Welcome to
Our Cornish Farm
Farming old stories
to restore a sense of place and
the sacredness of stewardship
Charles, John, Felicity, Beth, Wilbur and Freddie
We are John and Beth Featherby.
In 2025, after 20 years of living and working in and around London, we replanted our family of six deep into Cornwall to take on a family farm with a particular purpose in mind.
Our nation faces many challenges but woven through them is a form of meaning and spiritual crisis. Modernity’s flat, hyper-secular materialism stripped society of a cosmic, sacred story to live within and it fractured our relationship with our selves, a sense of place and the natural world.
Our hope for Our Cornish Farm is to re-inhabit that sacred story with how we live as a family, steward the land and participate in community.
Whilst it felt like the next step we were called to in life, it is not without a plethora of exciting but scary questions and unknowns.
We hope you will be a companion on our way. We will certainly welcome the prayers, encouragement and company!
The place we call home
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The Place
Our Cornish Farm is nestled in the ancient parish of St Veep, between Lerryn and Penpoll, on the coastal side of Lostwithiel and Fowey.
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The History
St Veep has a long history of monastic life and prayer with three small church priories within close proximity.
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The Farm
The land is used for the raising and rearing of the historic British breed of South Devons, sheep, grass and some grass and crops.
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The Orchards
The house and farmyard are surrounded by three orchards of varying sizes with a fourth nearby. Cider is a cultural imperative here!
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Trebant Water
One side is bound by Trebant Water, an historic and charming stream that runs down to the creek edge of Fowey Estuary.
Big Topics
that stir us
Beauty.
England.
Land.
Faith.
Family.
Enterprise.
Myth.
Mysticism.
Latest Writings…
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The Return of Spirituality & Religion: Reshaping business and investment
One hypothesis of our project is that Western organisations are caught in a pincer like movement.
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'Spiritual Capital' - Is it a concept about to start coming of age?
One capital that is ever present but rarely formally discussed is that of ‘Spiritual Capital’.
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Faith, Sport & The Spiritual Root of Hogwarts
It’s the early 1800s, there is no state education and English boarding schools are feral.
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God is back and the implication for business is significant
It is the mid ‘90s and small groups of individuals are meeting in pubs and homes to discuss something…
