Lancaster Soil and Water Conservation District

06/05/2026

🌱🌱Sowing Seeds🌱🌱

Sweet potato slips available!

Each person may pick up 10 slips.

Address: 1771 Hwy 521 Bypass South, Lancaster, SC
On the hill across from Twilight Rd.

The stand will also be open 8:30am to 5:30pm on…

✅Friday, June 5th
✅Monday, June 8th
✅Wednesday, June 10th

06/03/2026

🌱🌱The Sowing Seeds Stand is open today until 5:30pm.🌱🌱

🍠 Stop by to get your sweet potato slips.

Variety:
Burgundy sweet potato is a premium variety developed for its deep maroon-burgundy skin and intensely sweet, moist, deep-orange flesh.

Growing guide info:
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/sweet-potato/

06/03/2026

🌱🌱Sowing Seeds🌱🌱

Sweet potato slips will be available for pickup, June 3rd, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM or while supplies last.

Each person may pick up 10 slips.

Address: 1771 Hwy 521 Bypass South, Lancaster, SC
On the hill across from Twilight Rd.

The stand will also be open 8:30am to 5:30pm on…

Friday, June 5th
Monday, June 8th
Wednesday, June 10th

06/02/2026

🌱🌱Sowing Seeds🌱🌱

Sweet potato slips will be available for pickup tomorrow, June 3rd, in the office from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM or while supplies last.

Each person may pick up 10 slips.

Address: 1771 Hwy 521 Bypass South, Lancaster, SC
On the hill across from Twilight Rd.

The stand will also be open 8:30am to 5:30pm on…

Friday, June 5th
Monday, June 8th
Wednesday, June 10th

05/22/2026

Cullen and Amanda spent a few hours with Robbie Boone, getting a firsthand look at what it takes to run a successful livestock operation.

Cullen learned about herd management, rotational grazing, and the daily care that keeps animals healthy and land productive.

Robbie and Amanda also walked Cullen through several conservation practices installed through NRCS programs, including fencing systems, watering facilities, and prescribed grazing—all designed to protect natural resources while improving farm efficiency.

Cullen got to see the District’s no till grain drill that farmers can rent to use on their property.

A great day of learning, stewardship, and seeing agriculture in action.

05/22/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Lauren Carnes of Andrew Jackson High School! 🎉

🍎She has been awarded both the Glenn Alexander Memorial Scholarship and the Joe Ghent Legacy Scholarship for 2026.

💵 Amanda Roberts presented Lauren with a $2,000 scholarship in recognition of her hard work and dedication.

🐅 Lauren will attend Clemson University this fall, where she plans to study to become a veterinarian.

🎉Congratulations! 🎉

05/21/2026

🚜 Spring mowing at Little Lynches is completed. Water levels are really low- outflow pipe only has a little drip of water flowing out.

05/21/2026

Today Cullen and Amanda visited Andrew Jackson High School to give out awards to the poster contest winners!

📍7th to 9th Grade Division
• 1st Place: Lila Phillips
• 2nd Place: Charles Caskey
• 3rd Place: Desaray Jones

📍10th-12th Grade Division
• 1st Place: Joshua Harper
• 2nd Place: Savannah Hatchel
• 3rd Place: Mason Small

🎈Congratulations to all of our winners!

05/19/2026

A huge congratulations to all of our talented artists who participated in this year’s Soil and Water Stewardship Coloring Contest! Your creativity, hard work, and thoughtful artwork truly showcased the importance of caring for our natural resources.

Each of you helped shine a light on this year’s stewardship theme, showing how vibrant, healthy habitats begin with soil, water, and the wonderful world around us.

Congratulations to
Kamdyn Gainer
Nancy Gainer

05/19/2026

🌿 Lancaster County, We Need Your Input! 🌿

It’s time to share your thoughts on our county’s resource concerns for the 2027 Local Work Group Meeting.

The Federal Farm Bill encourages Conservation Districts to gather feedback from the community so USDA programs can better support local needs. Your voice matters!

📝 Questionnaires are open until July 31, 2026.
Help us identify Lancaster County’s top resource priorities by ranking your concerns for each land use category under EQIP.

⏱️ The survey takes just 3–5 minutes, and there are no wrong answers—we simply want to hear from YOU.

Your participation helps shape conservation efforts right here at home. Thank you for supporting a healthier, more resilient Lancaster County! 🌾💧🌳

The Federal Farm Bill asks local Conservation Districts to gather input from community members to ensure that U.S. Department of Agriculture programs best serve each county’s needs. We are accepting public questionnaires through July 31, 2026 to help identify priority resource concerns in Lancaste...