Thinking Inside the Box – Tiger Corner Farms
A Summerville aeroponic farm manufacturer takes the dirty work out of farming while working toward a greener future locally and beyond. For longtime Summerville residents and frequent visitors, the drive from the interstate into the charming downtown area is a familiar one: take the off-ramp from I-26, drive past the big box stores, and pass […]
Popping Up
A young, seasoned chef puts his skills to good use with an ever-evolving restaurant concept. It’s a rainy Wednesday night in West Ashley, and the bar at Craft Conundrum is beginning to fill up with the usual patrons: couples on a mid-week date, friends grabbing an after-work beverage, and strangers gathering together to play board games. […]
Local Cocoa- Q&A with Sweeteeth
A chocolate-covered legacy continues through Sweeteeth chocolatier Rachel Ball. Charleston is a rich source of artisan products, owing to its inspiring nature and the seas of talented makers who call the Lowcountry home. Among the plethora of handcrafted goods, perhaps none is sweeter than Sweeteeth Chocolate. Created by former EVO Pizza employee, Johnny Battles, Sweeteeth […]
Bounty of the Sea – Bulls Bay Saltworks
Using ultra-sustainable methods, a McClellanville couple harvests a delicious byproduct of the vast Atlantic. On a small plot of land in McClellanville, South Carolina, the sea breeze whistles through the trees, bringing with it the familiar salty air beloved by coastal residents. As the sun rises, its rays linger on a quaint homestead, the dwelling of […]
The Gullah Chef
by SUSAN FRAMPTONphotographs owned and copyrighted by AZALEA MAGAZINE The flavors of childhood bring Gullah Geechee Chef BJ Dennis full circle, back to his home in the Lowcountry It has been said by many that you can’t go home again; that once the city limits sign is in your rear-view mirror, home can never be […]
The Artisan Farmer-John Warren
An unlikely path to agriculture paved the way for Charleston’s most creative farmer to implement big ideas on a small scale. John Warren is not a typical farmer. Not by any stretch of the imagination. Warren is not following a family tradition of farming; his parents made their livings in administrative assistance, teaching, and criminal […]
The Pork Grind-A Lowcountry BBQ Tour
They chop the wood, stoke the fire, put on the pork, and watch over it as though it’s a precious sleeping child. For a dozen hours or more, they check the temperature, baste with secret sauces and tenderly deliver the finished product to those of us for whom barbecue is practically a religion. Whether a […]
Time In A Bottle
Gentry Bourbon honors a life and a legacy, launching a new brand of history in the Lowcountry. The liquid swirls with the fury of a tiny tornado as it fills containers riding a conveyor belt in John David (JD) Madison’s warehouse. Shards of amber light reflect off the square shoulders of signature bottles as they […]
Steeped in History
On the outskirts of Charleston, a working plantation carries on the ancient art of tea farming It is a warm spring day at the Charleston Tea Plantation on Wadmalaw Island, just after opening time, and the morning dew hugs the tender leaves atop thousands of camellia plants. At the Visitor’s Center, a chalkboard encourages guests […]
Greener Pastures
SURROUNDED BY AN EVER-GROWING TOWN, MARYMEADE FARM IS AN UNEXPECTED GIFT OF PEACE AND QUIET FOR PASSERSBY. It is late afternoon just off the Berlin G. Myers Parkway, and traffic is moving slowly. Quittin’ time, our grandparents might have called this hour of the day, when those who have toiled since early morning make the […]
