What We Do
Three words on a tagline. A thousand decisions a day. Here's what care actually looks like at SoulSpace Farm Sanctuary — from the moment an animal arrives to every day after.
Everything we do
flows from three commitments
We rescue animals who have nowhere else to go. We rehabilitate them at whatever pace they need. And we educate our community to see farm animals the way we do — as individuals, not commodities.
Rescue
We answer the call — from Craigslist listings to roadside arrivals, vet clinic referrals to farm surrenders. If an animal needs help and has nowhere else to go, we say yes.
Rehabilitate
Physical healing and emotional healing aren't the same thing — and both take time. We provide veterinary care, proper nutrition, and the patient, consistent presence that allows trust to grow.
Educate
Every tour, every visit to a nursing home, every story shared — we're teaching our community to see farm animals as what they are: individuals with names, personalities, and lives that matter.
Answering the call
when no one else does
Animals come to SoulSpace through all kinds of circumstances — some urgent, some complicated, some that defy belief. What they all have in common is that there was no other place for them to go.
"There was nowhere else for Oliver to go — and the answer was yes."
The work doesn't end
when they arrive
Rescue is just the beginning. What comes after — the daily, patient, unglamorous work of rehabilitation — is where SoulSpace truly lives. We re-teach pigs how to walk. We sleep on barn floors with traumatized goats. We wait, year after year, for a cow to decide humans might be safe after all.
"We had to re-teach Sylvia how to walk. That was ten years ago. Today, she lets the world come to her."
Seeing changes
everything
Most people have never been close to a farm animal as an individual — never learned their name, their history, their personality. SoulSpace changes that. We believe education isn't about lecturing; it's about creating the conditions for people to see something differently.
"People come just to sit with Stella — to experience what it's like to be near a being so large, so calm, and so often reduced to something other than who she is."
The animals go to the community,
not just the other way around
Some of our Residents don't just receive care at the sanctuary — they give it. Our animal ambassadors travel to nursing homes, memory care centers, and special events, where they offer something that's hard to put into words but impossible to forget.
Pip & Ramsey
Among the sweetest, most people-friendly goats you'll ever meet. Pip and Ramsey are regular visitors to memory care centers and nursing homes — and residents light up the moment they arrive. Some bonds form instantly, wordlessly, across every kind of difference.
Milo & Billy Blue
Exceptionally social, curious, and at ease with new people of any age. Milo and Billy Blue accompany us to nursing homes, memory care centers, and community events — where they soften rooms, slow moments down, and remind people how powerful a simple connection can be.
Every Sunday,
the gates open
One of the most important things SoulSpace does is simply open its gates. Every Sunday, our Open Barnyard welcomes visitors of all ages to walk the property, meet the Residents, and experience firsthand what life looks like here — no appointment necessary, just show up.
Meet the Residents in person
Spend time with the animals you've read about — Stella, Tally, Buddy, Casper & Ghost, Terry & Tony, and many more. Every Resident has a name and a story your guide will share.
Kids of all ages welcome
Families with young children, school groups, couples, grandparents — everyone finds something meaningful here. This is the Residents' home, so we ask that kids not chase or run after the animals.
No appointment necessary
Our Open Barnyard runs every Sunday from 11 AM to 4 PM — just show up. Prefer something more personal? Private tours are available by contacting Kara directly by phone or email.
Dress for the farm
Wear appropriate clothing and boots — conditions can be muddy. The property is beautiful, and very much a working farm.
Respecting their home
This is the Residents' safe space, so we ask guests not to enter pasture areas unless accompanied by Kara or a Resident Care team member. One-on-one connection with the Residents is absolutely encouraged — it's what makes SoulSpace unique.
A note on pets
We love that you love your pets, but we're unable to allow dogs during tours or events due to our free-ranging feathered Residents.
Ready to visit?
Open Barnyard runs every Sunday from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. No appointment necessary — just show up!
Plan Your Visit →Once a Resident,
always a Resident.
SoulSpace is not a shelter. We don't adopt animals out or pass them along. Every animal who arrives — whether they heal completely, partially, or remain medically complex for the rest of their lives — lives out their days here, cared for with dignity.
That commitment extends to the hardest moments, too. When an animal is suffering and there is no path forward, we stay present through that as well — holding them, whispering that they were seen, that they were loved, that their life was not for nothing.
A home for life
Every Resident who arrives at SoulSpace stays. There are no returns, no rehoming, no expirations. This is their home — for as long as they live.
No timeline for healing
Some animals trust quickly. Others take years. Harold, Harriet & Lenore arrived like wild donkeys and slowly — over years — learned that safety here is consistent. We wait.
Present through everything
The loving thing is always the right thing. That means celebrating Sylvia's elder years, sitting in the dark with a scared goat, and staying until the very end — always.
This work is only possible with you.
Volunteering, donating, visiting, sharing — every way you show up for SoulSpace makes this work possible for the Residents who need it most.