If you have a question that’s not answered below, please contact Joel Hanson at aiken.locallygrown.net or 803-439-7365.

Here are some frequently asked questions:

And here are some answers:

Are there membership fees?


Not at this time. We may need to charge yearly membership fees in the future to help us provide farm tours, educational programs, and to help us with our overhead costs, we would ask that you pay an annual fee of $25 per household for one calendar year. That is less than $.50 per week.

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Will I have to buy vegetables I don't want?


Unlike some co-ops, buying clubs, or CSAs where everyone gets the same box of stuff (and you don’t know what you’re getting until you get it), with Locally Grown you get to order what you want, in the quantities that you want, from the farms that you want. The weekly email lists the produce, milled products, fresh flowers, and artisan goods available that week, and you can browse the items on this website before you place your order.

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How do I order?


Each Friday at Noon, a list of available products is sent to all of our registered customers by e-mail. Customers must place their order for the week no later than Monday at 8 p.m. Orders can be placed here on our website. Ordering through this web site is our preferred method as it is designed to reduce the amount of time it takes us to process orders as well as provide you with detailed information about our products.

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When do I pay?


We accept cash or checks when you pick up your order. Because we may have to adjust your total then (to account for unnanounced items you decide to purchase or items that were unexpectedly unavailable), we do not accept advance payment on the website.

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When and Where do I pick up my order?


Wednesday from 3 pm to 6 pm, customers can pick-up their produce at Sugar Bear’s Gardens. 1450 Richland Ave, East. Aiken, SC 29801 803-624-7981

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Why Support Locally Grown?


Enhance your local economy: By purchasing produce and other items from local growers you are providing stability to your local economy through the support of local businesses.

Save natural resources: Buying locally makes you an invaluable link in the process of saving resources such as fossil fuels and packaging materials. Also, we are right here in your community so the expense of transportation and delivery is kept to a minimum.

Provide learning opportunities: Locally Grown supporters provide member growers the means to help educate our community about the importance of sustainable agriculture.

Supporting a way of life: The number of small farms in the United States has decreased dramatically in the last decade. Please help us preserve an honest and worthy means of making a living.

We believe that small, diverse, family-owned farms contribute to society’s overall health.

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How can I sell through this market?


If you’ve already created a customer account here, simply go to Our Growers and click on ‘If you would like to sell through this market, please tell us about yourself and a market manager will contact you.’. This will add you to our system and our market managers will contact you with the next step. We do charge 10% of your overall sales. This is to cover overhead of the market. Like at a traditional farmers’ market, you do get to set your own prices and list your items as you wish. Contact Joel Hanson 803-439-7365 if you want more information.

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