The Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary Otaki's next working bee is Saturday 22 October (Sunday if wet), from 10 am onwards. All welcome !
Come and lend a hand with building animal shelters, planting fruit and shelter trees, and looking after the animals! And meet Sammy our beautiful new baby goat and Miss Piggy the new pig.
Please bring clothing for all weathers, gumboots, sunblock, vegan treats. We will be providing yummy lunch!
Please RVSP to blacksheepotaki@gmail for directions and so we have an idea of numbers.
Look forward to seeing you there!
The Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary, Otaki, held its first monthly working bee over the summer break.
Many members of the Black Sheep sanctuary management collective, animal lovers and friends attended the week long working bee and celebrated the new year together with vegan feasting, fire, music, dancing and fire baths.
Throughout the week we looked after and played with the animals, (the kittens are doing great and getting really adventurous) lots of people came and went, there were trips to pick up materials, drop off recycling, gather drift wood and stock up on supplies.
Lots of people took turns taking the dogs for walks, feeding everyone and cleaning up. Ka pai!
A really awesome effort by everyone, you rock!!
December 24th and 25th we:
hung a hammock seat
dug and prepared a fire bath
dug the garden
built a fence
fed animals
started a trampoline pit
tied up the passionfruit and kiwiberry vines
pruned the tamarillo
cooked fantastic meals (awesome vegan cheesecake)
fixed the pump
chopped wood
looked after kids
Dec 26th:
moved delores dandylion (AKA cheesecake) the miniature horse’s fence
painted a blackboard wall and door
painted bathroom floor
painted kitchen floor under shelves
picked up pony poo
put in a cat door
took in Jess, a lovely dog needing care
started giving Jess her daily medicine and eye drops
Dec 27th:
made kitchen shelves
fixed kitchen drawers
stayed out of the rain
Dec 28th:
dug the garden
finished the trampoline hole
painted outside
went swimming in the river
Dec 29th:
did more garden work
picked up more pony poo
laid pavers around the gate
organised and decorated the shed beautifully!
had a collective meeting
Started building the composting toilet
Dec 30th:
picked up new kitchen cabinetry
installed the new orange kitchen
moved delores dandylion cheesecake
wired up the oven
cut Delores’s fringe
Dec 31st:
laid the brick path
made the composting toilet sides and roof
more garden digging and planting
plumbed the washing machine
picked up pony pooop
dug a hedgehog friendly trampoline pit drain
Jan 1st:
built a laundry tub frame
built steps/ floor for compost toilet
second fire bath picked up and put in
made step for cat door
Jan 2nd:
fixed the fence
And of course there was also lots of fun and relaxing, including river swimming, mud bathing, firebaths, see sawing, walks, bouncing on the trampoline, animal frolicking, games of anarchy, dance offs, prop offs, cooking, eating, drinking, discussions and dumpster love!
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Some serious construction gets under way!
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