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Organic farming in Colquitt County
Philadelphia transplants put down roots at Hendricks Produce Patch
by Adelia Ladson | photography by Jill Stringfellow Photography
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’ ve done a couple of stories on farming in Archie said starting a farm and growing their own the past, but when I went out to Hendricks food were already goals they had but the pandemic Produce Patch, it was unlike any other farming operation I have seen. Now, granted, I
“ It went like being from a ten-year plan to a
really sped up the process.
don’ t have any knowledge to speak of about three-year plan,” Kim said laughing and added that organic farming. I’ m probably like a lot of folks it still amazed her that they were living in Georgia that just see“ organic” slapped on products in the and own a farm. grocery store and only have a vague idea of what it“ We moved here because we wanted to grow means, except that maybe it’ s more expensive. more varieties than we could grow in Pennsylvania
So, when I found out that Kimberly Carreras-Hendricks and Archie Hendricks had an organic cause we enjoy being outside. We enjoy the sun,”
…. And also, we wanted shorter winters for us be-
farm, I jumped at the opportunity to see what it said Archie.“ I find it to be just healthier to be in was all about and they were gracious enough to the sun.” have me out there.
“ And we’ re connecting with the community, The first thing I found out was that they’ ve here. It’ s so great,” Kim said. only been living in Colquitt County about three
The couple and their daughter, Alice, headed years and had never been to Georgia before they down the East Coast along the Georgia-Florida border and looked at about 30 properties in 30 days. started looking for a place to start their farm. They were living in Philadelphia during the pandemic and“ We were camping. We had our car. We had that really spurred them to stop living in a city and a sleeping bag and a tent,” Archie said and Kim to look for a place where they could build a farm. added,“ And a trunk full of fruit.”
“ We moved here because we wanted to grow more varieties than we could grow in Pennsylvania …. And also, we wanted shorter winters for us because we enjoy being outside. We enjoy the sun.”
– Archie Hendricks
12 MoultrieScene JUNE 2025