How We Grow It
A one-person microgreens farm on Johns Island. Ten varieties, seeded by hand, cut to order, and nothing shipped in from anywhere.
Grown on Johns Island · Delivered from James Island · Across the Lowcountry
Who grows this
Derick. All of it. He seeds the trays, mixes and hand-waters them, tracks the harvest date on a label stuck to every tray, cuts to order, and drives the deliveries. There is no crew, no packing line, and nobody between you and the person who grew your food.
That is worth stating plainly because the phrase “locally grown” has been stretched to mean almost nothing. Ours means one person, one island, and a tray with a date written on it.
How it is actually grown
Not in a field. Trays of growing medium on racks, under full-spectrum light, hand-watered on a rolling seeding schedule so something is at peak every week of the year. Harvest is at seven to fourteen days, depending on variety, cut with clean blades above the soil line so the greens never touch the medium.
| What we do | Why it matters to you |
|---|---|
| Grow indoors under light | No crop lost to an August storm or a February frost, so your subscription does not skip weeks |
| No pesticides or herbicides | Nothing to spray for when there are no weeds and almost no pest pressure |
| Cut above the soil line | No growing medium in your food, and no washing required before you store it |
| Date-label every tray | You know how old your greens are, which nobody selling you a clamshell can tell you |
| Seed on a rolling schedule | Ten varieties, and something always ready — not one big harvest and six empty weeks |
What we do not claim
Most microgreens marketing leans on a single 2012 study to claim these greens have “forty times the nutrients” of mature vegetables. That study did not say that. It measured a handful of compounds in a handful of varieties and found one striking vitamin E result, which then got generalised into a slogan.
So we do not tell you microgreens will lower your cholesterol, boost your immunity or detox anything. They are a source of vitamin C, vitamin K and carotenoids, and beyond that we would be guessing at your expense.
What they reliably are is fresher and better-tasting than anything you can buy in a clamshell that travelled here. That is a smaller claim and a true one, and it happens to be the reason people actually keep reordering.
Credentials, honestly stated
| Claim | Status |
|---|---|
| Certified SC Grown | Yes — we grow under the state programme |
| Registered SC farm operation | Yes |
| USDA Certified Organic | No. We do not hold organic certification and do not use the word loosely |
| GAP certified | Not yet |
| Grown in South Carolina | Every tray, on Johns Island |
Where it goes
| Day & time | Market | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 3–7pm |
Freshfields Village Farmers Market | 149 Village Green Ln, Kiawah Island, SC 29455 |
| Tuesday 3:30–7pm |
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market | 645 Coleman Blvd (Moultrie Middle School), Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 |
| Thursday 3:30–7pm |
North Charleston Farmers Market | Park Circle Pavilion, 4800 Park Circle, North Charleston, SC 29405 |
| Saturday 9:30am–1pm |
Sea Island Farmers Market | 2024 Academy Rd (Charleston Collegiate), Johns Island, SC 29455 |
| Sunday 11am–3pm |
Sunday Brunch Farmers Market | 1977 Maybank Hwy (The Pour House), Charleston, SC 29412 |
Season: Freshfields Village runs through Monday, August 31, 2026. Mount Pleasant runs through Tuesday, September 29, 2026. North Charleston runs through Thursday, October 29, 2026. Sea Island on Saturday and the Pour House on Sunday are year-round, and Charleston delivery runs every week in every season.
Questions about the farm
Who grows the microgreens?
Derick does — every tray, from seeding to cutting, at the farm on Johns Island. It is a small operation, which is why the person who answers your text is also the person who grew what is in your fridge.
Is The MicroGreens Farm certified?
We grow under the Certified SC Grown programme and are registered as a farm with the state. We are not USDA Certified Organic. We say so plainly rather than using the word organic loosely, which a lot of small growers do.
Do you use pesticides or herbicides?
No. Growing indoors in trays under light is what makes that easy rather than heroic — there are no weeds to kill and very little pest pressure to spray for. It is one of the real advantages of this growing method over an open field.
Was the farm previously called Clark’s Point Farm?
Yes. The MicroGreens Farm is the same operation under a new name. If you bought from us at a market under the old name, nothing has changed except the sign.
Or text Derick on 843.212.6932
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