Born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, the backdrop to Jon Calabria’s childhood was rural farmland. After graduating from high school in Augusta County, he moved to Norfolk to attend college at Old Dominion University near the beach. He later transferred to the University of Georgia, where he received his professional degree in…
Hank Hambright
Hank Hambright was born in Washington, D.C. and raised on St. Simon’s Island, Georgia where he attended Glynn Academy high school. He attended Warren Wilson college in Asheville, North Carolina where he got degrees in Environmental Science and Forestry and worked at the campus sawmill. He is the co-owner of Heavy Friends with his partner…
Gus Darnell
Gus was born in Crawford, Georgia in Oglethorpe County, and was raised mostly on the East Side of Athens. He graduated from Cedar Shoals High School and attended UGA. Gus runs Community Meat Company with his wife, Meg, and he also has been doing woodwork for 9 years and is an owner and the shop…