🌞 Greetings from The Ivy Place!
Welcome to July at the Farm! We are overflowing with blueberries, blackberries, and flowers. It's been a fantastic season to load up on local, responsibly grown produce that tastes just as good as it looks. Whether it’s your first visit or your tenth, now’s a perfect time to come out, stock the freezer, and share the bounty with friends and family. The extreme heat has passed and the weather has settled into very manageable .
💬 How You Can Help We often get asked by our wonderful customers how they can support the farm. The answer is simple—and powerful:
- If you love what we do, please consider leaving us a Google review.
- Tag us in your photos on social media—we love seeing your farm moments!
- Tell your family, friends and neighbors about us.
- And maybe the best way of all: invite your friends, family, and neighbors to join you. Picking together makes it even more memorable.
🥗 Did you know? We grow around 12 varieties of blueberries here at the farm, each with unique flavor and ripening time. This helps us stretch the season from late May to late July. Right now we’re picking Legacy, Climax, Premier, and Tift Blue—a delicious mix of Southern Highbush and Rabbit eye types. Check out link for more info on the different types of blueberries.
📢 Stay Updated Daily:
Know what’s ripe before you head out!
- Facebook & Instagram Stories
- Website Daily Update Page
- Call our farm line: 803-403-1104 (recorded update)
⏰ Farm Hours:
Open daily: 9 AM – 5 PM
Wednesdays open late: until 7:30 PM
🌿 Where to Find Us (besides the farm!)
- July 2nd – Ballantyne Farmers Market, 10 AM to 1 PM: blackberries, blueberries, tomatoes
- Saturdays – Waxhaw Farmers Market, 9 AM to noon: flower bouquets, blueberries, tomatoes, blackberries
- Six Stone Creek (Thurs & Fri 4–6 PM, Sat 10–3 PM): Awesome spot for local, grass fed meats & our berries, plus the occasional tomato! Just down from Publix on Collins Rd in Indian Land.
🎥 Social Media Mentions We’ve been featured in reels by:
Go check out the reels. Great follows as well!
🌸 What’s Available Now & Coming Soon
- Cut-Your-Own Flowers – Bursting with color, plus sunflowers at peak bloom
- Tomatoes – Tasty season; winding down as we get deeper into July
- Blueberries – Fully loaded throughout the field
- Blackberries – New varieties just coming in; Ponca is done. Check out tips for how to pick
- Green Beans – Second round coming soon
- Cucumbers – Second flush just starting
- Okra – just beginning to come in
✅ Pro Tips for Berry Picking
- Blueberries: ~30-40 mins to fill 5 lb bucket per person
- Blackberries: ~10-15 mins per bucket
- Wear good walking shoes (loop is ~1/2 mile)
- Bring a hat, sunscreen, and water
- Check at the stand for best picking spots
🌼 July Flower Bouquet Subscription Starts Friday, July 4
Pick up at the farm stand weekly – $25 professionally designed bouquets that last all week!
📅 [Click here to purchase]
🌿 Field Update June Recap: We missed nearly all the pop-up storms, and while we survived the brutal heat wave, things have finally settled into more manageable summer weather. It’s shaping up to be one of those once-in-a-decade farm seasons – and we’re grateful.
- Flowers: Full bloom with zinnias, cosmos, sunflowers, strawflowers, and gomphrena
- Strawberries: Season has ended after a strong spring
- Blueberries & Blackberries: Field is loaded with blueberries; new blackberry varieties now coming in
- Tomatoes & Veggies: Tomato season is starting tapering off; cherry tomatoes still going. We are getting ready to plant some fall tomatoes- ready in Late September. First-ever tomatillos are available. Okra, cucumbers, and green beans are all picking up again.
🙏 Thank you for supporting our small family farm. We love seeing your smiling faces in the fields and gardens. It brings us joy to share this place with you.
See you soon,
—The Ivy Place Team
