Carolina Farm Stewardship Association

in this section: View the google map & the Upstate Farm Tour brochure, NEW: Meal Stops & Menus! .

> LOOKING FOR THE 2012 TOUR? Click here!

Connecting Farms & Communities
June 4th & 5th
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm on both days

$25 per carload or cycling group when you purchase in advance

The CFSA Upstate Farm Tour promises fun & learning for everyone from gardeners to families looking for wholesome outdoor adventure!

new this year!
The 2011 Upstate Farm Tour features twenty sustainable farms throughout the Upstate region of SC, including six new farms and two meal stops! New farms include Buffalo Farms, bringing a bit of the ‘wild west’ to South Carolina; Baird Family Farm, a serene, creek side farmstead; Patient Wait, an Animal Welfare Approved heritage turkey farm and host of CFSA’s 2010 OktoberFresh event; Presbyterian College’s Green Hoes Garden where the dining hall serves right from the student garden; Garden Delights a micro-farm to inspire suburban farmers; and Barrioz Natural Gardens, who will be showcasing its completely renovated design, inspired by Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs).

Returning favorite to the Upstate Farm Tour include organic and innovative fruit & vegetable producers, pasture-fed livestock, dairies, a scenic berry farm, an artisan cheese-maker, and even a worm farm! Family fun includes hay rides, cooking demonstrations, food tastings, lots of baby barnyard animals, an exhibition of antique wagons, trolleys & carriages, and so much more!

Meal Stops
The 2011 Upstate Farm Tour once again features two meal stops where visitors can enjoy a farm-fresh lunch or early supper, prepared on-site by celebrated local chefs. Live Oak Farm will be featuring the creations of Chef Suni McMath of The Broken TeaPot on the east side of the tour. West side visitors will want to be sure to dine with Chef Shaun Garcia of Soby’s at the Clemson University Student Organic Farm. Meals stops will be open for dining between Noon – 5:00 pm; tour hours remain 1:00 – 6:00 pm.

Meals are not included in the price of the tour and credit cards can not be accepted.

Chef Suni McMath with The BrokenTeapot will be serving at Live Oak Farm:
All items are from Live Oak Farms or the Teapot Garden.

Chicken Bouillabaisse by popular demand with steamed SC rice, garlic rouille AND bread. -
$9 / Children $6
Fried Chicken Wings with Local Honey Lime Sauce, Gingered Bacon Collards AND bread -
$9 / Children $5
Roasted Beet and Peach Salad on Arugula with Live Oak Goat Cheese and Walnut Viniagrette AND bread - $6 / Children $4
Our signature custom premium sweet tea blend "Chinaberry", fresh lemonade and water included with meal or $2 alone.

Chef Shaun Garcia with Soby's will be serving at the Clemson Student Organic Farm:

Gulla Shrimp & Grits - $9 adult / $5 child
Pimento Cheese (with Split Creek Goat Cheese) and crackers - $5
Clemson Student Organic Farm Salad with sugar cane vinaigrette.- $4
All dishes include sweet tea or lemonade

To Take the Tour:
Load up a car with your friends and family , choose the farms on the map you'd like to visit and get out in the countryside! The tour is self-guided and farms and sites are located throughout the Upstate in Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Laurens, and Spartanburg counties. Visit any farm in any order. And, don't forget to take a cooler so that you can take home some of the farm fresh products for sale at many farms!

Upstate Farm Tour Brochure with farm descriptions and maps

Customize driving directions with interactive Google Maps

buy your buttons
1. ADVANCE TICKETS are $25 per car for ALL farms, ALL weekend.

farm tour button

> Thanks so much to our co-sponsor, Whole Foods Market in Greenville, and the 6 other locations throughout the Upstate that sold Farm Tour tickets:

Hub City Farmers Market – Spartanburg
Live Oak Farm Store – Woodruff
Split Creek Farm – Anderson
Davis Downtown Market - Anderson
Happy Cow Creamery – Pelzer
Hurricane Creek Farm Store - Pelzer

2. DAY OF THE TOUR TICKETS are $30 for all farms or $10 per farm
(Buy buttons at the first farm you visit.)

To Volunteer
Volunteer one afternoon and attend the tour for FREE! Volunteers get an insider
view of farms, have lots of fun and get a free Upstate Farm Tour logo hat!

Email Diana to volunteer!

sponsors

The 5th Annual Upstate Farm Tour is generously sponsored by Whole Foods Market and presented by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association.

Questions?
The Upstate Farm Tour is both an educational event and a fundraiser for CFSA, a 32-year old a non-profit organization that educates, inspires and organizes farmers and consumers to build a sustainable food system for the Carolinas. All proceeds from the tour benefit the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association.

For questions, please email Diana or call the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's office at
919-542-2402.



