Ben and Noah of Fickle Creek Farm rewarded their WWFM customers last Sunday with a tour of their farm, a little fall farm work and a great local lunch. Lunch was prepared by Bryan, who is at the Fickle Creek tent each week, and incidentally, is a trained chef!A group of about 20 market shoppers ventured out to the 74-acre farm, which is home to cows, sheep, pigs, chickens (both broilers and layers) and a couple of great dogs. They also grow pesticide-free seasonal produce at Fickle Creek. Some members of the group stayed on to help harvest sweet potatoes and plant garlic cloves, which will be ready for market next June. 
The reward was a delicious lunch featuring three different frittatas, a gorgeous green salad, sweet potato pie and flan. Bryan, who prepared most of the feast, used ingredients almost entirely from the farm.
Visiting local farms really allows you to see how hard these farmers are working--from caring for livestock in a humane, sustainable way, to growing produce that is healthy, fresh and above all, will not harm you. There's a lot of expense and back-breaking work involved on these farms. This weekend at market, thank your farmers for all that they do!
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