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O ak trees with sturdy, dangling branches border one of the main roads cutting through a calm stretch of the Lowcountry. The dense greenery is broken up by humble homes and farms producing corn and sorghum.

An open swath of land comes into view less than 10 miles after a sign tells drivers they are departing rapidly developing Johns Island for Wadmalaw Island , a largely preserved part of the Charleston area with just a few thousand residents. Across the field, green stalks that could be mistaken for tall grass stood saturated in fresh water, as if an intense rain had just flooded the field.

This farm’s rich black soil previously sat plump with potatoes and tomato plants. Its newest o

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