Back in June, we headed up to Orland, CA to volunteer at the annual Farm Sanctuary Country Hoe Down for the first time! We’d heard a lot of good things about this event, which is packed with great speakers and demos--not to mention fantastic vegan food and dancing under the stars!
This year’s event was particularly meaningful because it marks Farm Sanctuary’s 25th Anniversary, and we were honored to celebrate the occasion with founder Gene Baur and his legendary VW van. As the legend goes, he used to sell vegan hot dogs from the van at Grateful Dead concerts, and it was also an emergency transport vehicle for the very first Farm Sanctuary rescue, Hilda the sheep.
Volunteering did have its perks, such as getting to spend time with Madeline, the most precious baby goat we’d ever seen, and getting to sample delicious food--we’re huge fans of Berkeley’s Cinnaholic!
The first day was cloudy and rainy, but the second day, the sun broke through the clouds and made for an amazing last day. We were also very lucky to meet one of our vegan heroes, Robert Cheeke, the world-famous vegan bodybuilder!
This year’s event was particularly meaningful because it marks Farm Sanctuary’s 25th Anniversary, and we were honored to celebrate the occasion with founder Gene Baur and his legendary VW van. As the legend goes, he used to sell vegan hot dogs from the van at Grateful Dead concerts, and it was also an emergency transport vehicle for the very first Farm Sanctuary rescue, Hilda the sheep.
Volunteering did have its perks, such as getting to spend time with Madeline, the most precious baby goat we’d ever seen, and getting to sample delicious food--we’re huge fans of Berkeley’s Cinnaholic!
The first day was cloudy and rainy, but the second day, the sun broke through the clouds and made for an amazing last day. We were also very lucky to meet one of our vegan heroes, Robert Cheeke, the world-famous vegan bodybuilder!
Here's our highlights from the weekend:
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