Ballydídean Farm Sanctuary

01/04/2026

Are you so crazy on top of it that you're taking your tree down the first weekend of January? Great, we want it!

Are you so ADHD that you won't take it down until it's bone dry and falling apart in March? Great, we'll still want it then too!

Tell your kids, tell your co-workers, tell the ferry workers.

The goats eat them, the cows and pigs scratch on them, the chickens hide in them. Turn your old tree into food and enrichment by dropping it off at 3460 French Rd, Clinton.




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01/03/2026

In the summer, the pigs mostly sleep outside. In the winter, they definitely don't.




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01/02/2026

You have to be careful not to pierce the hay marshmallows otherwise they will start to mold and rot... but sometimes accidents can be beautiful.



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01/01/2026

Here's an inspirational story to start your year. A story about how we worked in partnership with local businesses like the Clinton Food Mart and local nonprofits like Whidbey Island Nourishes to reduce food waste, employ local teens, and feed rescue animals.

https://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/life/from-waste-to-wonderful-farm-sanctuary-collects-leftover-produce-for-animals/




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12/31/2025

Happy New Year! Gwen says be the drama in 2026 💅🏽




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12/30/2025

Sarah on a holiday farm walk with baby cousin Flora. This is the same carrier we used to hold Gwen in around the farm when she was a little peanut 🥹




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12/29/2025

Are you so crazy on top of it that you're already taking your tree down? Great, we want it!

Are you so ADHD that you won't take it down until it's bone dry and falling apart in March? Great, we'll still want it then too!

Tell your partner, tell your neighbor, tell the deli worker at Payless.

The goats eat them, the cows and pigs scratch on them, the chickens hide in them. Turn your old tree into food and enrichment by dropping it off at 3460 French Rd, Clinton.




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12/27/2025

🕯️ Goodbye Stella

Stella was an incredible chicken. She outlived the other 14 chickens that she came with as refugees from an HOA with changing rules. She was part of Silver's original flock. She was fluffy, gorgeous, friendly, and patient. She was our first official ambassador chicken, participated in fairs, parades, holiday markets, field trips, summer camps, and so much more. She was happy for anyone to hold her and would settle and purr in their arms. Two of her last public events were trips to the Village Concepts senior center in Oak Harbor. It was so touching to see her with people who were the same age as her (in chicken years) and to see how touched they were to be with her.

Fly free Stella. I'm sure Silver was eager to welcome you home.




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12/26/2025

So proud of this program and our partnership with organizations like Whidbey Island Nourishes to reduce food waste, employ local teens, and feed rescue animals. 💜

Ballydídean Farm Sanctuary in Clinton keeps unsellable produce from heading to the landfill.

12/26/2025

Check out the latest (Issue 22) of which has an article covering us! Of course Grandma Dahlia is featured prominently in the photography, as she should be 🤎

https://whidbeylifemagazine.org/from-dream-to-reality/




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12/25/2025

Merry Christmas! Wishing you and your families a holiday season full of warmth and family.

💚 Ansel, Sarah, Gwen, and the animals




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12/24/2025

Counting down to Christmas... 1 cozy cow to go!

📷 + 💡 by and the kids




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