asfenalien.blogg.se - august 2022

The Goatery, an artisan goat dairy specializing in the production of high-quality, handmade goat cheese.

Rosebank Farms, a 15-acre farm run by Johns Island native Sidi Limehouse that harvests an assortment of produce, including carrots, lettuce, cabbage, okra, watermelon, artichokes, and tomatoes.

Freeman Farms, a 100-acre working farm that grows an array of crops, including melons, squashes, butter beans, tomatoes, and bell peppers.

The CSA offers a subscription to receive weekly deliveries from the harvests of the community farmers.Īccording to the community’s website, some of the farm-to-table offerings include items from: Residents of Kiawah River are eligible to participate in Kiawah River Farm’s Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) program. In addition to the standard community amenities, the development has formed a partnership with several local Johns Island farmers to create the Kiawah River Farm-a working farm complete with goats, beef cattle, chickens, bees, produce, and flower fields. While Kiawah Island might lean more toward second-home owners, we are leaning more toward primary owners.” Agrihood and Amenities

“I think the general area of Johns Island has predominantly attracted the second-home and retirement markets because of its proximity to Charleston, but Johns Island is growing so rapidly that it is changing. “We are certainly trying to attract everything from families to retirees,” says Drury regarding the community’s target buyer demographic. With an increased demand for new construction with a waterfront location, Kiawah River is attracting buyers from the Charleston region and beyond, including North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Colorado. Before it was considered for development, the land had been farmed for hundreds of years from Native Americans to fourth-generation local farmers, and, as a result, Kiawah River upholds the tradition and is now one of the area’s first agrihoods-a growing trend in which a working farm is an integral part of a residential community.Ĭourtesy Kiawah River In addition to the community’s agricultural features, owners have access to miles of nature trails connecting the pocket neighborhoods. wanted to embrace the site’s long agricultural past. Only half of the property’s 2,000 acres will be developed, with the remaining 1,000 acres existing as open space with a system of trails connecting the distinct pocket neighborhoods.

The local developer behind the project, The Beach Co., aims to create a green, conservation community, employing principles of sustainability. Situated in South Carolina’s renowned low country with stunning marsh and river vistas, Kiawah River is a new master plan community that encompasses over 2,000 acres and 20 miles of shoreline on Johns Island, a piece of land just roughly 15 miles from the Charleston city center and across the river from Kiawah Island. Courtesy Kiawah River Architect Julia Starr Sanford mitigated the required flood plain height by raising the plateau by 3 feet and creating small pocket gardens.