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 9, 2015 | Eggs, Farm Store, Food, Local, Market, Pastured Pork, Range Raised Pork
Yummmm… Something so easy and appealing about throwing some Italian Sausage links on a hot cast iron pan. The sound is rewarding and the smell divine! Add some sauteed greens and an over easy egg and you’ve got a meal that can satisfy any palate. And...
by Carolyn | Feb 4, 2015 | Customer Appreciation, Education, Family, Farming, Food, Grass, Gratitude, Industrial Food System, Local, Seminar, VABF
Yep. You heard it… right here on our farm blog: “It’s all about relationships.” Ian and I attended the Virginia Association of Biological Farming Conference (VABF for short) last weekend (January 30-31). We went eager to learn from excellent...
by Carolyn | Jan 14, 2015 | Bone Broth, Chickens, Food, Health/Healing, Home, Pasture Poultry, Winter
Where to begin? The Bone Broth list of health benefits is lengthy, plus it is delicious and filling! Key Benefits: Promotes healthy digestion Inhibits infection Fights inflammation Promotes strong, healthy bones Promotes healthy hair and nail growth Plus a variety of...
by Carolyn | Dec 16, 2014 | Chickens, Eggs, Food, Holiday, Sun, Winter
Have you noticed how dark it’s been in the evening hours? Well the hens at Four Corners Farm are noticing it, too. Our egg production has gone down with the sunlight. The cold also causes the chickens to use most of their calories just to keep warm, instead of...
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...
