Visiting the Donkeys

 

In response to the lovely article in AVL Today about our donkeys, we need to set some times and rules for visiting the donkeys. Please keep in mind, that we are just offering this as a fundraiser for Veterans Healing Farm and educational opportunity on Our Tiny Farm. We are in the beta testing phase to see if this is a good fit for us and the donkeys in the long run.

Presently, we will welcome visitors on Wednesday afternoons and Saturdays only (with the exception of these Saturdays: March 19th, May 14th, May 21st, June 25, July 23, Sept. 24th and the month of October). You must make an appointment at least one day in advance! Please contact us through the contact form in the right sidebar or through ourtinyfarmnc@gmail.com. We might schedule several groups together but will try to not have more than five or six people here at a time. Visits are for an hour.

Dress for being outdoors and on a farm. We do not have a public restroom (we will handle urgent needs, but try to use the restroom before you arrive). Safety is our primary obligation to you and the donkeys, so we will assess each visitor situation to determine how best to have you interact with the donkeys. For example, if you have young children, we will probably separate the donkeys and let the children visit with one donkey on a halter and lead. There are electric fences, poop, mud, dust, and everything else that you would expect to encounter on a farm. There will be hand sanitizer, and a washing station when its warm enough, available that you will be asked to use; especially the children. Please do not feed the donkeys anything except what we provide to you. If it rains, we will meet in the barn. 

Currently we are requesting $10 per visitor which will be donated to Veterans Healing Farm.