Local Projects in Sustainable Agriculture

The Projects listed here are all collected from various sources across South Carolina as part of an initiative of the Clemson University Sustainable Agriculture Program to connect Sustainable Agriculture practitioners and their resources with the community. By clicking the (more...) link you will be directed to project details including pictures, how-to's, history, implementation and project contact information when available.

If you have a project or know of a project that would be a valuable addition to this page and would like added please contact the webmaster kgilker@clemson.edu with details

Rainwater Harvesting System

Clemson University, Clemson, SC

For his senior project, Nic Koontz designed and installed a rainwater harvesting building for the Student Organic Farm at Clemson University that will allow for the collection of a maximum of 1500 gallons of water at a time.(more...)

Hoophouse Project

Clemson University, Clemson, SC

The first three hoophouses built at the Student Organic Farm provided an earlier start and later finish on market production than had been previously possible. (more...)

A Garden to Feast the Senses On- Youth and the Ethnobotany Garden

SC Botanical Garden, Clemson, SC

What better way to get children interested in plants than to teach them about edible flowers, leaves used for band-aids, and roots that dye cloth pink? This is the philosophy behind The Ethnobotany Garden. (more...)

Urban Permaculture Institute of the Southeast- Sustainable Landscape Project

Walterboro, SC

Shawn Jadrnicek created the this site to give a visual demonstration of permaculture design concepts, provide his friends and family with food, and prepare people for the peak oil crisis.(more...)