by Carolyn | Nov 28, 2014 | Autumn, Christmas, Family, Food, Freedom, Gratitude, Health/Healing, life, Thanksgiving
After our thanksgiving food-fest, and the fun game playing we had, I found a quiet spot to reflect and give thought to what I am most grateful for… Sure, a warm home to live in, wonderful food that we raised and grew ourselves… these are things for which we shouldn’t...
by Carolyn | Nov 25, 2014 | Autumn, Farm Store, Gratitude, Holiday, Recipes, Thanksgiving, Turkeys
Are you ready for Thanksgiving? Do you have a FRESH, local, pasture-raised turkey for your special celebration of giving thanks? We have a limited amount of fresh turkeys available at our Farm Store. Come and pick out a delicious, nourishing centerpiece for your...
by Carolyn | Nov 13, 2014 | Autumn, Family, Food, Freedom, Gratitude, Holiday, Local, Mountain Valley Pipeline, Turkeys
See this? At Four Corners Farm, we have taken a firm position to oppose the Mountain Valley Pipeline. We don’t want it coming through our property, our county or any other land in our Country! The Preserve Franklin group is made up of local citizens who have...
by Carolyn | Nov 11, 2014 | Autumn, Family, Farming, Market, Pigs, Range Raised Pork
I have no idea where this saying came from. But I do know that we have a pig who kinda flies… Meet Jumper. This pig of ours enjoys finding his way out of the fence and wander around our home, over near the Turkeys, and just about anywhere. Then, we see him. ...
by Carolyn | Nov 4, 2014 | Autumn, Death, Family, Gratitude, Holiday, Poetry, Turkeys
By Evelyn Reilly Turkeys gobble and sleep, And then they eat and sleep some more. They don’t know that Thanksgiving is coming, The end to the sleeping and eating draws near. Soon I’ll miss their feather puff madness, But I’ll dig into the feast...
by Carolyn | Nov 4, 2014 | Autumn, Family, Farming, Grass, Gratitude, Holiday, Local, Market, Pasture Poultry, Turkeys
I still recall our last Thanksgiving in Florida. It was 2010. We were basically living in a pop-up camper in my parents backyard (in the neighborhood that I, Carolyn, grew up in). Ian still worked for the University of Florida and was commuting daily; an hour north...