The Funny Farm

What we offer

Our farm, open to you

From a quick weekend visit to a school field trip, a birthday party, a private photo shoot, or our mobile petting zoo at your event — here's everything we'd love to share with you.

Family hand-feeding goats at the fence

Walk-In Visits

We're open to the public on weekends in season. Come hand-feed our working animals, browse our Shed, and meet whatever new babies we've got on the farm.

  • Open weekends mid-March through November
  • Cash or card at the Shed
  • Children must be supervised at all times
Admission, age 2 and up $5 / person
Bag of grain (feed our animals) $2 / bag
Pony or horse ride (round pen, staff-led) $5
Visit info & rules →
Photographer with a child posing next to a miniature pony

Photography Sessions

Bring your camera and shoot with our animals. Goats, donkeys, ponies, horses, chickens — and yes, we can put a horn on a pony to make you a unicorn. One of us is with you the whole time.

  • Up to 6 hours per session (mini-session days enforced)
  • Staff support included
  • Available animals: goats, donkeys, chickens, horses, ponies, baby cows (when available)
Standard session (any animals) $25 / hour
Single-animal exclusive session $50 / hour
See photography details →
Group of students gathered around farm staff in the barn lot

Field Trips & Groups

School groups, scouts, homeschool co-ops, church groups — we'll show you around. Our tour walks through the goat field, barn lot, chicken coop, and Highland cattle, and we talk through farming, animal care, and where your food comes from.

  • Goat field, barn lot, chicken coop, Highland cattle, and the Shed
  • Open lunch area for students
  • Large gravel parking — buses welcome
Pricing varies by group size & program Call to quote
See field trip details →

Birthday Parties

Three-hour birthday packages on our farm — pony rides for the kids, feed bags for our animals, our covered party building for cake and presents, and 10 kid passes included.

  • 10 kid passes included in the base package
  • Pony rides for the birthday kid and guests
  • Covered party building — rain or shine
  • Bring your own decor, tablecloths, food, and cake
  • Piñatas welcome (just clean up after)
3-hour party package (includes 10 kids) $250
Additional kid pass $5
Horse ride for older guests $5
Birthday booking & FAQ →
Miniature pony being led at an off-site event

Mobile Petting Zoo

Funny Farm Delivered. We trailer our friendliest animals to you — nursing homes, schools, churches, parties, corporate events. Pony and horse rides available depending on attendees.

  • Travel within 10 miles of the farm included
  • 2-hour time slot included
  • Staff handlers stay with the animals for the duration
  • Setup and teardown handled by us
1 animal $400
2 animals $500
3 animals $600
4 animals $700
5 animals $800
Up to 10 animals $1,600
See mobile zoo details →

U-Pick Blackberries

Our blackberries are thorned and all-natural — picked right off our bushes in the field. Season starts the first week of July. Weekday picking is by appointment; weekends are during our regular walk-in hours.

  • Season opens the first week of July
  • Weekday picking: call to schedule
  • Weekend picking: during normal walk-in hours ($5 admission)
  • Wear long sleeves — these are thorned berries
Per-pint or per-pound pricing in season Call for current rate

Farrier Services

We offer horseshoeing and hoof trimming for horses, donkeys, ponies, and goats. Taking new clients in the Greene County area — give us a call.

  • Horses, donkeys, ponies, and goats
  • Trims and shoeing
  • Accepting new clients
Pricing varies by service & animal Call to quote

While you're here

Don't miss what's coming up

Bottle-feeding the babies, hayrides through the back pasture, summer camp, the fall festival — we run a whole calendar of seasonal happenings you can book ahead. Tickets go through Ticketleap.

See what's happening ↗

On the farm

Birthday parties on our farm

Three-hour private parties starting at $250 — pony rides, our covered building for cake, and a barn lot full of animals waiting for the birthday kid.

Plan a party →