Living Our Values

The Cow Sanctuary

Elmer & Sarah’s operates a haven for older retired dairy cows. Here they’re able to live out their later years on pasture grazing among their peers.

Animal welfare is a cornerstone of our farm. Our cows are family. They each have a name, not just a number. We’re committed to them for their entire lives.

Every cow deserves care and compassion even when she’s stopped producing milk. We wouldn’t do it any other way.

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You can help us honor these animals for the rest of their lives. $250 covers feed, veterinary care, and bedding for one cow for one year. $1,000 provides a lifetime of care.

Enter the amount of your choosing using the link below (you’ll be directed to our PayPal account in a new window).

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Elle

This is Elle. Elle is the daughter of Kay who was such a beautiful spirit. Elle has a similar spirit. She is a good mother, patient and sweet. If she sees me, she walks up to say hello as she is doing here.

Joyce

Ah yes, Joyce. Joyce is good at one thing—taking care of Joyce. If she wants your attention she will do what it takes to get your attention. She makes sure that she gets the best grasses and her turn at the waterer is when she says so.

Rarity

Rarity. For a while my daughters were watching so much My Little Pony that I became conversant on MLP culture. Rarity and Twilite both were named in that era. I could have named Rarity's daughter Apple Jack but I went with Special instead.

Corvette

Corvette. She gave birth to T-Top and Stingray. She developed a joint swelling over her carpus so I sent her out to the field to walk it off for a few months. Looks good now. Since she is not pregnant though, she will never milk again. She has a lot of grazing days left in her though.

Lucy

This is Lucy. Lucy is one of the quiet ones that just keeps on being a cow. Never any problems or drama. Isn't she an inspiration to us humans?

Ciara

Ciara. I bought her from Dale Maulfair back in 2010 or something like that. She has been retired for several years now. She doesn't take a good picture but she is quiet and gentle.

Another shot of Ciara. You know how I said she doesn't take a good picture? I was right.

Fehren

This is Fehren. Daughter of Gilly. It's an Irish thing, I guess. Fehren is pretty old now. She has been retired for years. She is mostly feral at this point so she is a grumpy pants. She is largely indifferent to me but she runs at other cows to show them that she is the boss. I love her.

Origami

Origami is named for the Japanese art form of paper folding. Her mother is Haiku so you can see the theme here. She had a sister named Kabuki and her daughter's name is Paper. Sometimes Origami eats so much, she lies on her side and moans.

Boo

Boo was born on October 31st or a day before. Her mother, Jingle Belle was born on Christmas Day so there is a theme here regarding being born on Holidays. Boo is small but very gentle.

Chevelle

Chevelle. Chevelle is named after the Chevy Muscle car along with her daughter Corvette and her mother, Nova. Unlike the car, Chevelle is quiet, peaceful and very patient. I have never known her to be moody.

Plactonite:
Milk-Based Plastic

Plastic is lightweight and easy to use, but conventional plastic is made from fossil fuels. It takes centuries to break down and is polluting our land and waterways.

To help solve this problem, we’ve created Plactonite. Plactonite is a biodegradable alternative to plastic that’s made from milk protein. With this innovation, we hope to reduce the amount of single-use plastic on our farm and in the dairy industry as a whole.

Every purchase of an Elmer & Sarah’s product helps fuel our research and development efforts.

Living Our Values

The Cow Sanctuary

Sponsor a Cow

Plactonite: Milk-Based Plastic

Elmer & Sarah’s

Plactonite:
Milk-Based Plastic