When his panels run at full capacity, Mr. Gärtner figures the farm could supply power to all 7,000 residents of the village.
Today the farm supplies the market with soybeans, sorghum and meat.
Italian farms supplied vegetables and fruits, but fish and meat were luxuries.
Local farms supplied grain, meat, leather, wool, beer, and other essentials.
Its own organic farm supplies the restaurant (and adjacent shop) with most of its raw materials.
This farm is the largest in Asia and supplies the villagers with electricity for work.
By the 1880s, ranches and farms were supplying the demands of the mining communities and the growing settlements.
Few broiler-chicken farms, established in private basis, also supply some part of the demand for animal protein.
An organic farm will supply the village's cafe, and an arboretum will be developed with nearby Clemson University.
In 1880, the area had fewer than 1,800 people and its rich farms supplied produce to nearby factory towns.