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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
[[Fickle Creek Farm]] and Bed and Breakfast is located in [[Efland, NC]]. As of 2005-11-12, they had fresh (packed on 11/10) free-range antibiotic-free chicken legs available at the [[Durham Farmers' Market]]. (The chicken was available only occasionally in 2007.)
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[[category:US/NC/Efland]][[category:businesses]][[category:farms]][[Fickle Creek Farm]] and Bed and Breakfast is located in [[Efland, NC]]. Their products [http://home.mebtel.net/~ficklecreek/fcfbuyproducts09.htm may be obtained] every Saturday morning at the [[Durham Farmers' Market]], [[Eno River Farmers Market]], [[South River Farmers' Market]], and other places.
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From the [http://home.mebtel.net/~ficklecreek/fcfaboutus09.htm web site]:
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<p>Fickle Creek Farm strives to provide farm fresh, healthy products to its customers through careful environmental stewardship, sustainable practices, and humane animal treatment.</p>
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<p>Fruits and vegetables are naturally grown without inorganic chemical inputs.</p>
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<p>Eggs, chicken, and pork come from free-ranging flocks on pasture that never receive synthetic hormones, antibiotics, or animal by-products.</p>
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<p>Steers and sheep are all raised on pasture without medicated feed or synthetic hormones.</p>
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<p>We share our farm with others through farm tours and our unique bed & breakfast experience.</p>
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<p>Apprentices contribute to farm activities and learn all aspects of farm enterprises.</p>
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==Products==
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From a 2009 email:
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All our products come from animals that are raised humanely on our diverse and environmentally sustainable farm in Orange County NC.  All animals are raised without confinement on pesticide-free pastures and never receive antibiotics or hormones.
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===Meats===
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We buy [[Jersey steer]]s  from [[Chapel Hill Creamery]] and raise them for two years on pasture. We buy feeder pigs from local farmers that we trust and respect.  Sheep are bred and raised as a closed flock entirely at Fickle Creek.
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===Chickens===
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We raise laying hens and meat birds from day-old chicks and provide them locally sourced, vegetarian feed as they range freely on pesticide-free pasture and in the woods.
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===Eggs===
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We collect eggs two or three times a day from eggmobiles that are moved each week to fresh ground so that the hens fertilize the farm as they range far and wide to eat vegetation and insects.
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==Pages==
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* [[/buying club]]
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* [[/archive]]: older, dated information
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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===Reference===
 
* [http://home.mebtel.net/~ficklecreek/ Home Page]
 
* [http://home.mebtel.net/~ficklecreek/ Home Page]
 
* [http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M7567 info at LocalHarvest]
 
* [http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M7567 info at LocalHarvest]
==News==
 
This email was received by a customer on 2005-11-23, and appears to have some information of more general interest:{{quoteon}}
 
Thank you all for signing up for off-season egg delivery from Fickle Creek Farm!
 
 
Remember that deliveries start this Saturday already!  Please let me know by e-m if you cannot make it this week or if you want more or fewer eggs than you signed up for.
 
 
Delivery will be to [[Central Park School for Children]], and I will be there from 9-11 a.m.  The school is located across the street from Man Bites Dog Theater and is about a mile from our usual parking lot location at
 
:724 Foster Street
 
:[[Durham, NC]] 27701
 
 
The reason I will be at the school is because several other DFM vendors expressed interest in selling the same days that I deliver.  Dorothy Booth of Angel's Nest (baked goods) in particular wanted to continue making her products available in the off season.  She has arranged for us to rent the school auditorium for the mornings I deliver so that we would be in from the cold and have access to a restroom.  This sounds like a win-win-win in providing income to the school, shelter for us, and more products for you all.
 
 
The only one besides me for sure this week is Dorothy with her baked goods.  We likely will have others joining us (perhaps dulcimer music, SEEDS, others).  This new plan is in flux, and I am excited to see how it evolves.  For now it is not officially the Durham Farmers' Market, but it may be the first step toward a year-round market in future.
 
 
Have a great Thanksgiving Day.
 
 
Thanks again, and see you Saturday,<br>
 
Ben<br>
 
Fickle Creek Farm<br>
 
[[Efland, NC]]<br>
 
919-30-GOATS (304-6287)<br>
 
Selling eggs, meats, chicken, & vegetables at Farmer's Markets in [[Durham, NC|Durham]], [[Hillsborough, NC|Hillsborough]], & [[Saxapahaw, NC|Saxapahaw]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:04, 9 October 2009

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Overview

Fickle Creek Farm and Bed and Breakfast is located in Efland, NC. Their products may be obtained every Saturday morning at the Durham Farmers' Market, Eno River Farmers Market, South River Farmers' Market, and other places.

From the web site:

Fickle Creek Farm strives to provide farm fresh, healthy products to its customers through careful environmental stewardship, sustainable practices, and humane animal treatment.

Fruits and vegetables are naturally grown without inorganic chemical inputs.

Eggs, chicken, and pork come from free-ranging flocks on pasture that never receive synthetic hormones, antibiotics, or animal by-products.

Steers and sheep are all raised on pasture without medicated feed or synthetic hormones.

We share our farm with others through farm tours and our unique bed & breakfast experience.

Apprentices contribute to farm activities and learn all aspects of farm enterprises.

Products

From a 2009 email:

All our products come from animals that are raised humanely on our diverse and environmentally sustainable farm in Orange County NC. All animals are raised without confinement on pesticide-free pastures and never receive antibiotics or hormones.

Meats

We buy Jersey steers from Chapel Hill Creamery and raise them for two years on pasture. We buy feeder pigs from local farmers that we trust and respect. Sheep are bred and raised as a closed flock entirely at Fickle Creek.

Chickens

We raise laying hens and meat birds from day-old chicks and provide them locally sourced, vegetarian feed as they range freely on pesticide-free pasture and in the woods.

Eggs

We collect eggs two or three times a day from eggmobiles that are moved each week to fresh ground so that the hens fertilize the farm as they range far and wide to eat vegetation and insects.

Pages

Links

Reference