by Carolyn | May 27, 2015 | "Farmily", Education, Family, Farming, Food, Health/Healing, Home, Industrial Food System, life, Market
A note from Ben: Hi! We are the DiMeolo’s; Ben, Shelia, Turner, Josie, and Haddon. We are very pleased to be the first interns at Four Corners Farm. We first became interested in farming after our first child had food allergies and severe eczema. This led us...
by Carolyn | Apr 28, 2015 | "Farmily", Chickens, Death, Earth Day, Education, Farming, Grass, Gratitude, Health/Healing, Home, Mother Earth, Pasture Poultry, Pastured Pork, rain, Spring, Weather
Earth Day celebrated it’s 45th year on April 22nd. I decided to do a quick history lesson for myself to understand why it was started and who had the idea. According to earthday.org, the birth of Earth Day in 1970 “capitalized on the emerging...
by Carolyn | Apr 2, 2015 | "Farmily", Education, Family, Gratitude, Holiday, Home, Winter
We had a wonderful family trip to the Nation’s Capital. Exploring the mall, walking A LOT, touring the museums… we filled our days while away from the farm. The time away was truly enjoyable! However, as we wound our way back up into the mountains, my...
by Carolyn | Mar 3, 2015 | "Farmily", Death, Family, Gratitude, Home
Marion Elizabeth Beaver, 1920-2012 My Grandmother was a brave woman. First of all, she married a Navy man in 1942… he served in World War II and the couple added to the Baby Boomer generation; two boys and two girls. Raising four children is no easy task (ask...
by Ian | Mar 3, 2015 | "Farmily", Family, Farming, Gratitude, Home, life
Jerry Sherwood, 1948-2012 Three years ago this past week, my step-father died. We knew death was near, but it was still sad and he is certainly still missed today. I wouldn’t be half the man, father or farmer that I am without him and many of you have been...
