About This Farm

Legare Farms is legendary as one of the oldest working farms in the nation. In 1725, Soloman Legare, a silversmith and planter and also one of Charleston’s earliest settlers, established a plantation on rich, fertile land on Johns Island. He farmed indigo, sea island cotton, and potatoes and raised cattle and sheep.Legare Farms, nestled on the Stono River Today, Helen Legare-Floyd, Linda Legare-Berry, and Thomas S. Legare, his direct descendants, continue the Legare Farm traditions with a focus