Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 18 - Upsetting Customers & Making the Cattle Wait

We announced some news about the farmers market that disappointed a lot of our customers, but there's a reason why we made that decision. We also spent a lot of time working in the garden and cattle pasture the past week. Find out about some new infrastructure & improvements coming soon!

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 18 - Rodent Problems and a Michael Jackson Impersonator

Today we discuss rodent damage, a pop star impersonation, freezing conditions, poor farm store sales, and how we took a luxury vacation for free.

How we traveled for free: https://youtu.be/xFKa1HvrnKU

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 17 - Weekly Updates & an Acoustic Jingle

We are probably going to be switching to a weekly format due to the time needed to focus on the garden. There's also a live acoustic version of the jingle. What do you think? Any other style you'd like for me to write & record when I have a little extra time (ha!) to work on it?

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 16 - When Farmers Get Sick...

Guess who got sick. That's right! Find out what we did despite Nick not feeling well. Also, we ask the question, "Do you like this daily format, or would you prefer a weekly/biweekly video that highlights what went wrong the last few days?"

Find out why we are Soy & Corn Free: https://www.rigginfarm.com/post/the-impact-of-omega-6-fatty-acids-in-soy-and-corn-understanding-the-potential-health-risks

Discover the wonders of microgreens: https://www.rigginfarm.com/post/discover-the-incredible-health-benefits-of-adding-microgreens-to-your-daily-diet-plan

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 15 - Share Your Worst Farm Stories!

We had a surprisingly smooth(ish) day on the farm, so we ask, "what are some of your worst farm stories?"

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 14 - Tipped Freezer, Well Repaired?

Another typical day: things falling over, repairs, few customers...less farm work than other work. www.rigginfarm.com/events for class information

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Kylie Wurdinger, Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 13 - More Carnage from the Freeze!

Another expensive and time consuming repair is necessary to get our wash/pack building operational again. It's hard to wash produce and milking equipment without water. We also ask for a little feedback in this one, so please watch to the end and give us your thoughts.

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Kylie Wurdinger, Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 12 - Virtual School = Farm Work Halts

The kids were at home doing school work, which pretty much halted our work on the farm. We did our federal income taxes & state sales taxes and go into the FUN details about that. We also had a visit from a livestock veterinarian, but not in the way you're probably thinking.

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 11 - Farmers Market Curveball & Government Obstacles

We talk about how the farmers market changed things in a way that throws a wrench into our plans and forces us to pivot (again). If you’ve ever built your week around a system… and then the system changed without warning, you’ll understand the frustration. We also unpack what it’s been like having slow traffic at the farm store lately: how hard it hits when you’ve stocked up, done the work, showed up… and the customers just don’t show. Then we get into a real, honest rant about how government rules and red tape can make it ridiculously challenging for small farms to survive, especially when you’re trying to do things the right way, stay compliant, and still make enough money to keep going. If you’ve ever felt squeezed between rising costs, changing rules, and an unpredictable customer base… this episode is for you. 👇 Drop a comment: What’s the biggest “curveball” you’ve had to deal with lately? 👍 If you enjoy the real behind-the-scenes side of farming, hit like, subscribe, and share this episode.

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 10 - Snow Day! Everything Cancelled?

We need your help answering a question or at least helping strategize as we head towards spring. Thanks for supporting small farms ❤️

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Today’s episode is brought to you by the thing every farm runs out of first… time. Between keeping the farm store open, answering messages, restocking freezers, and baking fresh sourdough, the “productive farm day” we planned turns into a chaotic game of whack-a-mole. We’re trying to do the chores, the maintenance, the animal care, the admin work, the marketing… and somehow still have enough energy left to be humans. Spoiler: we don’t. I’m running on fumes in this one, but we talk honestly about what it actually takes to keep the doors open, why the store is both a blessing and a bottleneck, and how sourdough (as much as we love it) has a way of hijacking the entire schedule. If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing a million things and still behind, this episode is for you.

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 8: Where'd the Milk Go? Should We Go Live?

In this episode, I'll talk about milk production, livestock loss, and try to gather feedback on whether or not we should do a YouTube Live Q&A

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 7: All the Milk, and None of the Customers

In this episode, I'll talk about how we overcame some of the issues we mentioned in Episode 6 as well as our overabundance of milk. We need your feedback in this one!

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 6: Everything is Frozen!

In this episode, I'll talk about how freezing temperatures impact us in multiple ways.

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 5: Where is All the Milk?!

In this episode, I'll talk about our poor milk production, freezing temps (and how they affect the garden and other operations), seed starting, and mushrooms.

Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 4: More Store Flooding & Predator Caught on Camera!

In this episode, I'll talk about the store being flooded again after a rain storm and what we saw on the security camera last night.

Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 3: The Dairy Barn That Never Was

In this episode, I’m giving you the uncensored dairy update: we never got to build the dairy barn because last year’s construction projects went wildly over budget, so now I’m out here milking our cow outside in a mud pit like it’s 1847. That means wading through mud and manure to get to the stanchion, then hauling all the milking gear and milk uphill to the wash/pack building to clean everything and package it, because the farm doesn’t believe in “convenience,” only character development. If you’ve ever had a “this is not what I signed up for” day, welcome… you’re among friends.

Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!

Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?”

Episode 1: Electrocution

Today’s farm adventure: installing a tankless water heater for our wash/pack building… and I got electrocuted in the process. Yep. I’m okay, but it was a very loud reminder that electricity does not negotiate. In this episode, I walk through what happened, what we think caused it, what I did immediately after, and what I’m doing differently from here on out so it doesn’t happen again.

Important: I’m not an electrician and this episode isn’t instructional, it’s a farm story + a safety reminder. If you’re dealing with electrical issues, please get a qualified professional involved.

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