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Farm Name:
Hickman's Family Farms
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Name:
Sharman Hickman
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Address:
6515 S. Jackrabbit Trail, Buckeye, Arizona, 85326View Directions
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Phone:
623-872-1120
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Fax:
623-872-9220
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Farm Type and Features:
- Farmers Market
- Wholesale
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Farmers Market:
Phoenix Downtown Farmers Market
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Description:
Hickman's Family Farms has been family-owned and operated in Arizona since 1944. In its early days, Hickman's entered the Arizona food service market by providing fresh, locally produced eggs direct to small independent restaurants, and directly to consumers. Every afternoon, one little refrigerated panel truck was sufficient to deliver the day's production to coffee shops in Glendale and to Carnation Restaurant in the big city of Phoenix. Bill and Gertie Hickman displayed the entrepreneurial insight that has kept Hickman's competitive for decades.
By 1993, Hickman's was left standing as the only Arizona egg producer with chickens and a USDA-inspected processing plant. Despite the challenges of the egg industry, the Glendale operation continued to expand. In the late 1990s a new operation opened in Buckeye with laying houses that are each called home by 130,000 hens.
Featured Recipe
International Chicken
In a small bowl, squeeze the juice of one of the oranges. Combine with honey, ginger, lemon juice, soy sauce, and onion. Set aside. Wash the chicken and pat dry. Put the chicken and 1 cup of water into a roasting pan. Stuff 1 of the peeled oranges inside the chicken. Pour the juice mixture over the bird. Roast at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, basting every 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 35o degrees and cook for 45 minutes, continuing to baste. Sprinkle the chicken with almonds and finishing roasting another 30 minutes.
