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 | Dirt, Family, Freedom, Grass
This massive pipeline is hoping to touchdown somewhere on our farm… burying a 42″ pipe pushing through a high pressure liquified gas to ultimately arrive on the coast of North Carolina and likely get shipped to Europe in order for the big-wigs to get the...
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...
by Carolyn | Aug 5, 2014 | Education, Family, Note Cards, Poetry
Our oldest daughter, Evelyn (age 11), has taken four of her favorite poems and turned them into simple, yet meaningful blank note cards. Cost is $1.50 per card or $5 for a pack of 4. The poems are below (one poem per card): The Sunset At end of day, Before the stars....
