Boston, GA |

With record-breaking temperatures sweeping across Georgia, agritourism spots like F and C Farms have become quite popular, as they offer visitors freshly churned ice cream to help beat the heat. It’s a destination that began from a simple idea.

“We just knew that we loved ice cream. We enjoy going to some of the other local ice cream places. We just love the atmosphere, and we really didn’t know that it was needed. So, it’s, it’s sort of quickly grown into what it is today and it has become sort of an experience for people to come to,” says Sheila Cox, Owner of F & C Family Farm.

They have been coming in droves since opening their doors, as it has become a go to family spot for those in the community.

“It’s been great. From the time they found out what this was going to be, we have had an overwhelming response from people. We’ve got the playground. My husband and I love children anyways. We love seeing people having fun. We love having fun ourselves, and to be able to combine that with ice cream just seemed like the perfect scenario,” says Cox.

While the atmosphere might be what keeps them there, it’s the homemade ice cream that brings them in. It’s why making sure each customers get some of the highest quality ice cream, no matter how much work it takes, is such a priority.

“Usually, the ice cream that you have this week or next week was made just a few days before you’re going to have it. We use our strawberries for instance. It’s right off of our farm. It’s the fresh ingredients that we find, it’s not the ice cream you would buy in the store. It’s natural ingredients that we use and it’s a lot of work to keep it fresh. We make it every week and so it’s fresh coming to you every week,” says Cox.

That’s not the only thing that’s fresh, as this family run operation has a little bit of everything at their market. And in the fall, they offer a unique U-Pick experience.

“We always have the porch. It has your jams, jellies, ciders just a different variety of things that you can’t pick up at your normal grocery store. We have watermelons. We’re in the middle of summer, of course watermelons, vegetables, and in the fall, we’ll have the U-Pick satsumas. So, families can come out and we provide everything you need to pick satsumas. It’s a great experience,” says Cox.

By: Damon Jones