We are Michele and Charlie May, the owners of The Flower Paddock at White Thistle Farm in Greenfield Center, New York. In 2016, we fell in love with and purchased the 7 acre piece of pasture land that would become White Thistle Farm, and the future home of our cut flower venture, The Flower Paddock.

At that time, the only things present on the land were a family of deer, loads of wild blueberries, and a whole lot of rocks. A home was created in the field, children have grown, retired racehorses were adopted, jobs turned into retirements – and, we decided to start growing flowers!

On our farm, we love horses almost as much as beautiful blooms! We are currently in the fifth year of our adoption of two retired race horses, Cogs My Man (Big Papi) and Son of a Gun (Gunner). "The boys" were the inspiration behind the name of our new flower venture and for the design of our equine-inspired business.