The St. Louis Walk for Farm Animals is this weekend! You busy?

This year I’ve pulled together a little group to walk as the Usually Vegan team and we’d love for you to join us! If you register before Saturday, the cost is a mere $15. Saturday morning the price jumps to $35, so sign up now and save some bank!

If you’d rather spend your Saturday morning sleeping in (and believe me, I feel ya on that one), you can visit our fundraising page to make a donation in support of Farm Sanctuary‘s incredible work without missing out on your beauty sleep.

We hope to see you there!

It’s that time of year again!

The St. Louis Walk for Farm Animals is next weekend! For anyone unfamiliar, The Walk for Farm Animals is a series of annual fundraising and outreach events that take place across the U.S. and Canada every year to benefit Farm Sanctuary.

Farm Sanctuary, of course, is a fantastic organization that works to end cruelty to farm animals and promote compassionate living through rescue, education and advocacy efforts. They actually own and operate two shelters in New York and California where hundreds of rescued animals from stockyards, factory farms and slaughterhouses come to recover from a lifetime of abuse and neglect. They are amazing and I’m thrilled to be able to do something tangible that supports their work and promotes their important message.

Last year was the first time I participated in the St. Louis walk (the first I’d heard of the Walk for Farm Animals, period) and I had a really great time, despite the crummy weather. I recruited my mother to walk with me last year and am happy to say that she’s super excited to join me again this year to walk for team usuallyvegan.com!

This year’s event really snuck up on me. I only just realized it was less than two weeks away a few days ago, so I’ve got a little catching up to do in the fundraising department!

Even if you’re not vegan (or vegetarian), Farm Sanctuary’s cause is easy to embrace. Animal welfare aside, factory farming hurts us all, but even if you eat animal products, you can (and I’d say should) still have a concern for the treatment of the animals involved. That said, if you’d be interested in supporting the cause, please visit our fundraising page to make a donation.  Better yet, if you’re free next Saturday morning, join us! The usuallyvegan team (aka: me, my husband and my mom) would be delighted to have you!