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Haven sanctuary staff and volunteers kneeling in tall golden grass with rescued farm animals at golden hour
Sixty acres · Hundreds of lives

Come meet
the family.

A refuge for retired dairy cows, rescued battery hens, and one very opinionated pig named Gerald. Your Saturday is waiting.

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60
Acres
140+
Residents
2,400+
Visitors / year
Our story

Every animal here
arrived broken.
Every one of them stayed.

Haven began in 2018 when our founder, Miriam Osei, drove four hours to collect three dairy cows scheduled for slaughter after their milk production declined. She had a field, a barn in need of repair, and no plan beyond that morning. By the end of the year, seventeen animals had arrived. By the end of the next, the waiting list was longer than the pasture.

The animals who live here were not born to be rescued. They were born into systems that measured their worth in output. What they found at Haven — and what every visitor finds too — is that a cow given a name instead of a number will walk toward you. That a pig allowed to root in soft earth will pause, look up, and hold your gaze. That dignity, it turns out, is visible.

"We don't ask visitors to feel guilty. We ask them to feel something. That's usually enough."
— Miriam Osei, Founder
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Dignity First

Every resident is named, known, and treated as an individual — not a species.

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Living Classrooms

Children learn empathy through proximity. We just provide the proximity.

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No-kill, always

No animal ever leaves Haven. They retire here, and here they stay.

The residents

Learn a name.
Feel the difference.

Every animal on this land has a biography. We introduce them by name because once you know Pepper's story, you're already halfway through the gate.

Close-up portrait of a small brown and white pygmy goat looking directly at camera with curious amber eyes
Community Favorite

Pepper

Three-legged Pygmy Goat · 4 years

Arrived March 2022

Pepper arrived after a farming accident took her front left leg. The vet said she'd never walk normally. Pepper disagreed. She now leads the morning greeting with more enthusiasm than any four-legged animal on the property.

✦Will steal your granola bar. No remorse.
Potbellied pig resting in straw with eyes half-closed in contentment, warm afternoon light
Original Resident

Gerald

Potbellied Pig · 7 years

Arrived January 2019

Gerald was Haven's third resident and has been running the place ever since. He arrived from a petting zoo that closed, already 40 lbs overweight and deeply convinced of his own importance. He was right.

✦Naps 14 hours a day. Opinionated about the other 10.
Large brown dairy cow in a green meadow, face turned toward camera with gentle dark eyes
Founding Resident

Clover

Retired Dairy Cow · 11 years

Arrived October 2018

Clover was one of Miriam's original three. She spent eight years in a commercial dairy facility. Her first morning at Haven, she stood at the fence line and watched the horizon for four hours straight. She still does it every Tuesday.

✦Prefers silence. Tolerates children. Loves Miriam.
Red hen standing in green grass with feathers ruffled, looking to the side in morning light
Class of 2023

Rosie

Battery Hen · 3 years

Arrived June 2023

Rosie arrived with 47 other hens from a commercial egg facility closure. She had never seen the sun. Her first day outside, she stood completely still in the grass for twenty minutes before taking a single step forward.

✦Shy at first. Then suddenly everywhere.
Small grey donkey with large ears facing forward, standing in golden afternoon light in a field
Most Huggable

Biscuit

Miniature Donkey · 9 years

Arrived April 2021

Biscuit was surrendered when his owner could no longer afford feed. He arrived thin, suspicious, and absolutely furious about it. A year of consistent care later, he will press his forehead into your chest and breathe slowly if you stand still long enough.

✦Holds grudges. Forgives eventually. Remembers forever.
Vibrant Rhode Island Red rooster perched on a wooden fence post with bright morning sky behind
Newest Arrival

Sunrise

Rhode Island Red Rooster · 2 years

Arrived September 2024

Sunrise arrived as a chick from a backyard flock that had grown too large. He is Haven's newest resident and already its loudest. He has claimed the east fencepost as his personal stage and performs every morning without fail.

✦Punctual. Dramatic. Absolutely no volume control.
Pepper  · Gerald  · Clover  · Rosie  · Biscuit  · Sunrise  · Marigold  · Finn  · Juniper  · Oat  · Pepper  · Gerald  · Clover  · Rosie  · Biscuit  · Sunrise  · Marigold  · Finn  · Juniper  · Oat  · Pepper  · Gerald  · Clover  · Rosie  · Biscuit  · Sunrise  · Marigold  · Finn  · Juniper  · Oat  · Pepper  · Gerald  · Clover  · Rosie  · Biscuit  · Sunrise  · Marigold  · Finn  · Juniper  · Oat  · 
Upcoming events

Your Saturday,
reimagined.

Every event is designed around one idea: slow down long enough to notice. The animals will take care of the rest.

Family with young children feeding goats in a sunny farm setting, everyone smiling
15
Mar
Most Popular
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Family Farm Day

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM·$18 adults · $10 children(Under 3 free)

A full morning on the farm — guided animal introductions, hands-on feeding stations, hayride through the south pasture, and a picnic lunch under the old oak. The pace is yours. Nothing is scheduled within an inch of its life.

  • ✓ Guided animal meet & greet
  • ✓ Feeding stations
  • ✓ Hayride
  • ✓ Picnic lunch included
40 spots remainingSave Your Spot
Person doing yoga outdoors in a meadow at sunrise with soft golden light and green grass
22
Mar
Intimate
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Sunrise Yoga with Goats

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM·$35 per person(16+ only)

An hour of guided yoga in the east meadow as the light comes up, with Pepper, Biscuit, and whoever else decides to join. The goats are not certified instructors. They are, however, very good at savasana.

  • ✓ Guided yoga session
  • ✓ Goat companions
  • ✓ Post-practice tea & pastries
  • ✓ Golden hour lighting
12 spots remainingSave Your Spot
Group of children in a barn learning about farm animals from an adult guide
4–6
Apr
Homeschool Favorite
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Junior Farmhand Camp

3 days · Ages 6–14·$120 per child(Includes all meals)

Three days of real farm work — morning chores, animal care rotations, a nature journaling session, and a final presentation where each child introduces "their" animal to parents on Sunday afternoon. The kids arrive curious. They leave changed.

  • ✓ Animal care rotations
  • ✓ Morning chores
  • ✓ Nature journaling
  • ✓ Parent showcase Sunday
8 spots remainingSave Your Spot
Group of adults working together outdoors in a field on a bright sunny day
19
Apr
Corporate
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Corporate Volunteer Day

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM·$55 per person(Groups of 10–30)

Real work, real animals, real mud on your boots by noon. Teams rotate through barn maintenance, pasture improvement, and animal socialization — with a farm lunch and a debrief that tends to run long because nobody wants to leave.

  • ✓ Barn & pasture work
  • ✓ Animal socialization
  • ✓ Farm-cooked lunch
  • ✓ Impact report provided
22 spots remainingSave Your Spot
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