Travelers Rest has grown from a small self-contained town to a charming city
that celebrates both its past and long-time residents
and welcomes visitors and newcomers as well
well it's always been known as a resting place or a stop over for travelers
even before the city early Native American trails
across the mountains grew into footpaths
and then after the revolution when the area was open for settlement
drovers came across from across the mountains that had been settled earlier
driving herds or droves groups of cattle hogs
even turkeys all the way across the mountains down to
Savannah Augusta Charleston and would stop and rest in inns
and taverns and places that sprung up along the way
here at Traveler's Rest then it was the late 1800's
when the first official town was established
but the name had been used much before that
it's always been a small community but now has grown into a thriving city
that welcomes the whole world it still though
keeps its small town appealing feel
we have people come here from all over the place
some of them say this reminds me of the town I grew up in
and enjoy and appreciate the vibe of the small town
but with this charming name that stuck
what it takes to be a beekeeper is you just got to believe in yourself
you got to be patient you got to be willing to learn the lessons
well the Carolina Honeybee company
we're beekeepers first and foremost
we produce honey across the upstate in western North Carolina
and we opened this storefront about eight years ago
as a place an outlet for our honey
the business just kind of evolved now we're a full line beekeeping supply company
as well as a honey producing company
we have honey not only in our store here and online
but we're in over 250 grocery stores across five states
so it's grown quite a bit
Travelers Rest is a wonderful place it's a vibrant alive town
the people here are super friendly they're super welcoming
there's tons of activities it's just a really nice beautiful place to live
this area is has a rich history in farming and agriculture
a lot of the families that have been here for a long time are very self-sufficient
they're very much hands-on do it themselves produce
their own food
produce their own goods
one of the reasons why we fit in so well here is we we can relate
and it's just kind of evolved to the thing where we serve
the greater area not just the local community
Travelers Rest has experienced a phenomenal amount of growth
and that growth will bring some change i'm sure
we're excited to see what happens over the next decade
we've been here a little over 10 years
we're excited to see where we're going as the community
as the greater area keeps growing
we hope that we can maintain that small town friendly atmosphere here
the day-to-day life of a farmer changes
some days it's harvesting a whole field of flowers
other days it's digging in the mud and ripping out old plants
getting ready to put a fresh crop in
that's one thing I really like about it is the continual change
so I chose farming as a career about eight years ago
I was a graphic designer before that and spent all my days staring at a computer screen
and knew that I needed a change
I wanted to be outdoors
I love working with my hands
I like digging in the dirt it is a very restorative experience
I raise cut flowers from march through November
I sell to wholesale florist in the upstate area
I also run a bouquet delivery business on Thursday mornings
a couple of weeks ago like I asked a lot of my customers
you know why do you buy flowers
why are they important to you
and every single one of them told me something along the lines of
they just bring joy and happiness to my life
and so I really love having a career that brings
that kind of feeling into other people's lives
we really love Travelers Rest because it has a small town feel
with the convenience of a big city
nearby we love the walkability of Travelers
Rest having the swamp rabbit trail right in our backyard
we also love just to be able to connect with other small businesses
and their owners in town if Travelers Rest was a flower it would be a zinnia flower
because they are bright and warm and welcoming
but they are also very tough and resilient
and I feel like since i've been here that this town has
it's changed a lot um there's just a lot of new growth in this area
yet it hasn't lost that welcoming small town feel
the people are open friendly enjoy being here
I didn't grow up here but it becomes a part of who you are
just everything about it you just you can't walk down the street and not feel it
Travelers Rest is just awesome
this is our town Travelers Rest South Carolina
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