Farm, Facilities & Historic Campus
Preserving the Place Where Agricultural Education Comes to Life
The SC Governor's School for Agriculture (SCGA) at John de la Howe is a working farm, with agricultural operations unfolding seven days a week, 365 days a year. The campus itself is a critical educational asset, one that makes hands-on agricultural learning possible every day.
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Through Farm, Facilities & Historic Campus, donor support sustains the land, infrastructure, and learning environments that allow students to experience agriculture not as theory, but as real responsibility.
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A Working Farm at the Heart of Agricultural Education
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Across the 1,310 acres of the SCGA at John de la Howe campus, students and farm staff work side by side to maintain pasture land and forests and to care for livestock central to agricultural education in South Carolina.
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Farm operations include:
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These operations are not demonstrations—they are active, daily responsibilities that teach students discipline, stewardship, and the realities of agriculture.
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How Donors Make a Difference
Donor support helps sustain daily farm operations, animal care, and instructional environments—ensuring students continue to learn by doing.
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Facilities That Support Hands-On Agricultural Learning
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Agricultural education depends on safe, functional, and well-maintained facilities. From barns and animal housing to instructional and operational spaces, these facilities support learning across all academic pathways.
State funding supports core operations, but philanthropic investment allows facilities to be maintained with excellence, not just adequacy, supporting safety, effectiveness, and long-term use.
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How Donors Make a Difference
Support helps maintain barns, fencing, water systems, equipment, and instructional spaces essential to hands-on agricultural education.
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Stewardship of Land, History, and Legacy
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The John de la Howe campus holds a unique place in South Carolina’s agricultural and educational history. Responsible stewardship of land, forests, and facilities ensures this legacy continues to serve future generations of students.
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Donor support helps preserve:
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Pasture land and forests used for instruction
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The integrity and character of a historic agricultural campus
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A learning environment rooted in responsibility, conservation, and pride
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How Donors Make a Difference
Investment in stewardship protects both the land and the mission, ensuring agricultural education endures.
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Why Your Support Matters
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The John de la Howe School is a state-funded public school, but philanthropy ensures the farm and campus operate at a level that fully supports immersive, hands-on agricultural education.
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When you support Farm, Facilities & Historic Campus, you are:
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Sustaining the foundation of agricultural learning
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Preserving a historic South Carolina working farm
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Investing in stewardship, safety, and long-term impact
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The campus is not just a setting, it is where education happens.