Building Unity Farm Sanctuary - Third Week of January 2017

This weekend we ’ll run our first Sanctuary board meeting, providing our 7 member board with an overview ofAnimals and activitiesFinancialLegalInfrastructureProjectsOur strategic goals in 2017 areDevelop internship programDevelop educational programsDevelop additional funding possibilitiesDevelop standard intake processDevelop trail plan in collaboration with the Sherborn Rural Land TrustHere ’s a brief update about what we’ll tell themIn February we ’ll take on another horse (Millie, a 20 year old Welsh Pony) and another pig (Penny, the 1 year old Yorkshire).  We ’re making modifications to the existing layout to accommodate them.  Likely Millie will run with Sweetie, leaving Amber and Pippin together since they have bonded.  We ’re enhancing the outdoor run ins and modifying the barn traffic flow so that 4 animals can easily come and go through the main barn entrance.  We ’ve taken on two Bielefelder roosters and they are now integrated into the rest of the flock.  We ’ve received requests to take on a few more horses and pigs, which we do not have the space to add over winter.  In the Spring we ’ll finish another acre of paddocks/run ins, and hopefully we’ll have a standard intake process by then so the board can help decide which animals we take on permanently and which we help in the short term.The initial sanctuary budgets are ready for board review and our plan for long term sustainability will be presented.Th...

Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - January 19, 2017 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs