11/10/2024
We would like to say THANK YOU to our customers, our sponsors, our vendors and the entire farm and haunt crew for another very successful and blessed fall season at The Stickley Farm. We couldn’t do it without you! We work hard throughout the entire year to make sure that the farm is a place that you want to share with the people who mean the most to you. The smiles, laughter and reviews let us know that we are doing something right and as long as you promise to keep visiting, we promise to always do our best to provide you with a great experience. We fall short sometimes but we do try and we will do our best to make your experience all that you expect it to be. Your feedback and suggestions are welcomed and are appreciated more than you can imagine!
This week our management team took a day trip to visit Fender’s Farm in Jonesborough, TN. We had the pleasure of spending time with Mr. Carroll Fender and his lovely wife. Prior to opening for the season, Fender’s Farm experienced catastrophic damage from flooding which caused them to close down all farm operations…possibly indefinitely.
When you are in this type of business…especially agritourism…a hit like this plus the loss of business for 5 weeks during the busiest month of the year is devastating and sometimes it is impossible to make a comeback. The farm was not covered with flood insurance so they will not have any monetary assistance in rebuilding their farm. After a heartbreaking guided tour through the mass destruction, we left there with tears in our eyes, heavy hearts and a desire to help in any way we can. We met 3 volunteers who were helping at the farm that day. A man, his wife and their young son had just finished painting a fence and they shared with us that they were former customers and were determined to help in the rebuild of their favorite farm.
Money is definitely needed but at the moment, elbow grease is what is needed to help with the cleanup. If we could get 50 people to volunteer an 8 hour day, just imagine the impact this would have and how much it would mean to this family. We are pretty certain that our entire staff, many of our vendors and most of our sponsors will be happy to assist so we are coming to you…our beloved customers and friends…to ask for your help in assisting in the cleanup / rebuild of Fender’s Farm. Some are not physically able and we totally get that but if you are able and willing to help can we get a “COUNT ME IN”? We will provide lunch for the entire volunteer crew! Let’s plan a day and roll up at that farm…TOGETHER! How amazing would that be?
Stay blessed and know that we are already working on bigger and better things for 2025 at The Stickley Farm!
Hope to see you soon…real soon! ❤️
