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Greyton Farm Animal Sanctuary

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descriptionA sanctuary near Greyton caring for about 200 rescued farm animals. It runs humane education in local schools and Pigs to Plants, which helps backyard pig farmers switch to growing vegetables.
tagscivic/community-care, theme/youth, priority/agriculture-food-sovereignty, lang/en
aliasesGFAS, Tabularasa Farm

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This page is waiting for Greyton Farm Animal Sanctuary to check it. It is published now so that they can see how it fits with the rest of the site. Until they have approved the text, it may change. Questions for them:

  1. Is this description of the sanctuary correct? What would you like to change?
  2. How much of the R1,000,000 for the barn has been raised so far?
  3. Are the sponsorship amounts and the terms for volunteers still current?
  4. Should readers reach you through the moderators, or would you like a public contact listed?

Greyton Farm Animal Sanctuary is on Tabularasa Farm, a 40-hectare private farm on Krige Road, about 7 kilometres outside Greyton [MS]. It opened in November 2014 and is a registered non-profit and public benefit organisation (NPO 187-044, PBO 930070994) [MS]. About 200 animals live there: pigs, sheep, goats, cows, geese, chickens, peacocks, a duck, and old or disabled dogs and cats [MS]. The farm runs on solar power, off the grid [MS].

In April 2026 the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries gave the sanctuary accredited status [MS]. The sanctuary is funded mainly by its founder, and by donations and animal sponsorships from supporters [MS].

Needs

  • Money to finish its barn. The barn will hold a humane education centre, a resource centre for farmers changing from animals to crops, space for events and workshops, a treatment room for animals, and housing for volunteers. The goal is R1,000,000, and about a third had been raised when the page was last updated [MS].
  • More humane educators. One part-time educator now teaches in local schools, and the sanctuary wants at least three full-time educators [MS].
  • Sponsors for individual animals, from R50 a month for a chicken to R350 a month for a pig or cow [MS]
  • Volunteers aged 15 or older, ideally for a month or more. Accommodation is free, and volunteers pay for their own food [MS]
  • Items from its wish list, and donations [MS]

Offers

  • Sanctuary. A permanent home for rescued farm animals [MS]
  • Humane education. Lessons that teach children to care for animals and each other. A programme started in 2015 reached all six schools in the valley, about 2,500 children in Genadendal, Bereaville, Voorstekraal, and Greyton, with funding from Humane Society International [MS].
  • Pigs to Plants. Backyard pig farmers can give up their pigs in exchange for help to turn their space into a vegetable garden, with money, materials, and staff. A team of gardeners recruited locally works on five gardens in the Greyton and Genadendal valley, with more planned [MS]. Produce is sold under the brand The Graceful Garden [MS]. The programme is funded by the Olsen Animal Trust and Humane Society International, and the University of the Western Cape will help measure its results [MS].
  • Visits. Tours of the sanctuary by appointment [MS]

How to get involved

Sponsor an animal, donate, volunteer, or book a visit through the sanctuary’s website. For anything else, contact the moderators via How to Submit.

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