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JoAnn Dunne

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JoAnn has worked in the horticulture field for over 30 years as a landscape designer and horticulture educator. She holds a secondary VA state licensure in horticulture and floriculture education and headed the horticulture education program at Valley Career and Technical Center, in Fishersville VA, for several years.  JoAnn enthusiastically served students of all abilities in her capacity as a horticulture teacher. 

JoAnn holds a Greenhouse Operators Certification from the Virginia Flower Growers Association.  Her specialities include,  accessible gardening and landscaping, landscaping with trees, shrubs, and native plants, sustainable agriculture and organic gardening vegetable and ornamental. Additionally, she specializes in houseplant care and propagation, greenhouse crop production and floral design.  Her landscape work has been recognized by Garden Clubs of America.  JoAnn is a veteran of the US Navy and Air Force Reserves.  She holds certificates and an Associates Degree in Horticulture and Floriculture from BRCC and VWCC, and a BS in Business Administration from EMU.

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The Fox Moon Farm Project
15 hours ago
The Fox Moon Farm Project

Some families don't need a vacation. They need permission to exhale.

If you're raising a child with special needs, or a child who's carrying more than their little shoulders should have to — you know that "getting away" usually means more planning, not less rest. That's exactly why we built the Little Farmhouse.

Tucked right here on the farm, this sweet cabin is part of our Farm Gatherings program — a private place for your family to step outside of the noise for a night or a weekend. No schedules to keep, no eyes to manage, no explaining. Just your family, the wide-open quiet, and a little room to breathe.

Here, the stars actually show up. The lake is cool enough to make everyone forget what day it is. The horses and farm animals are patient in a way most of the world isn't. And the breeze doesn't care what your child's diagnosis is — it just feels good on everyone's face.

We built this place because we believe healing doesn't only happen in a session — sometimes it happens around a campfire, or watching your kid laugh at a goat for the first time in weeks.

If your family could use a breath, we'd love to host you.

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Some families dont need a vacation. They need permission to exhale.If youre raising a child with special needs, or a child whos carrying more than their little shoulders should have to — you know that getting away usually means more planning, not less rest. Thats exactly why we built the Little Farmhouse.Tucked right here on the farm, this sweet cabin is part of our Farm Gatherings program — a private place for your family to step outside of the noise for a night or a weekend. No schedules to keep, no eyes to manage, no explaining. Just your family, the wide-open quiet, and a little room to breathe.Here, the stars actually show up. The lake is cool enough to make everyone forget what day it is. The horses and farm animals are patient in a way most of the world isnt. And the breeze doesnt care what your childs diagnosis is — it just feels good on everyones face.We built this place because we believe healing doesnt only happen in a session — sometimes it happens around a campfire, or watching your kid laugh at a goat for the first time in weeks.If your family could use a breath, wed love to host you.Learn more and plan your stay: https://foxmoonfarm.org/farm-gatherings/Image attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment
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The Fox Moon Farm Project
3 days ago
The Fox Moon Farm Project

Long before a horse makes a sound, you can feel it coming, through the ground, through the air, through the low rumble of hooves and breath.

Many of the children we work with experience the world this way too: tuned into vibration, rhythm, and sensation in a way that words don't always capture. A horse's heartbeat is nearly seven times slower than a human's, its breathing deep and steady. For a child whose nervous system is often on high alert, that steady, physical rhythm can be more regulating, and more honest than any conversation.

We don't ask our kids to translate that experience into language. We just give them a horse to stand beside.

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Long before a horse makes a sound, you can feel it coming, through the ground, through the air, through the low rumble of hooves and breath.Many of the children we work with experience the world this way too: tuned into vibration, rhythm, and sensation in a way that words dont always capture. A horses heartbeat is nearly seven times slower than a humans, its breathing deep and steady. For a child whose nervous system is often on high alert, that steady, physical rhythm can be more regulating, and more honest than any conversation.We dont ask our kids to translate that experience into language. We just give them a horse to stand beside.#SensoryProcessing #NatureHeals #HealingWithHorses
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The Fox Moon Farm Project
5 days ago
The Fox Moon Farm Project

95 degrees on the farm today — and it's a lot for everyone, horses included. 🌡️

Heat like this doesn't just slow us down, it's genuinely hard on our horses. They can't cool off the way we can, and their heavy coats hold onto heat. Add in the flies, which have been relentless this week, and it's a rough combination — the heat wears them down and the flies won't let them rest.

So this week, everyone has pitched in. Our kiddos in the program and our whole Fox Moon staff have been out there hosing down the horses, keeping them cool and comfortable and watching over them a little closer than usual. It's been a beautiful thing to see — the same kids who come to us for healing are the ones showing up to take care of the animals who help heal them.

When we're not out at the barn, we've been taking refuge in the community center — arts and crafts, building fairy houses, games, and just finding ways to stay cool together. Hot weather doesn't stop the connection and the growth happening here, it just moves it indoors for a bit.

Grateful for a team — two-legged and four-legged — that shows up for each other no matter what the thermometer says.

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95 degrees on the farm today — and its a lot for everyone, horses included. 🌡️Heat like this doesnt just slow us down, its genuinely hard on our horses. They cant cool off the way we can, and their heavy coats hold onto heat. Add in the flies, which have been relentless this week, and its a rough combination — the heat wears them down and the flies wont let them rest.So this week, everyone has pitched in. Our kiddos in the program and our whole Fox Moon staff have been out there hosing down the horses, keeping them cool and comfortable and watching over them a little closer than usual. Its been a beautiful thing to see — the same kids who come to us for healing are the ones showing up to take care of the animals who help heal them.When were not out at the barn, weve been taking refuge in the community center — arts and crafts, building fairy houses, games, and just finding ways to stay cool together. Hot weather doesnt stop the connection and the growth happening here, it just moves it indoors for a bit.Grateful for a team — two-legged and four-legged — that shows up for each other no matter what the thermometer says.#FoxMoonFarm #HealingWithHorses #Equineassistedlearning #NatureHeals #VirginiaNonprofitImage attachmentImage attachment+4Image attachment
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