A box of satsumas from Marty and Donna Thomas’s Dogwood Farms
Pink grapefruit boxed and ready for GrowFood Carolina
Donna and Marty Thomas couldn’t give away the thousands of grapefruit their four trees produced every year—plus oranges, lemons, and more—so they started selling them to GrowFood Carolina.
A map of downtown highlighting an 18th-century orange grove that served as a concert venue, known today as Orange Street.
A plat made in 1765 to accompany the grant of marshland adjacent to Orange Grove Plantation on the Ashley River
A 1907 plat of Orange Grove Plantation
Best Bet: Satsuma mandarins are the most cold hardy citrus variety.
Commercial fruit and vegetable agent Zack Snipes has planted 34 varieties of citrus at Clemson Coastal Research and Education Farm in West Ashley to study their cold tolerance.
A satsuma mandarin at the Clemson grove.
Edisto farmer Harleston Towles is experimenting with planting satsuma, Meyer lemon, and ruby red grapefruit under a canopy of thinned-out pine trees, which will help protect against frost.
The warm heat of Red Clay’s Habanero hot sauce plays well with a variety of sweet-tart citrus in this elegant salad. Assemble at the last minute for a fresh and light component to heavier winter meals.
Preserved lemons are delicious stirred into risotto or served alongside chicken or fish.
This versatile key lime poppy seed cake is best the day after baking. Enjoy as an afternoon snack with tea, make it dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or grab a slice for breakfast on the go.
Meyer Lemon Tart
Marty Thomas mixes up a few of his signature Salty Dogs.
A look at the boom-and-bust cycle of this oncepopular colonial crop, today’s innovative growers, plus growing tips and recipes
