our cast of characters

Meet the Animals

Friends, companions, and the best teachers of care a child could ask for.

Two children sitting with the white rabbits in their pen

Why animals

The gentlest lessons are taught by living things.

Caring for animals asks a child to be gentle, patient and responsible, and rewards them with trust and affection in return. Our small working farm is woven right into the day: feeding, watering, gathering eggs, and simply sitting quietly with a creature who is glad you came.

Earl the turkey in full feather display on the lawn — Earl
the turkey · our greeter

Huckleberry the piglet grinning up at the camera — Huckleberry
the piglet · the explorer

Petunia the piglet trotting through the grass — Petunia
the piglet · the Spanish Princess

Maple the lop-eared rabbit resting in the grass — Maple
the rabbit · soft & shy

Uncle Nilsson the pig napping in the shade — Uncle Nilsson
the pig · the wise one

Three ducks waddling past the garden gate — The Ducks
the flock · always splashing

A child cradling a speckled hen in the snow — The Chickens
the hens · keepers of the eggs

Daily care

Small hands, real work.

Animals are our friends, our therapists, our companions. The children are woven right into their daily care: collecting eggs, changing water, brushing bunnies, scratching pigs, raising chicks. They learn to treat animals with the care and respect they deserve. It is real work with real meaning, and it is one of the children’s favorite parts of the day.

a hen held close
a lamb’s lunch
turkey at the door

Now enrolling

Whatever the season, come visit.

Tours are held year-round. Come feel the rhythm of a Green Gables morning: meet Ms. Rachel, walk the gardens, say hello to Earl.

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