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Mark, Carmen and the farm
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About B Woodberry Farm
A farm that already felt familiar and known
Mark and Carmen purchased B Woodberry Farm in 2007, while Mark was working in Western China and Carmen in Sudan. Carmen’s brother, Keith (Lowry Farms, Inc.), identified the farm so we could purchase even though we were living in different countries. It was a farm that my brother and father had row-cropped for several years for the previous owner, Ms. Alma Arnette.
In 2009, we worked with Graves County USDA to enroll BWF in the Conservation Reserve Program. We applied the last chemical application in the fall of 2009 and planted 80 acres of native warm season grasses and forbs, 5,000 trees within our riparian area to protect the Bayou de Chien watershed and the endangered darter fish, and 200 hardwood trees to reintroduce savannahs on the farm.
In September 2021, Carmen, Mark and our standard poodle Mr. B traveled from Juneau, Alaska to Pilot Oak, ready to set up house, take care of Carmen’s mother, and start grazing sheep.
Where the name comes from
Two families and one very good dog
B
B Lowry was Carmen’s grandfather in Pilot Oak.
Woodberry
Woodberry is Mark’s family name.
Mr. B
Plus, our dog was named Mr. B Woodberry!
Meet Carmen
“Indeed, Allene, I also am glad to be home.”
I am from Pilot Oak and my family comes from western KY and western TN. I realize how lucky I am that I grew up knowing seven of my eight great-grandparents. I am grateful for growing up in a rural area where I learned about caring for others, animals included, from my relatives. My father was instrumental in helping me learn about animals when he supported me in showing cattle at local fairs and 4-H events. He gifted me a Tennessee Walker when I was 12, and always welcomed my dogs. My mother believed I could do anything I wanted and supported my dreams, whatever they were.
After graduating from the University of Louisville in 1987, I served in the Peace Corps in Mali, where I met Mark. I have returned to school two times, once for a master’s program and 10 years later to earn my doctorate. I have had a challenging, impactful career serving victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence in Alaska and in conflict-affected countries internationally.
My grandmother, Allene (Yates) Lowry of Pilot Oak, used to ask me when I was going to settle down and move back home. She’s gone now, yet I am certain she is happy knowing I live just a mile down the road.
Meet Mark
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Timeline for the farm
From row crops to restored pasture
2007
Mark and Carmen purchase the farm while working in Western China and Sudan.
2009
Enrolled in CRP. Last chemical application, native grasses and forbs planted, plus 5,000 riparian trees and 200 hardwoods.
2021
Carmen, Mark and Mr. B travel from Juneau, Alaska home to Pilot Oak.
July 2023
Our first flock: 25 St. Croix ewes, two registered rams and a mother and daughter donkey pair.
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