BLYTHEWOOD – Farmers, painters, potters, weavers, quilters, musicians, storytellers, bakers and other local artisans will be featured in the annual S.C. Ag + Art Tour, which comes to Richland County – and Blythewood – June 8-9.
Now in its 13th year, the Ag + Art Tour — a free, self-guided farm tour – seeks to educate people about where their food and fiber products come from while introducing them to local artisans. For purposes of the tour, artisans – who will be on hand at each farm site – are defined as those who hand-craft products without using kits or commercial models and whose primary components are not manufactured.
One of the goals with Ag + Art is to give people a better knowledge of what is produced in their backyard and help them to support local businesses while making healthier food choices.
The hope is that this tour will allow the artisans, farmers and farm businesses to develop new relationships with customers, increase sales, and raise awareness about local food and timber production in the area.
Five farms in Blythewood 29016 are participating this year in the Richland County Tour that will run from 9 – 4 Saturdays and Sundays. They include the following sites.
Crooked Cedar Farm, Open Saturday & Sunday 9 – 4
1464 Lawhorn Rd, Blythewood, SC 29016
- Offers vegetables, flowers, eggs, honey, jam, sauces, beverages, and baked goods
- Artisans on Site: Painters and woodworking
Doko Farm, Open Saturday & Sunday 9 – 4
2101 Cedar Creek Road, Blythewood, SC 29016
- Offers Woodlot raised heritage pork, baked goods, soaps, and Forest Garden products, chicken races
- Artisans on Site: artist, baked goods, handmade jewelry, fine art, woodworks, pottery, organic veggies/potted plants
Fabel Farm, Open Saturday & Sunday 9 – 4
1208 Hinnants Store Rd, Winnsboro, SC 29180
- Offers seasonal vegetables, honey, eggs, spices, baked goods, crafts, garden tours, nature walks
- Artisans on Site: frozen treats, expresso drinks/tea, soaps, lotions, candles, jewelry, pottery, stained glass, wire wrapping demos, woodworks
- Food truck
One Hubcap Farm, Open Saturday & Sunday 9 – 4
1236 Muller Road, Blythewood, SC 29016
- Offers handmade goat’s milk soap, flowers
- Artisans on Site: handmade jewelry, metalworks, painter, sweetgrass earrings, baked goods
Purple Tuteur Farm, Open Saturday & Sunday 9 – 4
787 Langford Rd., Blythewood, SC 29016
- Offers farm-fresh bouquets available to take home as well as plants that you could add to your own flower garden
- Artisans on Site: handmade soaps/lotions/candles, art from recycled oyster shells, jewelry, handbound journal/book, book binding demos, photographer, painter, backed goods
For information about other farms on the Richland County Ag + Art Tour, visit www.agandarttour.com/richland.