Yesterday was supposed to be a big day for Sparky the donkey. He was finally going to make the move from my parents’ farm to our farm....

I had a little friend following me around in the front barn today. I kept seeing something out of the corner of my eye as I carried out...

When I showed Jason this news article about a horse that managed to get on the barn roof he said, with absolute seriousness, “if I walked...

(post by Jason) After a spring and summer that was much below normal for temperature and much above normal for moisture we were really...

Lofty is a bay warmblood who joined us for retirement from California in April. We have known Lofty’s family for awhile as they also own...

Jason and I had a pretty mundane day on the farm today. We were doing our usual mid-morning type of stuff, I was scrubbing mash buckets...

After our scare on Monday Jason and I powered through Tuesday and Wednesday on adrenaline. We were super parents and super farmers and...

For the most part yesterday was a very normal day, and I had no inkling that I was going to experience the worst few minutes of my life...

Flyer, known as Radio Flyer for formal occasions, joined us for retirement from California this past spring. Although we have only known...

It has been awhile since I posted any pictures of Jason looking miserable while dealing with a plumbing problem. Those pictures are...

Recently it seems that running into our gates is the in thing to do at our farm. In the last few months there appears to have been a...

I’m not sure if I even want to know what our goats think of these days. To say that we have had some interesting interactions with them...

I have written on this topic several times before but since it is a concern that never goes away I thought I would address it again. One...

(post by Jason) Every year it seems like we have one or two trees that decide to die in places where it would either be extremely...

One year ago today my father passed away. He was only in his 60’s, and he went from a stage 4 cancer diagnosis to deceased in 8 short...

Jason and I seem to have some sort of magic touch lately, except it is more like a magic curse. We seem to break everything we touch. It...

(post by Jason) Most of the time in Middle Tennessee spreading compost piles in late July would be a strange job and a fool’s errand if...

Jason and I have been boarding retired horses for almost a decade. One conclusion that we have come to through the years is that many of...

(post by Jason) Every summer that I can remember someone I knew lost a barn to hay that heated and started a fire. These fires weren’t...

It took a few years and a lot of requests but I finally broke down and signed up for Twitter. You can find us on Twitter @ParadigmFarms. ...