Jenny and her husband Mike used to be teachers, when her husband became very ill with high blood pressure and was told to have a change of lifestyle.
In 1981 they moved into Station Farm, at that time they only had one field, a few years later they bought several mored adjoining acres.
Jenny in her 70's now runs and farm and lives alone after her husband Mike passed away.
Jenny no longer keeps sheep she rescues donkeys and keeps bulls mainly, she is very comitted to animals and wildlife, in the barn there was nesting Barn Owls, we saw the nest box, Jenny climbs the ladder into the rafters to feed the Barn Owl.
Jenny rescues the Donkeys from slaughter houses, where Donkey meat is used to make Salami and Turitzo Sausage, the gestation period of a donkey is 13 months, a donkey is equivalent to every 5 years, and Jenny has a donkey in her 40's, equivalent to our 90. A mule is a cross between a pony and a donkey. All donkeys have a cross on their back and shoulders, on some it is more distinctive than others.
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| Jenny with 40 year old donkey |
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| Jenny and 40 year old donkey |
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| The Baby |
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| With Foal |
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| The Barn |
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| The original water supply now just used to water the animals |
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| Coming to say Goodbye |
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| Jennys Home |
Jenny wrote a couple of books "Shepherd's Yarns: Devotional Talks" and "Further Shepherd's Yarns: True Tales to Make You Think".
Jenny Sparks
(10 minutes, recording by Rosemary Brown, © Stanhoe Archive 2009)http://stanhoe.org/history/sound/sound-2
Station Farm is a very special place: the only remaining small farm in the area, and a haven for wildlife. Jenny Sparks describes how she and her late husband Michael came to Station Farm in 1981 and set about turning back the past.
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