Things We Got Right
(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...
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hoffywhf
Mar 25, 20143 min read
Lies
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...
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hoffywhf
Mar 20, 20147 min read
Diary of a Road Trip
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...
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hoffywhf
Mar 13, 20143 min read
Fun with Plants
(post by Jason) After what seems like months of interminable cold we finally crossed the threshold a few weeks ago and it is beginning...
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hoffywhf
Mar 11, 20143 min read
Spring Jobs
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...
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hoffywhf
Mar 6, 20146 min read
You Might Be A Redneck If…
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...
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hoffywhf
Mar 4, 20143 min read
Here’s Your Sign
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...
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hoffywhf
Feb 27, 20144 min read
All Calories Are Not Equal
(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....
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hoffywhf
Feb 20, 20142 min read
Busy – but Warm!
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...
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hoffywhf
Feb 13, 20144 min read
Stepping Up To The Plate
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...
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hoffywhf
Feb 11, 20143 min read
Glimmer of Hope
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...
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hoffywhf
Jan 28, 20143 min read
Weather Update + Choosing Feed
(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...
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hoffywhf
Jan 23, 20143 min read
SSDD
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...
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hoffywhf
Jan 21, 20144 min read
State of Emergency . . . Again?
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)...
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hoffywhf
Jan 14, 20145 min read
Farm Case Study
(post by Jason) A few weeks ago I did a series of nutritional consultations involving ration analysis and some troubleshooting at a...
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hoffywhf
Jan 9, 20143 min read
Emergency Over
We survived. The weather system has moved on to torture some other poor souls and our state of emergency has officially ended. Of course...
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hoffywhf
Jan 7, 20146 min read
State of Emergency
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...
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hoffywhf
Dec 29, 20133 min read
Christmas Pony
We welcomed a new addition to the family courtesy of Carter this Christmas. Carter had what any two year old would consider the perfect...
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hoffywhf
Dec 22, 20132 min read
Short Nights Make Long Days
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...
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hoffywhf
Dec 17, 20132 min read
When Reality Lives Up
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...
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