Greener Pastures Farm Sanctuary

08/30/2024

Good morning from the cutest little mini, Felicity!

08/29/2024

Special treats for the fowl made a warm day enjoyable for everyone!

08/27/2024

Greener Pastures had the pleasure of hosting my friends from grade school who traveled far and wide to celebrate our milestone birthday last weekend.

Visiting GP was such a beautiful highlight for the weekend because I had shared my vision of GP at our birthday weekend 10 years earlier!

made the rug with our logo!!!! Thank you so much Cyndy!!!!

08/15/2024

hugging Wildfire. One of my favs 🤎. To know he was destined for slaughter is unconscionable. You’re safe now buddy.

08/15/2024

Thank you to Steve Silverman and World Gone Good podcast for the fun interview featuring Greener Pastures and moi! You can listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

08/14/2024

This is Tina. She is a friendly, beautiful and very curious hen. Tina is the matriarch of the chickens at Greener Pastures. She is 7 years old.

Tina and her sisters came from an egg factory farm in Utah. In these factories, hens never see sunshine. They never feel the breeze or the earth under their feet. They don’t have room to stretch their wings or turn around. They are egg “machines” bred to lay eggs every day vs the few each year that is natural. This comes at a great cost to their health.

This factory owner felt the two year old hens had maxed out on their egg production and quit giving them food and water so they would die off. Fortunately, some wonderful people heard about this and arranged for them to be saved and adopted out. That was 5 years ago.

Today our sweet Tina enjoys the sunshine, taking dust baths, foraging with her friends, and having conversations with us. She is unique and very special.

Please don’t eat eggs. When you purchase eggs or chicks you are supporting a cruel and inhumane industry. Remember Tina. 🤍

08/13/2024

A big thank you to Ecstatic Dance SLO who are generously donating 20% of their proceeds to Greener Pastures this Sunday! 🥳

Join us this Sunday at 11 am at Ecstatic Dance SLO for ecstatic dancing in Nexus Ballroom at the SLO Public Market. World traveling musical artist Bloomurian will return to his California roots to lead us out of this world and into pure bliss.

Closing our journey through tools of visualization and guided meditation, Deborah will support a container to access innate wisdom and sacred energy. 20% of the proceeds from this dance will go to Greener Pastures Farm Sanctuary.

08/12/2024

This little piggy had a bath! Dinkey felt so good she wanted to go for a walk. Isn’t she purdy? 🐽💓

08/11/2024

Izzy heard there were carrots being handed out and she reeeealy wanted one! (Enough to poke her head through a small gate!!) Izzy did indeed receive a carrot 🥕 and all is well once again 🤗🫏💗

08/11/2024

Join Leanne Thomas on Sunday September 15th for Messages From Heaven. 1:00 - 3:00 pm in Nipomo.

Tickets are available on Eventbrite. Link in bio. There are only 25 seats available so get your tickets now! All proceeds go to the rescued animals of Greener Pasture Farm Sanctuary!

08/08/2024

when Chevy was a youngster! 🐏

After the rain he was fascinated with the puddles of water. See his reflection and his super thick wool? Yep, it was winter.

Chev is a Jacob’s sheep which have wool AND hair. They shed naturally the way wild sheep do. Jacob’s sheep are the smallest breed of sheep.

08/04/2024

We love this picture of our Opal! It shows her sweetness and good nature. She even has a little grin!

This picture is extra special because it took Opal awhile to trust us. It’s a reminder of how far she has come and the reward for our love and respect for her.

“All creatures are magnificent and have a basic right to exist”

We are so happy you are save with us Opal and not on someone’s dinner menu! 🩵🤍🩶

08/02/2024

Kip has the WHOLE bed to himself while Dinkey lays outside in the sun! 🌞🐈‍⬛🛏️🐖💤

07/29/2024

Joe is giving Chevy lunch in the round pen. Last year we nearly lost Chev to a liver issue. He wouldn’t eat and became scary thin. We took him to UC Davis where they said he either had liver flukes (parasite) or ate a toxic w**d (we searched our pasture and couldn’t find that particular w**d).

We got creative making all kinds of meals with Chevy’s favorite treats (which kept changing) included and slowly got him to eat again. The good news is that he’s doing great! Even our veterinarians were surprised.

Today we continue to give Chevy extra nutrition with added supplements and special food. He looks great and likes the attention. Aren’t these two great together? We love a happy ending 😊

07/28/2024

Our most recent rescue, Indy, is getting some TLC from volunteer Joy.

07/26/2024

Parli found a shady spot with a window! May your weekend be just as relaxing 🌞🌻

07/22/2024

Monday vibes.

07/21/2024

We scored BIG time when we adopted Maverick from a shelter! He’s is so sweet and loves everyone. He’s calm and smart and so much fun!!! Have you considered saving a dog or cat (or rabbit, chicken, duck, chinchilla, horse, goat) from the shelter? Your new best friend is waiting for you 🤩

07/18/2024

Goat pile! Goats show love and affection not only to humans, but to other goats and other animals! Goats display friendliness to each other in many ways, including body language, closeness, and vocalizations. They will often huddle and cuddle together like Kiko, Lennon and Taylor often do. 🤗💞🐐

07/17/2024

Yesterday we were fortunate to be able to meet the good folks of who delivered a donation check for $500 from their PHA Community First Program. Thank you PHA!!! We enjoyed your visit 💚

07/14/2024

Indy is another one of our rescued roosters who was abandoned at “rooster creek” in Arroyo Grande. Please kindly adopt your chickens from shelters and sanctuaries to prevent this unnecessary cruelty.

07/12/2024

Tour Day was a great success last weekend thanks to all of our exceptional volunteers and everyone who attended!

We haven’t held a Tour Day in two years due to the Avian Flu, so we were extra excited to open our doors and share our residents’ stories with our community.

Folks learned how kindness saved the lives of Kiko goat, Chevy the sheep and all of our residents. It was a wonderful day for everyone!!

Special thank you to for beautiful photography!!!

07/11/2024

Pool cleaning party before Tour Day last weekend! Thank you again Debby, Debbie and Denise!!! Who said cleaning has to be boring?
- the ducks and geese 😄🪿🦆

07/10/2024

A day well spent filming with the wonderful Arthur von Wiesenberger and fantastic crew for !

We were on 10 seasons ago and did a follow up yesterday. Such a fun time seeing these lovely people again.

You can catch our episode early next year.

07/08/2024

Parli stays hydrated with lots of cool water on warm days. Sometimes we add apple juice to the water to encourage drinking. Keeping hydrated prevents bladder stones too!

Notice Parli’s cute smile? Sheep don’t have upper front teeth!

07/05/2024

We have a few more tickets left for our Tour Day tomorrow! Meet our rescued residents up close. Learn about their stories and what makes them unique and special! All proceeds go to the animals 💚

Come join us for a fun day learning about the animals of Greener Pastures Farm Sanctuary on July 6, at 1:00 PM!

07/03/2024

Temperatures are heating up! Stay cool like Blossom, Blanca and Sprinkles in their newly cleaned pools💦☀️.

Thank you awesome volunteers: Debby, Debbie, and Denise for helping me scrub them!!!

06/30/2024

THIS handsome guy, says let’s make today a great day! 🙌😃

06/27/2024

Opal is looking cool in her summer hairdo! Every year at this time we have our sheep sheared because of the thickness of their wool and the warmer weather.

In nature sheep shed naturally. In today’s world sheep are bred for their wool which grows in heavy and thick. Sheep can’t regulate the excess weight of the wool on their own. So we shear them to keep them from overheating and to improve their quality of life. Opal certainly looks more comfortable!