Ten Years on This Land—And a Renewed Commitment to the Residents
- FCFS BOARD
- 13 hours ago
- 3 min read
We are building on the momentum of 2025 and starting this year strong.
Last year marked a milestone 15th anniversary for Full Circle Farm Sanctuary. This year brings another: ten years on the land that FCFS calls home—55 peaceful acres in rural Warm Springs, Georgia.
For a decade, this land has held fences and houses that protect the residents. For ten years, it has supported daily care, the slow, steady work of recovery, and a growing community rooted in compassion. It has endured sweltering Georgia summers and frigid winter nights. Gates have opened and closed thousands of times. Bodies have leaned into fencing. Structures have borne the weight of real lives being lived—every single day.
Just as anyone must maintain their home, we must maintain 55 acres of working sanctuary land—land that exists first and foremost to meet the needs of the individuals who live here.
As we celebrate this joyful milestone, we are also recommitting ourselves to what it requires: ensuring that pastures and habitats remain not only safe and secure, but capable of adapting to the changing needs of the residents who depend on them.
This tenth year on the land marks the launch of our 10-Year Infrastructure & Habitat Milestone—a long-term commitment to caring for the physical spaces that make lifelong sanctuary possible, just as intentionally as we care for the residents themselves.
One of FCFS’s greatest points of pride is continuity of care. Board members and the Animal Care Manager—the sanctuary’s leadership—have been a consistent presence in the residents’ lives for 8–13 years. That history with the residents, the land, and the organization gives us a deep understanding of the responsibility we hold.
Knowing the residents for so long makes their care deeply personal.
While we would never see the residents as belonging to us, we have belonged to them for much of their lives—some since the very beginning. Being present in their world is what fuels our commitment to protecting their autonomy and ensuring their needs are met fully, thoughtfully, and without compromise.
A Necessary Rebuild: Reimagining the Bachelor Goat Pasture
That commitment brings us to the first project within our 10-Year Infrastructure & Habitat Milestone: a complete reimagining of the Bachelor Goat pasture, home to Salty, Rocky, Shane, Josh, Jesse, and Zac.
This is not a cosmetic upgrade. It is a structural necessity—one that ensures access, reduces stress, and protects both residents and caregivers. Through our Infrastructure & Habitat program, we invest in the land itself—so the spaces the residents depend on remain safe, resilient, and capable of supporting them for life.
Ten years on this land is not simply a milestone. It is a responsibility we carry forward.
Through our 10-Year Infrastructure & Habitat Milestone, we are investing not only in fencing and shelters, but in the continuity of care that defines this sanctuary—ensuring the land and structures that support daily life can meet the residents where they are today, and where they will be in the years ahead.
And we’re just getting started—with intention, responsibility, and care.
