BECOME A PEN-PAL
Learn, laugh, and keep in touch with an animal of your choice from Phillips Farmstead! Get to know your local family farm. The ladies love to share all the herd and flock gossip and goings ons here at the farm and hope to hear about whats going on in your life too!
A minimum donation of $8/month gets you a printed photo of the animal you choose to stay in touch with, plus a hoof-written or chicken scratched letter every month, all about the farm and what it's like to live here.
Not to mention a response to any letter you'd like to send in return.
Choose from our most sociable bunch below, and follow the link to our DonorBox page to sign up for the monthly subscription.
Please "Write Us a Comment" in the subscription form to let us know what animal you'd like to write. If you don't want to choose, we'll let the animals decide!
MONA LISA
Named for her propensity for side-eyed glances, Mona Lisa is
quite literally the black sheep of the bunch. She is a bit of a self-
proclaimed out-cast, and prefers to march to beat of her own hoof.
She has a strange desires to climb up onto things, stand awkwardly
close behind you, and prefers to eat snow, instead of drink liquid
water in winter.
LOPSI
Named for her lopsided ears, and unfortunate result of her being born in the middle of a wintery night with windchills in the -30s. But frostbitten ears wont keep this spunky girl down. Lopsi is a lover of pets and scratches from us humans, and you'll know you've got the right spot when you see her tail start to wag! Lopsi is a swee girl but isn't afraid to stand up against the "ferocious" farm dog, Barry, who comes sniffing around.
BIG RHONDA
The eldest and BIGGEST of the lady lambs, Rhonda is as sweet
as they come. She’s happy to quietly stand near you for some
gentle pets on the head and a chin scratch or two. But don’t be
fooled, she can keep up with the boys plenty well, jumping and
playing with the rest. She might even give you a playful headbutt
if provoked.
HARVEY
Though enlisted as the Sheep's guardian animal against predators, Harvey the donkey is a gentle “giant”. He is a bit of a loner when it comes to the flock, but is very keen to come over to a friend of the human variety, especially if carrots or apples are in hand. He likes long walks through the dandelions, and a good pat on the jaw while being brushed. He is a sweet and kind soul, but I wouldn't take my chances getting on his bad side with a back kick like that. We like to think his motto is “speak softly and carry a big stick...”
CHICKENS
