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according to The South Carolina
Grower blog.
" I am so proud of him and all his
family for all they have done to make
their farm and community great, "
Rollins said, according to the blog.
Family history
Bob said his family has been farming
Red-dirt
rejuvenation
Bob Hall is South Carolina's grower of the year
Bush-N-Vine grows day-neutral strawberries in high tunnels in order to harvest a fresh crop in the fall. Photos: Bush-N-Vine
By Stephen Kloosterman
Associate Editor
Bob Hall aims to leave the red dirt
of York County, South Carolina, better
than he found it.
He rotates crops, working the soil,
minimizing the amount of chemicals he
uses. One of the first things he did upon
re-establishing a farm, Bush-N-Vine, in the
1980s was to restore an old peach-packing
shed from the 1930s. Three thriving farm
market locations and a communitysupported
agriculture (CSA) program
started by his son, Sam, continue a healthy
business model of direct sales.
That dedication to improvement has
earned the respect of other growers
and professionals in the state. Bob Hall
was recently named the Swisher Sweets
Farmer of the Year for South Carolina.
The program recognizes a grower of the
year in 10 Southeastern states. Plans
for the selection of the 2020 Swisher
Sweets/Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern
Farmer of the Year Winner were still
being finalized. The winners were to
be recognized in October at the Expo,
which has been cancelled due to the
coronavirus pandemic.
Upstate Clemson University
Extension Agent Andy Rollins
nominated Hall for the award,
in the region for about 150 years,
with his great-grandfather growing
cotton in the 1800s, he said. Other
family members stayed interested in
agriculture, with Bob's grandfather
growing peaches, and his uncle and
great uncle also growing specialty crops
Bob Hall started farming
Bush-N-Vine's current location in
the 1970s while he attended Clemson
to earn a degree in horticulture.
He opened Bush-N-Vine when he
graduated in 1980.
The old peach packing shed on
the site is a fixture of the farm's past
as well as the present. When Hall
found it, partitions had been built
in for storing grain. Restored, he
and friends held square dances on
the raised wooden floor. He married
Susan Templeton in 1982, raising
five children at the farm. One of the
five, Sam Hall, showed an interest in
agriculture, returning to the farm.
He's now an owner of the operation
with his father. Together, they grow
about 10 acres of strawberries, 4 acres
of blackberries, 3 acres of blueberries
and 15 acres of peaches. The farm also
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