City Roots Organic Farm
May 28, 2020 09:29AM ● By by Kristi Antley
What if you could honor the Earth, your health, and stimulate the local economy every time you ate? Savory taste enhanced by peace of mind is a result of fresh produce grown without preservatives, synthetic fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides, but can be a challenge to find locally. This is the concept of City Roots Organic Farm, nestled in the Rosewood neighborhood of Columbia. Established in 2009, the 8-acre family-owned farm is not just a business, but a unique opportunity to experience organic farming in action!
From the smiling faces at the register to the dirt-covered hands in the field, City Roots’ team of knowledgeable, devoted employees is ready to serve. Maintaining USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) certification for an organic farm requires creativity and ingenuity, along with extensive training, routine upgrading, and process evaluation. The main focus of the farm is to produce high-quality vegetables, microgreens, gourmet pickles, and hemp for the public, but also to provide services and products to top restaurants, chefs, grocers and open-air markets, keeping people’s money circulating in the local economy.
City Roots Organic Farm’s visitors are invited to breathe in the fresh air, absorb the sunshine, and discover how nature can be the answer to many of our struggles. Mental health issues, both temporary and chronic, are on the rise due to the global pandemic. Symptoms may range from mild anxiety to insomnia, chronic pain and depression, to a loss of appetite. It is important to maintain the delicate balance between mind and body to support the immune system and natural defense mechanisms. CBD (cannabidiol) hemp oil is a natural, gentle supplement for managing many of these undesirable symptoms, and City Roots Organic Farm has pioneered seed-to-shelf organic hemp production to bring you pure, full-spectrum hemp extract oil without synthetic chemicals.
Using only Carolina-grown hemp plants, extraction of the hemp plant to CBD oil is performed by a Duke fellow doctorate of chemistry with 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, meeting the highest manufacturing standards. Final City Roots Organic Farm CBD oil products are tested by an independent third-party ISO/IEC-certified laboratory prior to bottling with “soil to oil” integrity principles for farming and extraction to produce only the highest quality products. Safety is always top priority; each bottle has a tamper-evident safety seal, child-resistant top, and a 1 milliliter measuring dropper for accurate dosing.
Do your part; give back to the Earth and satisfy your family’s needs with natural, safe products from South Carolina’s first urban farm, City Roots Organic Farm, right here in Columbia, adjacent to Owens Airfield. Take time to explore the benefits of a community that utilizes environmentally friendly farming practices, like cover cropping, composting, crop rotations, and solar panels, to reduce carbon footprint. Complete with tours, educational programs, special events, and venue rental, there is something for everyone that is interested in protecting the environment, keeping money local, and staying healthy.
City Roots Organic Farm is located at 1005 Airport Blvd., in Columbia. For more information, call 803-254-2302 or visit CityRoots.org.
