In this episode of Farm Bureau's Voices of Agriculture, host Reggie Hall comes to us from Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist monestary in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Here he talks about the rich history of the monestary, as well as talks with the monks and how they are involved in agriculture through their growing of native plants and oyster mushrooms. We also visit more traditional nurseries and find out what makes this commodity second only to broilers in agriculture. Take a tour through rich, beautiful plants, landscaping and horitculture. What once stood as the largest VFW club after World War One is now our Carolina Cooking restaurant, Saluda's Restaurant in Columbia's 5-Points district. Saluda's owners pride themselves in putting certified South Carolina-grown food on the menu, so Executive Chef Chris Hyler cooks us up a warm South Carolina spinach salad with those Mepkin Abbey oyster mushrooms, Clemson blue cheese and Carolina coastal shrimp. Jim Weldon is our Farmer Outstanding in the Field, and takes us around his forest-grown nursery where just enough light and shade compliment his captivating plants. For more information, please click on the links below. South Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association Donna Foster 4661 Crystal Drive Columbia, SC (803) 743-4284 www.scnla.com Mepkin Abbey Father Guerric 1098 Mepkin Abbey Rd. Moncks Corner, SC (843) 761-8509 www.mepkinabbey.org Parson's Nursery Payton Parsons 10758 South Frasier Street Georgetown, SC (843) 527-3416 www.parsonsnursery.com Saluda's Restaurant Steve Cooke Chef Chris Hyler 751 Saluda Avenue Columbia, SC (803) 799-9500 www.saludas.com
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