Rustic Sage Farms

10/07/2024

If you are a farmer struggling after Hurricane Helene, know that you are not alone. The NC Farm Help Line is available now for folks in our agricultural community to talk to someone who understands farm stress.

Call or text the NC Farm Help Line at 844-325-3276 for support, available 24/7. Let's talk and find help together.

10/05/2024

WNC Regional Livestock Center is trying to get the word out that they have tons of supplies that have been donated and stalls for horses and livestock. Please let folks know that they can get donated hay, grain, etc. And if they text, the livestock center will figure out a way to get supplies out to people who are cut off and help get animals evacuated.

Text ONLY to this number - 828-216-4496

474 Stock Dr
Canton NC 28716

10/02/2024

So far we have raised $600 just today to purchase supplies for animals in need in WNC!! 🥹 please share and please donate, every dollar counts! We are accepting donations of hay, grain, and other supplies per the list posted yesterday as well. We also have access to a helicopter to be able to drop off some of these supplies. If you are in need or know someone who is, please send us a message and we will organize getting these supplies to you and your babies ❤️ our PayPal is [email protected]

10/01/2024

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10/01/2024

October 1st through October 3rd when you buy 10 bags of any Hodge Farms Rancher’s Pride Feed, Hodge Farms will send an additional 5 bags to the flood victims and their animals.

10/01/2024

The animals in our beautiful state need our help 😔 We will be collecting donations of supplies listed below to assist animals in western North Carolina. Our amazing friends at Rescue Ranch are also accepting donations. Please contribute to their efforts as well. ❤️

-Bagged hay (alfalfa, Timothy, compressed bales that are plastic wrapped.
- Grain
-electrolyte powder and paste
-Ropes
-Tarps
-Halters
-dog and cat food (wet and dry)
-bags of pine shavings
-feed pans
-Betadine
-cotton balls
-Vetricyn, any kind of first aid creams or sprays
-bandage wraps

Our friends at Hodge Farms are helping relief efforts as well. Please consider purchasing grain through them if you’re able to contribute.

Our PayPal is [email protected] if you are able t contribute. We will be buying supplies as well and getting them to those in need. Let’s show WNC that they aren’t alone in their fight❤️

Message us for drop off location. Thank you so much for your help ❤️

09/30/2024

Copied from another post by Kristin Iden in Aging Horsewoman Group:

Someone had asked for a list of organizations supporting animal rescue after Hurricane Helene. This list is focused on the Greater Asheville area. You may copy and paste or share from my personal page.

Ways to help displaced Hurricane Helene animals:

BISSELL Pet Foundation , Asheville Shelter Airlift (Two planned but knowing them, more will happen!)

Yancey County Animal Shelter (where my soul dog, Sookie came from) https://yanceyhumanesociety.org/donate/

Unicoi Animal Shelter in Erwin, TN was destroyed. All the animals were saved and moved to Sullivan County Animal Shelter: https://animalshelter-sullivancounty.networkforgood.com/projects/204694-support-the-animal-shelter-of-sullivan-county

Fleet of Angels is moving horses, feed, hay and help into all the WNC/ETN areas. Help them keep up their critical work. If you can offer pasture or stabling or hauling, please post and sign up on the EAST COAST EQUINE EMERGENCY and DISASTER RESPONSE / Fleet of Angels page.

Our beloved Red Bell Run in Columbus, NC made it through the storm but took on a lot of damage and will need a hand.

The Watuga Humane Society in Boone, NC will need all the help they can get: https://wataugahumane.org/store

The Tempus Renatus School of Classical Horsemanship watched horrified as 3 Lipizzaner mares were swept away. One has been found. The property took a beating: https://tempusrenatus.org/
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The Blue Ridge Humane Society in Hendersonville, https://www.blueridgehumane.org/ and the Foot Hills Humane Society, https://foothillshumanesociety.org/, most certainly will be needing support as displaced animals come in.

If you have another vetted WNC Shelter or Rescue that needs immediate assistance, please list them in the comments and I'll add them to the post.

If you can't donate, SHARE! If you can foster, please help! If you can adopt, now is the time!

Adopt with assurance, adoption guaranteed, thorough vet check, spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, Columbus, Polk County North Carolina.

09/29/2024

Swannanoa, North Carolina 💔

09/28/2024

🚨 URGENT: Asheville Humane Society needs our help! 🚨

The catastrophic damage from Hurricane Helene has overwhelmed the Asheville Humane Society, and countless animals are in desperate need of safety. We’re partnering with BISSELL Pet Foundation to rescue as many pets as possible, but we can’t do it without your help!

We need emergency fosters to help us take in these animals! If you’ve never fostered before, that’s okay! Fostering is completely free—Forsyth Humane Society will provide you with all of the supplies you might need to help care for one of these animals. Every foster home we can secure is another life we can save! 🐾❤️

If you can step up to help us out, please email [email protected] with the subject line “Hurricane Helene Foster”, or check forsythhumane.org/foster for incoming animals. THANK YOU for your willingness to help and your dedication to animals in need. Please share this post to help us reach as many fosters as possible!

08/22/2024

A Powerful Reminder 🌎💔