We hope everyone's New Year is off to a great start! We wanted to thank everyone who has been so supportive and joining us on this new adventure. This is our first newsletter and we hope you find it informative and useful. We are open to any suggestions of how it can be improved.

Paint was rescued with his sister Splatter by Miss Dixie’s Kitten Rescue in Seneca, South Carolina (link below). After Kirsten, our Board Member adopted him, it was discovered that he suffered from juvenile gingivitis which caused stomatitis necessitating removal of all his teeth. After a one in million complication from the surgery, he had to have his front right leg amputated. He will be two on May 23, 2023 and you would never know he has no teeth and only three legs. He eats anything and everything (including human food). Paint runs, jumps and plays as if nothing happened.
 

Our original four girls that were adopted together.  Their previous family had them for several years, when animal care and control was called because they were not zoned for chickens. They were very bonded and hardly ever bickered (which is not common for hens) even though they all had such different personalities. Despite her large size, Odessa was very timid and preferred spending most of her time alone. Tiny Chickpea was super feisty and their fearless leader. Strawberry and Shortcake were very calm, sweet and loved being picked up. We loved sharing our home with them and got to experience first hand, just how amazing chickens are. These ladies made a lasting impression and we have now adopted so many more in their honor.
 

There is a joke that no one cares about your protein intake, until they find out you are vegan. It is so true and one form of protein I always suggest is chickpeas because they are very versatile.  I love stir frying and roasting them. You can use them to replace other proteins in soups, chilli, stir fries, curries, tacos, traditional egg/chix/tuna salad and of course hummus. Click on the buttons below for some of our favorite recipes.
 

Not fun but very practical. I searched for many years for a a cruelty free, vegan deodorant that worked ALL day. By far, this was the most difficult product to find an alternative. Unfortunately, when I found one, it would eventually cause skin irritations and rashes. The Sensitive line of Native Deodorant changed all of that ( link below). I have now been using it for over three years and have had no problems. I am so grateful that the search is over and only decision now is what scent to choose

Rescue Garden, Inc. in  Brandon, Florida. They rescue and provide a forever home for senior, ill, injured & end of life pets in need.  Sadly, this is an often overlooked but very important part of animal rescue work. All of the residents are very fortunate and very loved.  Jona, the Founder and President, truly goes above and beyond to ensure any and all of their needs are meet for these very special dogs.

Two common questions we get about the cows is 1- Why do your female cows have horns? Some breeds only the male have horns, some neither have horns and some both genders have horns. Lucille and Mallory are both Florida Cracker Cattle and both genders have horns. 2- What do you do with their milk? Our cows do not produce milk. Like humans, cows and other animals only produce milk after giving birth. Like humans, the milk is produced for their offspring. However, due to human interference, cows now produce much larger amounts of milk then is natural and are constantly either producing milk or pregnant, to meet the human demand for cow’s milk.