Building Unity Farm Sanctuary - September 2017

I ’m on a flight to New Zealand as part of my international government service. The 26 hour commute means that even with just two days of meetings in Auckland, I will be gone from the farm for 5 days.I spent Saturday morning cleaning paddocks, emptying manure carts, packing hay bins, filling water troughs, and doing the final repairs/maintenance that will ensure the farm/sanctuary can thrive for a few days while I ’m gone. What happens at the sanctuary over a typical week? Numerous volunteers spend time with animals, providing companionship, exercise and socializationHorse experts bond with Amber, Milly, Grace, and Sweetie, showing them love, respect, and skill as they build enough trust to ride them.  Star our donkey has dedicated volunteers that cherish their time with her, and give her the attention she loves, and the exercise with walks that she needs. Donors bring us saddles, bridles, medicine, blankets, and food to keep the horses healthy.Our friends and colleagues help us create safe living spaces for our animals.  Here ’s what our equine rescue area looks like today with 8 stall spaces, an acre of paddock supported with heat, power, light, water, and a medical treatment area.Our agriculture volunteers are helping with apple picking, mushroom log inoculation and harvest.  We picked 40 pounds of Shiitake this week.  Our 36 different varieties of apples are approaching that perfect picking moment. How do we know? We...
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