From Our Volunteers
This is the first of what I hope will be many blog posts written by our volunteers.
Ann Goodman hasn’t been with us for very long, but she has a very natural way with the animals and we’re glad she’s chosen to join our little family of volunteers. Here is her blog entry.
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As a new volunteer at SASHA Farm, one thing I’ve noticed is that nothing ever stays the same. First the Hot Vegan Chicks became so big, they were moved out of their protected stall and into a real chicken coop where they enjoy scratching in the sunny yard. Then the cows, horses, burros, sheep and goats don’t need a hay breakfast because they can graze on the spring grass growing in the pastures. Luna, the beautiful Husky/Shepherd mix was adopted. And now Stephen Colbert, the tiny adorable brown pygmy goat, is old enough that he, along with his companion, Leo, can hang with the rest of the herd.
I watched Stephen and Leo as they came out of their enclosure, walked along the fence and entered the barn yard. Leo held back and let Stephen explore his environment. Being the youngster that he is, Stephen showed no fear as he trotted over to the nearest goat to introduce himself. Within minutes he jumped on the board that covers the water trough for a better view of his new surroundings. And the other goats, being the sweet, friendly creatures that they are, seemed happy to have Stephen and Leo as part of the crowd.
One question remains. Stephen has a habit of jumping on Leo’s back. Leo adjusts his stance to give Stephen a stable platform. Will Stephen jump on another goats back? How will a new goat respond? Only time will tell.
Hey, do you use iGive when doing your internet shopping? I was surprised to find that iGive partners with 691 stores to provide a percentage of each sale to SASHA Farm. And the stores are great — including some of my favs — Petco, iTunes, Kohl’s, Staples, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Macy’s and QVC. And for new iGive accounts, iGive kicks in an extra $5 for SASHA Farm. It’s win/win situation. If you want to use this easy way to help SASHA Farm, click on the “Donate Now” button on the SASHA Farm webpage. That will bring up a page containing the heading “Other Ways to Help”, under which iGive will be highlighted in the next sentence. Simply click on iGive and you’re on your way. Happy shopping.
The Hot Vegan Chicks posing for a portrait.
Gary Tofu enjoying his breakfast under the apple blossoms. Can you see the smile on his face?
Bella is smiling too.
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If you volunteer with us and would like to see your words and pictures here, send your entry to amanda at sasha farm dot org for consideration.
(Can you believe how big the chicks are getting?!)
May 7th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Those chicks are chickens! *Sniff* they grow up so fast!
Cutey Bella, always smiling =)