markets decided to combine forces. The Farmers’ Grange with county chain gang labor erected the current structure located in the parkway. By 1954 the farmers and their families built the 45 tables, which are still used today selling homegrown produce, flowers and homemade goods.
In 1980, plans were made to sell the property for commercial development. Thanks to the efforts of Rosamond McDuffie and the Aiken Historic Preservation Commission, the Market was rescued. In 2003 the Aiken County Farmers Market was designated a Landmark in Aiken. It is the oldest (in continuous operation at the same location) county farmers’ market in the State of South Carolina. Today, descendants of the early farmers bring produce and flowers to the Market. They set their goods on tables that were used by their parents and grandparents, continuing the traditions of small family farmers.

 

New Ellenton Farmers Market

803-652-2019
200 Main St., N.
New Ellenton, SC 29809
www.newelletonsc.com

An open air market for vendors, artist, food trucks and more. This facility will also be available to rent.