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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
17 hours ago
The Fox Moon Farm Project

🐐 Meet the kids... literally! 🐐

Our four little ones — Jupiter, Jasmine, Joline, and Jujubean — just hit the one-month mark, and they are absolutely thriving! These babies have gone from wobbly-legged newborns to full-blown farm daredevils in what feels like no time at all.

These days you'll find them jumping, running, and climbing everything in sight (tunnels included — nothing is safe!). They're just starting to nibble on solid foods alongside their milk, and we're even feeling their first tiny horn buds coming in. Every day brings something new to watch.

But the real showstopper? Their famous mid-air twist. Watch closely and you'll catch all four of them launching straight up and spinning like little acrobats before landing right back on their feet. It's one of our favorite parts of morning chores, and we think it might become one of yours too.

There's something so fitting about watching these babies find their footing, stumble, try again, and grow more confident every single day. It's the same kind of small, steady progress we get to witness in our program every day — and it never gets old.

Follow along for more updates!

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🐐 Meet the kids... literally! 🐐Our four little ones — Jupiter, Jasmine, Joline, and Jujubean — just hit the one-month mark, and they are absolutely thriving! These babies have gone from wobbly-legged newborns to full-blown farm daredevils in what feels like no time at all.These days youll find them jumping, running, and climbing everything in sight (tunnels included — nothing is safe!). Theyre just starting to nibble on solid foods alongside their milk, and were even feeling their first tiny horn buds coming in. Every day brings something new to watch.But the real showstopper? Their famous mid-air twist. Watch closely and youll catch all four of them launching straight up and spinning like little acrobats before landing right back on their feet. Its one of our favorite parts of morning chores, and we think it might become one of yours too.Theres something so fitting about watching these babies find their footing, stumble, try again, and grow more confident every single day. Its the same kind of small, steady progress we get to witness in our program every day — and it never gets old.Follow along for more updates!#foxmoonfarmproject #healingwithhorsesImage attachmentImage attachment+4Image attachment
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The Fox Moon Farm Project
7 days ago
The Fox Moon Farm Project

We're hiring! 🐴🌿

We're growing our Healing with Horses team — and we're looking for two special people to join us.

At Fox Moon Farm, we believe healing doesn't happen in a sterile office under fluorescent lights. It happens on 60 acres of Virginia farmland, alongside horses who never judge and always respond, in the quiet company of goats and gardens and open sky. If you've ever wondered what it would feel like to do deeply meaningful work in a place like that, we'd love to talk to you.

We're hiring a Licensed clinical social worker or other licensed mental health provider. This role is for someone who wants to bring their clinical skill into a farm setting — designing individualized treatment plans, leading sessions that build life skills, emotional regulation, and self-confidence, and using the horses and the land themselves as therapeutic tools. You'll work alongside our Program Director, Equine Specialist, and Life Skills team to support children, adolescents, and adults with IDD, autism spectrum conditions, and complex trauma. Current certification required; equine experience is a plus but not required — we'll train you there.

We're also hiring a Horseback Riding Instructor. This is a hands-on role for someone who genuinely loves horses and genuinely understands people — someone who can teach a beginner rider with autism just as naturally as they'd teach anyone else, adapting technique and pace to what each individual needs. A minimum of three years teaching experience and demonstrated work with special needs populations are required.

Both roles ask for the same thing, really: patience, warmth, a calm presence in moments of big emotion, and a belief that every person who comes through our gate is capable of more than they've been told.

If that sounds like you, we want to hear from you. Reach out directly to Cindy at cfrei@foxmoonfarm.org.

Come as you are. Leave with more than you imagined. That's what we offer our clients — and it's what we hope this work offers you too.

