01/10/2026
Next up for is Sycamore Banks Farm, owned and operated by one of our 4-H families!
Nominated by: Naomi Rhodes
Hi, my name is Naomi and we live on a farm. It’s called Sycamore Banks Farm. First, I’m going to tell you about our animals. We have cows, goats, horses, pigs and donkeys. And we also have chickens. Now I’m going to tell you about pumpkin patch. We do horse rides, pulled by our horses Babe & Ruth or you can get a wagon and fill it up with pumpkins. We have bowling, basketball hoop, a slide with corn at the bottom with toys in it and sometimes our friend Bradley comes and does corn shelling.
Now I’m going to tell you about Supper & Spirits. You come at the evening and you can stay until dark. You can eat your supper here and play all of our games.
Now I’m going to tell you about my chores. In the morning, I have to feed a bottle calf, his name is Angus. I have to give grain to calves and I also have to give pigs grain and pumpkins. And at night, I do the same thing plus others.
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Naomi’s parents, Titus and Cheyenne Rhodes, own and operate Sycamore Banks Farm in Mt Jackson. Sycamore Banks is a commercial poultry, cattle, crop & agritourism farm.
The Rhodes raise broiler chickens for George’s Foods that go on to supply fast food restaurants like Popeye’s, Bojangles & Chick-fil-A. Their cattle operation consists of spring and fall calving groups who are then background fed for custom butchering. Each fall, the Rhodes open up their pumpkin patch to the public, host field trips and on farm dinners.
Sycamore Banks Farm has hosted our club on numerous occasions and we’re so thankful for their support to our club and agriculture community!
