Support and Partnerships

Volunteer Opportunities

We have two main projects:
  1. Finishing the interior of the workshop. We've installed reclaimed metal siding and refurbished the doors. Next up: installing insulation, finishing the interior, and setting up. 
  2. Land stewardship. This will include removing old trash from the woods, mulching and fencing the future vegetable garden, removing barbed wire, and fence survey and repair. We are also restoring our woods by thinning out some species so that more oaks can grow back, and restoring quail habitat on 6 acres of unused pasture. 

We have smaller on-going (daily life) projects:
  1. Garden: Seed starting, seedling care, weeding. 
  2. Animals: feeding and watering the chickens, pigs, and alpacas; checking for eggs. 
  3. Land Stewardship: identifying the existing plants on the farm property. 

There will be more projects in the future! These will include planting in the orchard, building creek footbridges, creating/maintaining a native vegetation buffer planting along the creek, water quality control in the ponds, building a chapel/meditation gazebo, and building a trail. 

If you or a group of friends would like to volunteer on one of these projects, please send an email to hello[at]sanctuaryfarm.org to request your date(s). Please note: a donation of $25 is requested to reserve your spot for an individual volunteer; a donation of $100 is requested to reserve a spot for a group. This helps us solidify the calendar so that dates are available for other volunteers.  

Donations to Sanctuary Farm & Rest House

Sanctuary Farm & Rest House is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Donations may be tax deductible: please consult with your tax professional regarding deductions. 
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Donations can be made several ways.
  • You may mail a check, made out to Sanctuary Farm & Rest House, to P.O. Box 13, Maynard, AR, 72444.
  • If you have old woodworking tools, like chisels, files, hammers, or hand saws, we can use them in our woodworking program. They can be in any condition because restoring and repairing tools is a core part of our program. Please contact us: hello[at]sanctuaryfarm.org if you would like to make a tool donation.
  • You can donate gift cards from Baker Creek Seeds, Burpee (they carry a lot of heirloom and organic, too!), or Johnny's Selected Seeds. If you have seeds you would like to send us, please check with us first to confirm that they'll do well in our soil and climate. 
  • You may make a secure donation via PayPal. You do not need a PayPal account to make a donation. Please include your mailing address so that we can send you a thank you note and annual contribution receipt for your records. We will not use or share your name or information for any other purpose without your explicit permission. 

Shop

We sell at the local Randolph County Farmers Market, located at the Orscheln Farm & Home in Pocahontas, Arkansas. The farmers market runs from May to September each year. 

We also have some farm-made items on ebay! They include hand-knit pet toys stuffed with alpaca fleece, reusable beeswax food wraps, and hand-knit cowls, hats, and other things. As we make more things we will list them. Proceeds support the farm.

We are doing a trial-run selling on our own website, too. See the "shop" page for more details. 




​Page updated November 7, 2019.