Building Unity Farm Sanctuary - Third Week of May 2017

In case it seems that my posting frequency has dropped, it ’s a combination of a hectic spring farming/sanctuary schedule and writing requests from outside organizations.  For my views on the recent cybersecurity/ransomware events see thePBS Newshour blog.Unity Farm Sanctuary work clothes have arrived in our closets.  This was my wife ’s idea to identify mentors and experienced volunteers on the property.  We have so many visitors every day who are walking the trails, visiting the animals, and offering to help that we need to separate those with experience from those who are new to the sanctuary.  The shirts make it easy to find someone knowledgeable.Our 501(c)(3) charitable designation should be approved soon, but in the meantime, we ' re receiving donations of equipment and items considered useful for the sanctuary.  For example, this 1800 ’s wheelbarrow seemed just the right tool for an 1833 meeting house. It was dropped off earlier this week.  Some has just donated a canoe for sanctuary visitors who want to explore the upper marshes of the Charles River which has a canoe put in a few minutes drive from the sanctuary.Later this week, another Welsh Pony, named Grace will arrive at the Sanctuary.  We ’re building new paddocks as fast as we can but they will not be ready until the end of June/early July.   Grace will live with the goats in the short term.  The goat paddock has two run ins so the pon...
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