City Roots

05/05/2025

https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/business/city-roots-boone-fox-farm-urban-tariff-columbia-sc/article_4c74a32f-2607-4798-965a-e036920ee5d1.html

City Roots and Boone Fox farms are expanding crop production and moving to larger locations in the Columbia area as USDA cuts and tariffs sew uncertainty.

07/05/2024

https://www.farmers.gov/blog/fridays-on-farm-planting-urban-roots-in-south-carolina

This Friday meet Eric and Robbie McClam of City Roots Organic Farm, an urban farm located in downtown Columbia, South Carolina.

05/18/2024

05/14/2024

City Roots new Organic facility located in Richland County, SC during construction Nov. 2023. We have installed 2 acres of solar panels to offset our energy consumption. The new 75,000 sq. ft greenhouse is heated and cooled through a first of its kind geothermal radiant system imbedded in the greenhouse floor. The greenhouse roof, walls, and shade curtains open to fully to allow for ventilation or heat retention depending on the time of year. The greenhouse is fully computer operated and controlled by a weather station to provide optimal growing conditions.

02/14/2023

https://organicgrower.info/article/growth-spurt-new-state-of-the-art-greenhouse-to-power-microgreens-operation/

10/29/2022

Excited to be showing our City Roots with Certified South Carolina and South Carolina Department of Agriculture at the International Fresh Produce Association ANZ show in Orlando, Florida this weekend.

10/24/2022

https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/show/south-carolina-business-review/2022-10-12/microgreen-business-expanding-in-sc

A Midlands specialty farm has decided to invest over $4 million to expand its operations in Richland County that they hope will create 60 new jobs over the next five years. Mike Switzer interviews Eric McClam, co-owner of City Roots in Columbia, SC.

10/06/2022

got a little extra sunshine today! We are putting new plastic on greenhouse #7 today.

07/24/2022

Here are our microgreens freshly sprouted!! At the beginning of growing we keep our seeds covered until they are well germinated. Then we expose them to light!

Notice the pretty golden color of the leaves? This is because they have not yet been exposed to light. As soon as they are uncovered they will begin to turn green.

A chemical called chlorophyll is what makes plants green. With the help of this chemical plants are able to convert energy from the sun into chemical compounds that they can use to live and grow!

07/15/2022

BIG NEWS!!

On Tuesday we announced our plans to expand operations to 93 acres in Richland County!! This will allow for greater production so that we may reach a wider range of costumers. And with the construction of new eco-conscious greenhouses we will be able to reduce energy usages for a greener and better world.

Find the link to the whole article in our BIO!