The Frederica Farms

The Frederica Farms offers a community garden for our residents.

“Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas.”

- Elizabeth Murray

Life in the South is centered around great cuisine and community. The Frederica Farms brings these together with a working community garden. Offering a site for owners to bring home freshly grown produce, wildflowers and even local honey from the over 40,000 honeybees cultivated right on site. St. Simons Island’s rich history of farming and our resident’s commitment to existing in harmony with nature, several owners took on the project to create the Frederica Farm.

An abundant array of locally grown fruits and vegetables are always available.

Fencing keeps our local wildlife from enjoying the bounty and an irrigation system keeps crops well-watered in the lowcountry summer heat. Of course, a garden isn’t complete without a shed to store tools and a fence to keep the deer from snacking on the crops.

Produce at the Frederica Farm

In just a few short months, our garden has produced squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, green beans, eggplant, peppers, figs, blackberries, blueberries, spices and even Kumquats. Owners can enjoy local produce at the Frederica Golf Club. Sweet corn is growing and will make a wonderful summer treat for the table. Follow along on Facebook
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“The Hum of Bees is the Voice of the Garden”

- Emily Dickinson

Our resident Beekeeper Susan Shipman shares her knowledge of the secret life of bees. The Frederica Farms is home to over 40,000 honeybees. Weekly maintenance of the hive keeps the nest healthy and gives residents and opportunity to learn about the complex structure of a hive. Locally honey is harvested and offered for sale. Fun fact- It takes a bee 10,000,000 trips to collect enough nectar to make.

The Frederica Farms

Produce at the Frederica Farm

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