Animals

BRATTLEBORO- Retreat Farm hosted the first Community Days in July to celebrate the locals and regular visitors who call the farm home.
One highlight of the event was the animal meet-and-greet. Animal care manager Emma Recchi provided a special opportunity for visitors to get up close and...
BARRE- Whitingham resident Joanne Bourbeau recently deployed to central Vermont to help provide shelter for pets of Vermonters who were forced from their homes due to recent floods.  
Bourbeau is the Northeast Regional Director of the Humane Society of the United States.  But she also...
BRATTLEBORO - On Saturday, August 27, from 9 to 10:30 am, join the talented teachers from Inner Heat Yoga at Retreat Farm for a one-hour session of Goat Yoga, featuring playful and curious baby goats, followed by a 30-minute meet and greet.
Kid goats are naturally curious and playful and...

Photo by Victoria Capitani
DOVER - A mama bear and her cubs entertain themselves among some apple trees in East Dover.

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