Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Johns Island, SC

Johns Island

Freeman Produce is a family-run stand on River Road, Johns Island, selling fresh local fruits and vegetables, raw honey, and cut flowers from the farm. The Freeman family works the stand and grows strawberries for pick-your-own in spring. It's a WIC-approved vendor, and its produce also moves through GrowFood Carolina's local marketplace. Sea Island tomatoes and Lowcountry summer vegetables are the draw when the season peaks.

Ravenel

Champney's Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on Rose Drive in Ravenel, southwest of Charleston in the Lowcountry. Blueberries here ripen through early summer, when u-pick farms open their bushes to visitors. There isn't much posted online beyond the name and location, so call ahead to confirm the picking season and whether the rows are open.

Wadmalaw Island

Bugby Plantation is a u-pick farm on Wadmalaw Island, one of the rural Sea Islands southwest of Charleston. The island's mild coastal climate supports early-season crops, and pick-your-own farms here draw people out for a half-day trip from the city. Current crop and hours aren't posted online, so contact the farm before making the drive over.

Wadmalaw Island

Wadmalaw Island

Charleston Tea Garden on Wadmalaw Island calls itself North America's oldest working tea garden, growing Camellia sinensis for its American Classic and Charleston Tea Garden blends. A free factory tour follows the leaf from field to cup, and a ticketed trolley ride runs through the tea rows and greenhouse. The gift shop stocks loose-leaf and bagged tea plus teaware. Open Monday through Saturday 10 to 4 and Sunday noon to 4.

Hollywood

Newton Blueberry Farm grows blueberries in Hollywood, a rural town in Charleston County southwest of the city near the Edisto River. Coastal blueberry season here runs from June into July for pick-your-own and pre-picked sales.

Summerville

Myer's Blueberries grows blueberries on Twin Lakes Drive in Summerville, Dorchester County, in the pine flatwoods north of Charleston. Lowcountry blueberry U-pick usually opens in June and runs through midsummer.

Edisto Island

Barnyard Bay Farm is located on Highway 174, the main road running down Edisto Island through the Lowcountry marsh and oak country south of Charleston. Small Edisto farms typically raise animals and grow seasonal produce, and some open their grounds for visitors or events. Information online is limited; reach the farm directly for what it offers and when.

Mount Pleasant

Boone Hall Farms is the working-farm arm of historic Boone Hall in Mount Pleasant, growing strawberries, tomatoes, and other Lowcountry produce just off Highway 17. Its farm market sells fresh-picked fruit, vegetables, and prepared foods. Spring brings u-pick strawberries and the annual Lowcountry Strawberry Festival; fall adds a corn maze and pumpkin patch. It's minutes from downtown Charleston.

Moncks Corner

The Charleston Bee Company keeps bees and produces local honey on Lazy Hill Road in Moncks Corner, in Berkeley County north of Charleston. Lowcountry honey shifts with the local bloom through the year, from spring wildflowers into summer. Details online are limited, so reach out directly to ask about buying honey or other hive products.

Moncks Corner

West Farm runs a 7.5-acre corn maze, cut to a new dog-themed design each fall, on Cooper Store Road in Moncks Corner. Beyond the maze, the farm adds hay rides, a farm zoo, and a kids' play area with corn pits and a bubble zone, plus u-pick sunflowers and zinnias earlier in the season. It hosts field trips and birthday parties too. Fall hours run Wednesday through Sunday. Follow West Farm on Facebook or Instagram for dates.