By the numbers: A look at Saturday’s tour of Lexington County farms

It’s a great week to be a food lover.

The Midlands Farm to Restaurant Week kicked off this past weekend. All this week is a celebration of locally grown food at nearly 20 Columbia area restaurants. And Saturday, May 21, get a close-up look where some of that food comes from on the 2016 Midlands Farm Tour.

The tour of farms, in Lexington County, is set for Saturday, May 21.

Related: Get a glimpse of life on the farm

Here, 10 numbers about this self-guided tour:

10

Stops on the tour. This includes seven farms, along with USC’s Green Quad/Sustainable Carolina Community Farm & Garden, Mercer House Estate Winery and SC State Farmers Market.

$10

Price for advance tickets; $15 at the gate. It’s free for kids age 10 and younger, as well as folks using SNAP, WIC, EBT or Senior Vouchers (with card and valid ID).

11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Hours

10

In seconds, average length of time that a fainting goat “faints.” When these myotonic goats feel panic, their muscles freeze and they topple over on their side. Watch them on YouTube, and see them at 6 Berry Farm.

18

Restaurants participating in the Midlands Farm to Restaurant Week feast: Oak Table, Bourbon, Rosso, Jake’s on Devine, Rosewood Market, Cantina 76, Motor Supply, Yesterday’s, Solstice, Terra, Gervais & Vine, Wired Goat, Dupre’s at the Market, Arabesque, Juniper, Midlands, Spotted Salamander and Za’s.

1900

Year the large farmhouse was built at Patchwork Farm, a tour stop. The farmhouse is being renovated into a country store.

50,000-60,000

Number of honeybees in a hive. Count them at Bee Trail Farm (we dare you).

4

Certifications held, or being worked on, by the University of South Carolina’s Carolina Community Garden: Certified SC Grown, SC Agritourism, USDA Organic and GAP (Good Agricultural Practices.

1,011

Farms in Lexington County, according to the 2012 Census of Agriculture

107

In acres, average size of a Lexington County farm

This story was originally published May 17, 2016 at 6:44 PM.