Welcome to The Herd & Roost

The Herd & Roost is a special place where friends of the farm can help care for the animals who call The Heritage Farm home. By sending a favorite snack or special treat, you’re helping support the daily care, enrichment, and happiness of our donkeys, goats, pigs, livestock guardians, and other farm friends.

Here, you can meet the animals through short videos, learn what treats they enjoy most, and choose a special snack to send their way. When treats are sponsored, we’ll record and share videos on our social media so you can watch the animals enjoy them firsthand. We love recognizing the individuals and families who helped make those moments possible.

Every scoop of feed, crunchy carrot, handful of scratch, and occasional cookies or PB&J helps keep tails wagging, hooves happy, and feathers fluffed. Thank you for being part of the care, joy, and stewardship of The Herd & Roost.

SHARE A LITTLE FARM SNACK

  • ANGORA GOATS

    BRAMBLE, SORREL & WHITTAKER

  • KUNEKUNE PIGS

  • MINI DONKEYS

  • LIVESTOCK GUARDIANS

  • BARN CATS

    MARKETING DIRECTOR

Support the Heart of the Farm

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    Help Steward the Farm

    Our livestock are at the heart of The Heritage Farm. From daily feed and hay to fencing, shelter, and veterinary care, donations help us responsibly care for the animals that support our educational programs and preserve the spirit of heritage farming for future generations.

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    Preserve Hands-On Learning

    The Heritage Farm exists to reconnect people with the land through meaningful, hands-on experiences. Your support helps us offer educational opportunities, nature-based learning, folk school programming, and farm experiences that inspire curiosity, stewardship, and traditional skills.

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    Preserve Heritage & Tradition

    We are dedicated to preserving the skills, craftsmanship, agricultural practices, and rural traditions that shaped generations before us. Your support helps us continue creating a place where old-world knowledge, heritage breeds, and handcrafted living can be experienced and shared with future generations.

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When you choose to give, you become part of something bigger—something powerful. Your support fuels progress and brings hope where it's needed most.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • The Herd & Roost is a community support program that helps provide feed, treats, enrichment, and daily care for the animals at The Heritage Farm. We post our donated snacks on social media so you can see the animals enjoying their treats.

  • Your donations help support the daily care and stewardship of the animals at The Heritage Farm. Contributions go toward livestock feed, hay, shelters, fencing, veterinary care, clean water systems, and the ongoing upkeep needed to responsibly care for the animals that are part of our farm and educational programs, while helping us preserve knowledge surrounding heritage livestock breeds for future generations.

  • Absolutely. We welcome individuals who are passionate about agriculture, animals, heritage skills, nature education, and hands-on farm experiences. Volunteer opportunities may include helping with animal care, events, educational programming, gardening, seasonal projects, and general farm stewardship.

  • Absolutely. We gratefully welcome donations made in honor or in memory of loved ones whose lives, values, and stories deserve to be remembered and carried forward through the work being done at The Heritage Farm

  • Absolutely. All snacks and treats are selected and given responsibly based on the dietary needs and health of each animal. While we may occasionally indulge them with a special sweet treat, the health and well-being of our animals always comes first.

  • Absolutely. We welcome local businesses and community partners who want to support animal care, preservation, and educational experiences at the farm.

  • Heritage breeds help preserve agricultural history, biodiversity, traditional farming practices, and breeds that are becoming increasingly rare in modern agriculture.

  • Heritage breeds are traditional livestock breeds that were historically raised on farms before modern industrial agriculture favored faster-growing commercial breeds. These animals are often known for their hardiness, longevity, natural breeding abilities, and strong connection to traditional farming practices. Preserving heritage breeds helps protect agricultural biodiversity, rural history, and generations of farming knowledge.