Urban Farm at Enston Home

Together, we can create a healthy urban center and environment for our residents and our future generations in Charleston.

Located at the intersection of King Street and Huger Street in the Upper Peninsula of Downtown Charleston, the Urban Farm at Enston Home is a partnership between the Green Heart Project and the Charleston Housing Authority. It fulfills the spirit of William Enston’s will by building a garden for its residents, while serving as an educational asset for surrounding schools.

1. Farm to School and outdoor education for 3 surrounding schools

The farm serves as a school garden for: James Simons Montessori School, Charleston Charter School for Math and Science, and Charleston Catholic School, as well as a public field trip site, increasing The Green Heart Project’s current reach of 1,200 students to a total of 2,200 students.

2. A new youth internship program for high school students

The Green Heart Project’s Youth Internship Program employs young people in the Charleston area to develop career preparedness and healthy living skills and promotes engaged citizenship through urban farming. Check out our blog to hear from our 2021 youth interns!

3. Access to healthy food for students and neighbors

The farm has increased The Green Heart Project’s total fruit and vegetable production capacity from 2,000 lbs per year, to 5,000 lbs per year. The food is donated to schools and sold on a pay-what-you-can scale to residents and neighbors at our weekly Farm Stand.

4. Community building for residents of the Upper Peninsula

Volunteer opportunities, public events, and an accessible gathering space promotes community building among residents in a rapidly changing neighborhood.

Urban Farm Build Partners

Charleston Housing Authority

Charleston Housing Authority provides decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing to low and moderate income citizens of the City of Charleston

SeamonWhiteside

SeamonWhiteside is a leader of environmentally conscious, low-impact advancements in engineering and site design. SW blends civil engineering and landscape architecture to create holistic and sustainable environments.

Yellowstone Landscape

James White Construction

Clemson School of Architecture

Timber Artisans, LLC

Meadors, Inc.

United Equipment Rental
Sanders Brothers
Vulcan Materials

The Spartina Company
Hunter Industries
West Locating Services, Inc.
Rainbow Tree Scientific
Buck Lumber
Ewing Irrigation Landscape & Supply
New World Byzantine
Site-One
Dominion Energy
City of Charleston
Maglin

Charleston Horticultural Society
GutterboyzSC
Trashgurl
The Erosion Company

Urban Farm Donors

Urban Farm Visionaries

Karalee Nielsen Fallert
Wes and Lindsey Carter
Scott and Lynn Phillips
George Stevens and Kit Matthew

Tito’s Handmade Vodka

Pathfinder Foundation

Ann and Bob King
Terri Henning
Ann Calhoun

Steven and Maria Mungo

The Boeing Company

Stony Point Foundation

Susan Pearlstine

Truist Foundation

Don and Susan Harrison

 

Garden Champions

Pinnacle Financial Partners

American Heart Association

ERM Foundation

TD Charitable Foundation

Linda Maninger and Charles Howell

Beemok Family Foundation

Steven Hanson

SC Agricultural Society

Harriett Lee

Accountfully
Rich Yessian
SCACED
Doug and Fran Blom
Bloom Foundation

Harriet McDougal

Ceres Foundation

 

Cultivators

Kennedy-Herterich Foundation

Steven Askin

Tope Leyimu
Scott Sasser
Kendra Stewart & Harry Lesesne
Abigail Walsh

Charleston Horticultural Society
Greystar
Bank of America Foundation

Jola and Ainslee Newman

Nancy and Steven Feinberg

Basic Kitchen

Post House

Sea-Green Farm

Britt Bryant

Kevin and Kelly Siedentop

Melissa Britton

BoomTown!

Turner Foundation

 

Growers

The Boeing Company – ECF Fund
Kaitlin Dapore
Erin Ziegler
Weston Fennell
Annie Kouba

N.E.W. Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation

Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Clement, Crawford & Thornhill

Dirk Bedford

Hasbro Inc.
Stephen Hanson
Harvest Catering
The Gregory Company

May Ellen Way

Jeff Stewart

Michael Cain
Morneek Bellinger-Holloway

Missy and Jim Westerhold

Ice Box
Technical Event Company
Reason One
Limehouse Produce
Nikki Seibert Kelley
Kate Ledbetter
Miwa Robbins and Neva Ferrantelli