We live with the tension of this world — the boundless beauty of life, paired with the harsh realities of injustice and destruction. While we delight in sunny afternoons spent with our chickens, we also grieve the overwhelming force of industrial agriculture and factory farming.

This deep contrast can only be endured through action. So we commit, within our means, to providing safe homes for as many animals as we can care for, to raising awareness through events and exhibitions, and to creating a space where true encounters happen — where emotional and reflective connections arise through shared experiences.

We know what it means to carry responsibility for home, farm, and all its beings 365 days a year. We’ve lived the highs and lows of rural life. Now, we are building a place to share meaningfully what living in multispecies relationships truly means — together.

Ann-Marie, 38
Ethnologist, nature educator, certified animal-assisted systemic coach & counselor (DGfC), licensed horse trainer (FN & VFD), author, and curator of special exhibitions exploring human-animal relationships — from the Deutsches Museum in Munich to the World Heritage Site Rammelsberg and the open-air museum at Kiekeberg.

Michel, 33
Theologian, philosopher of religion, counselor (deep psychological, systemic, and client-centered approaches), passionate amateur ornithologist, research fellow at the University of Hamburg, active advocate against fascism through memorial site work (concentration camp memorial Neuengamme), dedicated supporter of plural democracy and animal rights.

Naali, 3
Our little wonder growing up surrounded by goats, chickens, cats, and horses — a child with wide-eyed amazement at the diversity and creativity of nature.