(post by Jason) As most of you know over the course of the past several years Melissa and I built out the farm that we now live and work...

We were lied to today. Not just a little lie but a big, fat lie. Every weather forecast I looked at told me it was going to be 49 degrees...

I went on a road trip earlier in the week. This was not an epic, coast to coast road trip but a short jaunt where I made it home exactly...

(post by Jason) After what seems like months of interminable cold we finally crossed the threshold a few weeks ago and it is beginning...

I know it is spring when Jason is sowing grass seed in the pastures, looking at the daffodils in bloom, and trying to tame manes. All...

As you read this post you should have the music from Green Acres playing in the background. At the same time you need to be envisioning...

Before I get to the punch line of this story I need to set the stage a little bit. You will recall that we have had, especially by...

(post by Jason) Back in the fall I completed a ration analysis for a client located in one of the warmer parts of the southeastern US....

We knew this week was going to be busy as we had days booked with both the farrier and the dentist. When you are scheduling appointments...

As I mentioned in my last post no one was stepping up to the plate and fulfilling expected roles. We had a major snow event on the way...

If we can survive the next 24-ish hours, and if our weather forecast has even a remote chance of being correct, we may finally be getting...

(post by Jason) As I begin to write this blog the mid afternoon temperature at the farm is 18 F. This may or may not be a record…it...

Same Status Different Day. You thought I was going to use a different word didn’t you? I know everyone is anxious to know what TEMA has...

I actually managed to get off the farm for a little while this afternoon to have lunch with my mother and also get a (desperately needed)...

(post by Jason) A few weeks ago I did a series of nutritional consultations involving ration analysis and some troubleshooting at a...

We survived. The weather system has moved on to torture some other poor souls and our state of emergency has officially ended. Of course...

On January 5th our governor declared the state of Tennessee to be in a statewide state of emergency due to the severe cold weather. To be...

We welcomed a new addition to the family courtesy of Carter this Christmas. Carter had what any two year old would consider the perfect...

I had to force myself to sit down at my computer and do a post. It is all Jason’s fault that I am tired, cranky and not in a blogging...

One of the many reasons Jason and I chose to farm for a living is because, at least in theory, we could set ourselves up to have a great...