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Were hiring! 🐴🌿Were growing our Healing with Horses team — and were looking for two special people to join us.At Fox Moon Farm, we believe healing doesnt happen in a sterile office under fluorescent lights. It happens on 60 acres of Virginia farmland, alongside horses who never judge and always respond, in the quiet company of goats and gardens and open sky. If youve ever wondered what it would feel like to do deeply meaningful work in a place like that, wed love to talk to you.Were hiring a Licensed clinical social worker or other licensed mental health provider. This role is for someone who wants to bring their clinical skill into a farm setting — designing individualized treatment plans, leading sessions that build life skills, emotional regulation, and self-confidence, and using the horses and the land themselves as therapeutic tools. Youll work alongside our Program Director, Equine Specialist, and Life Skills team to support children, adolescents, and adults with IDD, autism spectrum conditions, and complex trauma. Current certification required; equine experience is a plus but not required — well train you there.Were also hiring a Horseback Riding Instructor. This is a hands-on role for someone who genuinely loves horses and genuinely understands people — someone who can teach a beginner rider with autism just as naturally as theyd teach anyone else, adapting technique and pace to what each individual needs. A minimum of three years teaching experience and demonstrated work with special needs populations are required.Both roles ask for the same thing, really: patience, warmth, a calm presence in moments of big emotion, and a belief that every person who comes through our gate is capable of more than theyve been told.If that sounds like you, we want to hear from you. Reach out directly to Cindy at cfrei@foxmoonfarm.org.Come as you are. Leave with more than you imagined. Thats what we offer our clients — and its what we hope this work offers you too.#FoxMoonFarmProject #NowHiring #HealingWithHorses #RecreationalTherapy #HorsebackRidingInstructor
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The Fox Moon Farm Project
1 week ago
The Fox Moon Farm Project

One of the most important things we teach at Fox Moon Farm isn't a skill you can see from the outside — it's the ability to recognize what's happening inside.

Many of our children, especially those on the spectrum, feel things intensely. The world moves fast, expects a lot, and rarely explains its own rules. That combination can be overwhelming. And often, kids haven't yet learned to notice a feeling building before it takes over — where anger sits in the chest, where anxiety shows up in the shoulders, what it feels like right before things get too big to manage.

This is where the horses become extraordinary teachers.

Horses are mirrors. They are prey animals, wired to read the smallest shifts in the humans around them — a tense jaw, a held breath, a racing heart — and they respond to it instantly. A child who is spiraling but doesn't know it yet will often see it reflected back first in the horse: pinned ears, a shift in weight, a step away. It's a gentle, honest kind of feedback no lecture could deliver. And once a child understands that connection, something shifts — they start paying attention to their own body, because they want the horse to feel safe with them.

From there, we build skills: deep breathing, mindfulness, "horse breath" exercises done shoulder to shoulder with a horse who breathes right along with them. And the farm itself does quiet work too — something about being near horses calms the nervous system. So does the forest. So does water. So does open air and sunlight. We don't have to manufacture calm here. We just have to make space for it.

Regulation isn't about never feeling big emotions. It's about learning to notice them, name them, and move through them without being swept away. That's a life skill that follows a child far beyond our fences.

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One of the most important things we teach at Fox Moon Farm isnt a skill you can see from the outside — its the ability to recognize whats happening inside.Many of our children, especially those on the spectrum, feel things intensely. The world moves fast, expects a lot, and rarely explains its own rules. That combination can be overwhelming. And often, kids havent yet learned to notice a feeling building before it takes over — where anger sits in the chest, where anxiety shows up in the shoulders, what it feels like right before things get too big to manage.This is where the horses become extraordinary teachers.Horses are mirrors. They are prey animals, wired to read the smallest shifts in the humans around them — a tense jaw, a held breath, a racing heart — and they respond to it instantly. A child who is spiraling but doesnt know it yet will often see it reflected back first in the horse: pinned ears, a shift in weight, a step away. Its a gentle, honest kind of feedback no lecture could deliver. And once a child understands that connection, something shifts — they start paying attention to their own body, because they want the horse to feel safe with them.From there, we build skills: deep breathing, mindfulness, horse breath exercises done shoulder to shoulder with a horse who breathes right along with them. And the farm itself does quiet work too — something about being near horses calms the nervous system. So does the forest. So does water. So does open air and sunlight. We dont have to manufacture calm here. We just have to make space for it.Regulation isnt about never feeling big emotions. Its about learning to notice them, name them, and move through them without being swept away. Thats a life skill that follows a child far beyond our fences.#FoxMoonFarmProject #EmotionalRegulation #HorsesAsMirrors
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