Our Sustainable Farming Methods Nourish Abundant Wildlife

Unlike modern rice that is often grown in sandy clay and harvested from multiple growers, we grow our rice in our farm's peaty, mineral and nutrient dense fields.  We're close enough to the ocean to naturally flood our fields with the tides, yet far enough inland to receive natural freshwater river irrigation, which provides both delicious rice and a more sustainable farming method.

That's why whether we’re planting, harvesting or simply going for a walk, we’re never alone. From otters swimming alongside the dikes to the ever present (and pesky) blackbirds, we have a thriving ecosystem here at White House Farms.

Photographer Scott Gallagher is behind the lens of this journal “from the fields.” Through his photography, he shares a peek at our journey to bring Andy’s Charleston Gold from the fields to your table (and all the creatures that keep us company while we’re at it.)

 

Winter

Otter playing in water at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields
Little bird at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields
Winter duck flying over tidal fields at White Fence Farms, South Carolina lowcountry
Shorebirds standing on bank at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields
Squirrelin winter at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields

Spring

An Anhinga visits White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields
A native black snake at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields
A turtle at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields
An waterbird stretches its neck out at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields
A perfectly beautiful labrador retriever at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields
A red winged blackbird perches at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields

Summer

Glossy Ibis spotted at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry tidal rice fields
American Alligator near White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry
Shorebirds standing on bank at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields
Large Ibis at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry artisanal rice fields
A Gallinule hunts in the marsh mud at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields

Fall

Little egret at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry
A bird digging at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom rice fields
A cast of Fiddler crabs at White House Farms, South Carolina lowcountry heirloom tidal rice fields