Jumping into Regenerative Wine: Santa Barbara County Vintners Join Global Effort to Fix Farming
As published by Santa Barbara Independent
It’s an unseasonably sunny and warm February morning in the Santa Ynez Valley, where about 50 winemakers and farmers are standing in a circle under the shade of a giant peppercorn ... Read More
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Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Friday demanded that the U.S. Forest Service immediately stop unlawful actions toward capturing and removing wild horses from Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona.
In a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) officials, Return to Freedom (RTF) and fellow advocacy organizations Front Range Equine Rescue ... Read More
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Return to Freedom’s Founder Neda DeMayo has had horse sense since her earliest memories.
“Horse was my first word,” DeMayo says. “I have been passionate about horses since I was born, or at least I can’t ... Read More
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Join us April 20 for a special webinar about wild horse behavior!
Dr. Sarah King will provide an insight into Life as a Wild Horse on the Range, highlighting recent research on their behavior. She ... Read More
Return to Freedom is thrilled to welcome five new rescued donkeys to a lifetime of sanctuary.
After being rescued by our friends at All Seated in A Barn from the notorious Bowie Auction in Texas, the donkeys escaped the slaughter pipeline and avoided a nearly 20-hour drive to a certain death ... Read More
The president’s 2027 budget proposal does not include prohibitions against the government killing healthy wild horses and burros or selling them to slaughter.
The proposal, released today, would slash the Bureau of Land Management budget by 33% — a cut that, when paired with a lack of protective language, could place ... Read More