We were greeted by Hannah, two baby goats, and a field of thousands of blooming tulips!
A new you-pick flower farm has their grand opening today, just 30 minutes from downtown Greenville in Woodruff, South Carolina. I was invited out yesterday for a sneak-peak & to snap a few photos for Kidding Around Greenville, and so Zintis and I made the drive down I-385 on a beautiful blue-sky day and in no time were on the farm gawking at the gorgeous flower fields.
As we toured the flower field with Hannah (co-owner of Dirt
& Grit Farm), she reminisced on how some years ago she had searched for a
you-pick flower farm near their home and found the options to be too far a
drive - so instead she established a cutting garden. The garden grew into a
flower field, which has now evolved into a you-pick offering for the Upstate; Dirt
& Grit Flower Farm has 50,000+ tulips and 4,000+ daffodils blooming this
season, with over 25 varieties available!
From March 8-9 (two days only!) VIP tickets are available,
guaranteeing a full field of blooms and ten stems to take home from the
you-pick field; you can buy tickets on their website Dirt and Grit Flower Farm. Then, starting Sunday March 10th,
general admission to the tulip and daffodil fields is just $8/person - children
9 and under are free! Enjoy the flowers, and if you wish to pick a bouquet, scissors,
buckets and water are available on-site. Flowers are just $1/stem with general
admission, and guests are welcome to take photos and bring a picnic to enjoy
afterwards. Special care has been taken in the details - even the cups for cut flowers are sturdy, recyclable, and a perfect fit for the cupholder!
The family-farm is also a working farm. The adjacent pasture
had horses and cattle, while another field contained the goats. We spotted a
few chickens wandering around, and the softest, fluffiest dog came by to say
hello. As we talked there was a constant buzz of activity – tractors delivering
mulch, a team working on some last-minute painting – and always the background noise of the goats
and cattle.
With the two baby goats still trailing us, I asked Hannah about
their hopes for the farm. She said that if all goes well, they might convert a
field across the street to flowers – maybe sunflowers, or other summer flower. However,
the emphasis is “one project at a time!” and this season Dirt & Grit Farm
is growing the opportunity for local families to come out and enjoy the beauty
of spring flowers.
We are blessed to have such vibrant agro-tourism in the Upstate, and I hope you’ll take full advantage of it this spring. Drive down to Dirt & Grit Flower Farm, spend an hour in their tulip field, and pick a bouquet! Then the following week, dream of tulip fields and spring days as you admire the vase of flowers adorning your home…
Dirt & Grit Flower Farm
3456 Harris Bridge Road, Woodruff SC 29388
Find them on Facebook and Instagram!
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