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Sometimes you go looking for one thing and find something much bigger
Oct 11, 2026Our FUN-raising team has a bit of a wool problem. A good problem, but still. We have bags and bags of fleece from our sheep, including wool from this summer’s shearing and even some from years past. And we needed someone who could help us clean it. By pure chance, Catherine from our FUN-raising team […]
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Volunteer Spotlight: Jason
Sep 30, 2026The first time Jason volunteered at the farm, he knew he’d found his kind of place. About six months in, Keryn—impressed by Jason’s hard work, skills, and kindness—asked if he’d like to take on a little more. That small step eventually led to his role today as barn manager. “I’m basically what Keryn (Kindred founder […]
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A new face at Kindred
Sep 20, 2026I’m delighted to introduce myself as the newest member of the Kindred Community Farm Sanctuary team as Program Director. My roots in this work are deep. I grew up in rural Manitoba, surrounded by agriculture and animals which nurtured a love for the land and its creatures early. I have always been fascinated by human/animal […]
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Allowed to grow old
Sep 13, 2026Frankie arrived at Kindred Farm on his 13th birthday on Halloween 2023. There is quite a history behind Frankie that very few people know. His story with us began in September of 2022. I first met Frankie at a property for sale that our charity put a purchase offer on. Our offer was $3,575,000 with […]
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In Loving Memory
Sep 10, 2026Over the last three months, we said goodbye to three special hens: Little Bo Peep, Maid Marion, and Thumbelina. Their story with us began in 2024, when a woman named Val came to the farm hoping to speak with someone. She told us about a flock of hens that had belonged to her late husband—chickens […]
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Sustainability at Kindred Farm
Aug 1, 2026The Headline Sustainability has been on my mind a lot as I think about where our charity first started, where it is now, and what the future may look like. So how did we get here, a few highlights Back in April, 2016, we were thinking about sustainability when we struck up a Land Committee […]
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What Continues After Us
Jul 1, 2026Guest Post by: Chandra Blouin, FUNraising Volunteer Nobody really talks about this. We talk about fundraising goals. We talk about events, animal sponsorships and the daily needs of keeping a sanctuary running. We talk about kindness, compassion, rescue and care. But we don’t talk very often about death. Maybe it feels too heavy. Maybe we […]