The goat herd
The heart of the farm.
About
A small farm with a lot of heart
The Shady Lane Farm is our family's farm near Kendallville, Indiana. It has been in the Glass family for generations. Today we raise meat goats, host events, and share the place with a barnyard full of animals who are here for our guests to meet and enjoy.
Our family's story
Five generations on Shady Lane
The Shady Lane Farm has been in the Glass family for generations. Daniel S. Glass and his wife, Lovina (Homsher), were farming here in Jefferson Township by 1886, the year their son Raymond Arthur "Ray" Glass was born.
Ray married Iva Boughey on Christmas Day, 1912, and the two built their life on this ground. In 1936, "Shady Lane Farm, 1936, R.A. Glass" went up across the face of the big barn, as you can see in the old photo here. Ray was a 1904 Albion High School graduate, a director of Allen National Bank, a Noble County REMC board member, and president of the Noble County Fair Board.
Their son, Paul Byron Glass, was born in 1926, served in the U.S. Army, and came home to farm. He grew the operation to 350 acres of corn, alfalfa, and certified wheat and oats, and was known across the county for his sheep. Paul married Joyce Grieser in 1957, and together they raised three daughters. That's why our farm sign still reads "Paul & Joyce Glass & Daughters." Like his father, Paul served on the Noble County Fair Board, along with two terms on the Central Noble School Board.
Today the farm is cared for by Paul and Joyce's daughter Elizabeth, her husband Gregg Barnard, and their son Evan. It's still a working farm, now home to a meat-goat herd on rotational pasture along with kunekune pigs, a donkey, a Jersey cow, emus, peacocks, and a farm pup.
We also run an Airbnb right here on the property, so you can stay on the farm yourself. It's open seasonally and closed during the winter months. The animals are here for people to interact with and enjoy, so come say hello. And if you're planning a party or company get-together, take a look at our events.
How we raise our goats
Our meat-goat herd lives on pasture. We rotate the herd through different paddocks, so the goats always have fresh forage and the pasture gets time to recover.
Every paddock connects back to our fully enclosed barn, where the herd has fresh water, free-choice hay, and shelter from Indiana weather year-round.
When we have animals ready for a new home, we list them on our For Sale page.
Pasture-raised
Rotational grazing on fresh paddocks through the growing season.
Hay and water from every turnout
Every paddock connects back to the barn.
Family-run for generations
Every animal is handled daily by the family that has worked this land since the 1800s.
Who lives here
Kunekune pigs
Grass-loving and very social.
Best friends
The goats and pigs get along just fine.
Donkey
Our unofficial greeter.
Jersey cow
Grazes right alongside the horse.
Emus
Curious about every visitor.
Peacocks
The loudest residents on the farm.
The farm pup
Always first to help with chores.