Join animal-loving friends for our Volunteer Workday at Sweet Bear! This will be from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Enjoy spending time with the animals and working on their care! So bring a friend and recharge with the animals!

Sweet Bear Rescue Farm (located in Flat Rock/Hendersonville, NC about a half-hour from Asheville) has provided rescue for neglected and abused farmed animals since 2017. Goats, pigs, chickens, and turkeys all live out their best lives on the farm.

Typical volunteer activities include mucking barns and coops, raking, and pasture cleaning. Many of the animals will come visit you while you complete your tasks but please remember that some tasks might not include much animal interaction. Volunteering is physically intensive, so expect to get a good workout!

NOTE: Volunteer days are for age 16 and up

Please leave 4-legged family members at home.

Bring clothes & boots (sneakers are ok) that are weatherproof and that you don’t mind getting muddy, and work gloves if you have them. Check the weather forecast for zip code 28739 and dress appropriately. Rugged boots (no flip flops) are a must and don’t forget your sunglasses and sunscreen.

Please note that diseases occur naturally among farm animals. Although the chances of such diseases occurring in a factory farm are greater than they are at a sanctuary with standards as high as ours, it can still happen. And some such diseases can be transmitted from animals to humans. Pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems are at higher risk. All visitors and volunteers should practice excellent hygiene after performing such work, by thoroughly washing their hands and scrubbing the bottoms of their shoes with antibacterial agents – especially prior to touching their faces or eating. And ideally, it’s a good idea to change clothes before spending time back in your home after a visit to the sanctuary.

Produce for the animals is very welcome - apples, carrots, pumpkins, melons, bananas, greens etc. Nothing is more fun than feeding farm animals!

Sweet Bear Volunteer Day - 10/29

Help Us Help The Animals!

Team Members