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🔧 Building a Better Sanctuary in 2027
At Farm of the Free, we’re always working to make our sanctuary a safer, healthier home for every resident. Our 2027 projects focus on five big areas: cozy homes, healthy pastures, safe power, emergency equipment, and education.
All together, these projects add up to about $95,000. Our community fundraising goal for 2027 is $26,000, and two projects are already fully funded! Whether you give $10 or sponsor a whole project, your support helps us build a space where every being feels safe to be exactly who they are.
💛 Give to our 2027 projects – choose the project you care about most from the drop-down menu.
It takes a passionate community to run a nonprofit animal sanctuary.
🏡 Cozy, Safe Homes — $11,000
Every resident deserves a home that feels just right.
Warm in winter, cool in summer, and easy for our caregivers to keep clean. These upgrades help our chickens, goats, sheep, pigs, and cows rest easy all year long.
What’s Included
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Four upgraded coops for our older chickens, with insulation, new floors, easy-access roosts, automatic doors, and climate-controlled fans – $6,300
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Two sturdy hoop shelters for our goats and sheep in the new enclosure and back pasture – $1,300
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Insulation for Hank’s home and Larry & Earl’s shed – $1,200 (Funded!)
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Fresh exterior paint to protect Hank’s home – $400
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Three self-serve cow scratchers with fly spray – $1,800
How You Can Help
🔨 Donate materials or time: Email info@farmofthefree.org
💛 Give: Donate to our 2027 projects and pick this one from the drop-down menu.
Hank, stepping out of his home.
🌱 Healthy Pastures — $24,450
More room to roam, and less mud for hooves.
New fencing opens up our back pastures so our cows can graze more and our front pasture can rest and regrow. Better drainage keeps resting spots dry and helps prevent painful hoof problems.
What’s Included
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East side and back pasture fencing – $9,200
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A new quarantine fence, so sick or new cows can heal safely – $6,900
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A 100-foot French drain under the trees where our cows like to rest – $6,000
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Mud mats for two cow run-ins – $2,350 (Funded!)
How You Can Help
🔨 Donate materials or time: Email info@farmofthefree.org
💛 Give: Donate to our 2027 projects and pick this one from the drop-down menu.
⚡ Power & Safety — $33,684
Safe, steady power for every barn and coop.
Our sanctuary has outgrown its electrical setup, and long chains of extension cords aren’t safe. When storms knock out the power, we also lose heat for our chickens in winter. These projects fix both.
What’s Included
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A backup generator that turns on by itself during power outages – $17,387
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Underground power lines to our Welcome Center, shelters, and coops, so we can safely plug in heaters and fans – $16,297
Why It Matters
A backup generator is also needed to renew our sanctuary certification.
How You Can Help
🔨 Donate materials or time: Email info@farmofthefree.org
💛 Give: Donate to our 2027 projects and pick this one from the drop-down menu.
🧰 Emergency & Storage — $15,800–$17,800
The right tools, and a way out in an emergency.
Our feed and tool shed is bursting at the seams. And if we ever need to evacuate, one trailer isn’t enough to move our large residents quickly and safely.
What’s Included
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A second tool shed, so tools and equipment have a home – $4,800
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A second livestock trailer with a ramp, for faster, safer evacuations – $11,000–$13,000
How You Can Help
🔨 Donate materials or time: Email info@farmofthefree.org
💛 Give: Donate to our 2027 projects and pick this one from the drop-down menu.
Shown: Hank’s home. Our new tool shed will be custom built.
💚 The Empathy Exhibit — $9,839
Turn our Welcome Center into a place that changes hearts.
Every tour starts and ends in our Welcome Center. We want to turn it into an exhibit that helps visitors understand where food comes from, the power of their choices, and the residents they’re about to meet.
What’s Included
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Understanding Our Food System: video displays that share the realities of animal farming
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The Power of Our Choices: touchscreen kiosks with plant-based nutrition tips and recipes
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Stories of Hope: five backlit panels telling our residents’ stories
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A sign-in kiosk and short survey so we can measure our impact
Our Goal
Welcome 500 visitors through the exhibit and help them see animals as the individuals they are.
How You Can Help
🔨 Donate materials or time: Email info@farmofthefree.org
💛 Give: Donate to our 2027 projects and pick this one from the drop-down menu.
This image was created with AI to show a glimpse of what this completed project could look like!
🎉 Thank You for an Amazing 2026!
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Look what you helped us build.
Because of your generosity, our residents are safer and more comfortable today. Here’s what we finished together in 2026:
Sun shades for our cows and pigs
A brand-new shed for Larry & Earl
New chicken doors
Educational signs along our walking paths
Fence upgrades for our goats and sheep
Thank you to every donor, volunteer, and friend who made this possible. We can’t wait to see what we build together in 2027!