Farm Sanctuary’s Celebration FOR the Turkeys

On Saturday, our family drove to Farm Sanctuary in Orland, CA (about 2 hours away) to commune with all the animals and particularly, to feed the turkeys. I am grateful they have this bucolic setting to live out their lives being surrounded by love and appreciation. What a different world it would be if all animals were treated with reverence!

Highlights for Olivia (our 3 yo daughter — yes she’s vegan and eats more healthfully than most adults!) included riding the tractor, brushing the sheep and goats, and feeding the turkeys. She was walking around to each of the turkeys and offering  food, saying, “Here you go Sweetie, would you like to eat some food?” Even when she was very small, she enjoyed feeding others. I guess that’s what happens when you have an Italian Mama and a Jewish Daddy.

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to meet Gene Bauer after all these years. He co-founded Farm Sanctuary 23 years ago with his then wife Lorri Bauston (she now runs Animal Acres in LA).

To learn more about the plight of turkeys, read this.