Dairy Farm becomes Sanctuary AND Makes Vegan 'Ice Cream' Cakes
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Friends of Animals (FOA)
February 2016

After giving up dairy, Friends of the Farm volunteer Lorene Eriksen, who oversees the sanctuary, started experimenting with making vegan ice cream cakes. Shortly after, the sanctuary launched a vegan sweet shop called “Sweet Annabelles,” named after one of the farm’s very special residents, Annabelle, the cow.

According to a feature article on OneGreenPlanet.org, the historic Lewis Oliver Farm located on the North Shore of Long Island was once home to a dairy farm and at its peak held 63 cows on the milking line. The owner decided to retire and sold the cows and the farm in 1953, when it was turned into a petting zoo and eventually fell into the hands of a volunteer group.

The volunteers not only made the property a sanctuary, but also an educational facility that teaches the public about the personalities and complexity of farm animals. Residents of the Lewis Oliver Farm include cows, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks and other rescued animals, who have been saved from the meat and dairy factories, or abuse and neglect.

After giving up dairy, Friends of the Farm volunteer Lorene Eriksen, who oversees the sanctuary, started experimenting with making vegan ice cream cakes. Shortly after, the sanctuary launched a vegan sweet shop called “Sweet Annabelles,” named after one of the farm’s very special residents, Annabelle, the cow. Sweet Annabelles specializes in vegan ice cream cakes, but also offers pints and ice cream sandwiches, created entirely from scratch. Some of the top-selling flavors include smashed peanut butter cup, salted caramel pretzel crunch, salted caramel, chocolate, vanilla, coffee chip and chocolate peanut butter...all of which is sold at Lewis Oliver Farm.

Lorene told One Green Planet that she takes immense satisfaction in seeing the reactions of people when they taste her ice cream. It also opens up the dialogue about the horrors of the dairy industry and the cruelty-free alternatives that are just as delicious, if not better.

We’re thrilled to see what can happen when a group of volunteers decide to completely transform a place of animal suffering into a sanctuary devoted to advocating for a vegan lifestyle.

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