	Home CFSA Member Login 2011 Sustainable Agriculture Conference Find local food Internship Referral Service Sustainable Ag Resources About Us Join CFSA! Projects Event Calendar Blog Store Contact Join us on acebook Follow us on witter	in this section: View the google map & the Upstate Farm Tour brochure, NEW: Meal Stops & Menus! . > LOOKING FOR THE 2012 TOUR? Click here! Connecting Farms & Communities June 4th & 5th 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm on both days $25 per carload or cycling group when you purchase in advance The CFSA Upstate Farm Tour promises fun & learning for everyone from gardeners to families looking for wholesome outdoor adventure! new this year! The 2011 Upstate Farm Tour features twenty sustainable farms throughout the Upstate region of SC, including six new farms and two meal stops! New farms include Buffalo Farms, bringing a bit of the ‘wild west’ to South Carolina; Baird Family Farm, a serene, creek side farmstead; Patient Wait, an Animal Welfare Approved heritage turkey farm and host of CFSA’s 2010 OktoberFresh event; Presbyterian College’s Green Hoes Garden where the dining hall serves right from the student garden; Garden Delights a micro-farm to inspire suburban farmers; and Barrioz Natural Gardens, who will be showcasing its completely renovated design, inspired by Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs). Returning favorite to the Upstate Farm Tour include organic and innovative fruit & vegetable producers, pasture-fed livestock, dairies, a scenic berry farm, an artisan cheese-maker, and even a worm farm! Family fun includes hay rides, cooking demonstrations, food tastings, lots of baby barnyard animals, an exhibition of antique wagons, trolleys & carriages, and so much more! Meal Stops The 2011 Upstate Farm Tour once again features two meal stops where visitors can enjoy a farm-fresh lunch or early supper, prepared on-site by celebrated local chefs. Live Oak Farm will be featuring the creations of Chef Suni McMath of The Broken TeaPot on the east side of the tour. West side visitors will want to be sure to dine with Chef Shaun Garcia of Soby’s at the Clemson University Student Organic Farm. Meals stops will be open for dining between Noon – 5:00 pm; tour hours remain 1:00 – 6:00 pm. Meals are not included in the price of the tour and credit cards can not be accepted. Chef Suni McMath with The BrokenTeapot will be serving at Live Oak Farm: All items are from Live Oak Farms or the Teapot Garden. Chicken Bouillabaisse by popular demand with steamed SC rice, garlic rouille AND bread. - $9 / Children $6 Fried Chicken Wings with Local Honey Lime Sauce, Gingered Bacon Collards AND bread - $9 / Children $5 Roasted Beet and Peach Salad on Arugula with Live Oak Goat Cheese and Walnut Viniagrette AND bread - $6 / Children $4 Our signature custom premium sweet tea blend "Chinaberry", fresh lemonade and water included with meal or $2 alone. Chef Shaun Garcia with Soby's will be serving at the Clemson Student Organic Farm: Gulla Shrimp & Grits - $9 adult / $5 child Pimento Cheese (with Split Creek Goat Cheese) and crackers - $5 Clemson Student Organic Farm Salad with sugar cane vinaigrette.- $4 All dishes include sweet tea or lemonade To Take the Tour: Load up a car with your friends and family , choose the farms on the map you'd like to visit and get out in the countryside! The tour is self-guided and farms and sites are located throughout the Upstate in Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Laurens, and Spartanburg counties. Visit any farm in any order. And, don't forget to take a cooler so that you can take home some of the farm fresh products for sale at many farms! Upstate Farm Tour Brochure with farm descriptions and maps Customize driving directions with interactive Google Maps buy your buttons 1. ADVANCE TICKETS are $25 per car for ALL farms, ALL weekend. > Thanks so much to our co-sponsor, Whole Foods Market in Greenville, and the 6 other locations throughout the Upstate that sold Farm Tour tickets: Hub City Farmers Market – Spartanburg Live Oak Farm Store – Woodruff Split Creek Farm – Anderson Davis Downtown Market - Anderson Happy Cow Creamery – Pelzer Hurricane Creek Farm Store - Pelzer 2. DAY OF THE TOUR TICKETS are $30 for all farms or $10 per farm (Buy buttons at the first farm you visit.) To Volunteer Volunteer one afternoon and attend the tour for FREE! Volunteers get an insider view of farms, have lots of fun and get a free Upstate Farm Tour logo hat! Email Diana to volunteer! sponsors The 5th Annual Upstate Farm Tour is generously sponsored by Whole Foods Market and presented by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. Questions? The Upstate Farm Tour is both an educational event and a fundraiser for CFSA, a 32-year old a non-profit organization that educates, inspires and organizes farmers and consumers to build a sustainable food system for the Carolinas. All proceeds from the tour benefit the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. For questions, please email Diana or call the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's office at 919-542-2402.
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