Where is Phillip visiting this week?
In this month’s grower spotlight, Phillip is visiting J. Mac Produce in Gable, SC. Owner and operator Johnny McNair grows peas, butter beans, sweet corn and okra. He is most famous for his butter bean production and grows the varieties ‘Jackson Wonder’, ‘Thorogreen’, and sometimes ‘Bridgeton’. His operation is located in Clarendon County.
J. Mac Produce is located at 2778 McElveen Road in Gable, SC.
Johnny McNair, owner and operator of J. Mac Produce.
Phillip Carnley, ©2025, Clemson Extension
A load of butter beans coming in from the field.
Phillip Carnley, ©2025, Clemson Extension
Inside the packing/shelling facility.
Phillip Carnley, ©2025, Clemson Extension
The butter bean shelling machine. Shells come out the front, and shelled butter beans come out the left side.
Phillip Carnley, ©2025, Clemson Extension
