Deborah Blum is the founder and Executive Director at Goatlandia Farm Animal Sanctuary in Santa Rosa, CA. Deborah moved to Santa Rosa to fulfill her dream of living with goats and what started as a passion grew into a non profit rescue, education organization, animal therapy, goat yoga, kid’s camp, as well as vegan catering and food events, and much more. Deb and Hope discuss their mutual love of goats and how the rise in popularity of goat dairy has created the same cruelty and ethical issues we see with cow dairy. Deb talks about using goats to graze public lands for fire prevention, and how this other popular use of goats is on the rise and has created yet another host of ethical problems and even more goats needing rescue.

What Now San Fransisco Feature: The Goatlandia Farm owner says the kitchen will host brunches, lunches, and dinners that serve vegan cuisine — for example, a BBQ dinner with seitan ribs and vegan mac and cheese.

Press Democrat Feature: A recently closed Sebastopol barbecue restaurant will soon become a vegan kitchen space for Goatlandia, a rescue sanctuary for farm animals.

Press Democrat Feature: Costume party with goats at Healdsburg park raises money for sanctuary animals

Sonoma Magazine Feature: Deborah Blum, founder and executive director of the Sebastopol nonprofit Goatlandia Farm Animal Sanctuary, will head the project. (Goatlandia Farm Animal Sanctuary)

Press Democrat Feature: Goatlandia mixes animals, music and art for sanctuary gala in Sebastopol

Goatlandia used its annual benefit Aug. 24 to commemorate the 99th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” while raising money for the animal sanctuary.

Goatlandia featured in an episode of AnimalZone! We had such a fun time filming with host and Executive Producer Arthur von Wiesenberger and the AnimalZone crew. The show was filmed in November 2023, and the episode aired in March 2024.

Animal assisted therapy works by involving people with all aspects of animal life at the farm sanctuary.

New program offers opportunity to experience farm animals and learn about climate change.

Deborah Blum is out to raise awareness of plant-based eating with her free lunch program.