HISTORY OF
SHEPHERDSWORK FARMS
A Homestead Industry of Happy Meat and Vegetable Products
Eating is one of our most intimate experiences. Yet our connection to our food is far from personal. Each year, 9.9 billion animals are led to slaughter in factory farms. They suffer inhumane conditions, hidden from view. As a result, both humans and beasts are disconnected from the land — and each other. But 94% of Americans say animals raised for food deserve to live free from abuse and cruelty. And sales of grass-fed “clean meat” are set to rise 4.4% from 2021-25 to meet demand.
We do not condone raising animals for meat. Our service is to the livestock and the people who eat them. We will provide an opportunity to eat a healthy, happy animal; not a sick and scared one. This is our quest — until there are no more factory farms and no more animals to rescue from them.
The new neighboring animal respite will offer a mix of wooded land and open fields for ample grazing. We aim to create a model for long-term hands-on education for youth and young adults. This includes rescuing animals raised or born on factory farms and providing them — and the humans who care for them — the opportunity to experience comfort, pleasure, confidence and a sense of control. Creatures will also know love, compassion and freedom they wouldn’t experience caged in a factory farm.
SHEPHERDSWORK FARMS
Shepherdswork Compassionate Animal Farm is adjacent to the Timlin Family Farm. This 38-acre homestead in Lake Township was founded in 1984 by Hugh and Sandi Timlin and their seven children. Dedicated to a simple life centered on the arts and crafts and care for the environment, their family farm raised animals for food — and offered spinning, weaving and dye classes, all using natural materials from their land.
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