Watch the full WINTV feature to see how FarmHouse Fresh and Wakeland students are working together to support rescue animals.

Fueling a global mission since 2015, FarmHouse Fresh has helped save more than 15,000 animal lives — and counting.

On a 10-acre sanctuary, more than 50 animals receive around-the-clock medical care, many of them rescued from neglect, malnourishment, or critical conditions. But what makes this operation unique isn’t just the care — it’s how that care is funded.

“We call it rescue for two. So rescue for your complexion and rescue for the animals.”

“We call it rescue for two. So rescue for your complexion and rescue for the animals. So every skin care purchase you make um at the bottom there’ll be a batch number and you’ll go to our website. It’s called track your batch and you’ll type it in and it’ll say like hey when you bought kale water moisturizer that paid for Hercules to go to the vet that paid for pickles to get his mineral screening done and then you can see exactly who you helped with every purchase,” said Elise Khan, sanctuary manager.

That connection between consumer and cause allows the organization to focus on animals that need the most help.

“We have horses, donkeys, sheep, and goats, and because we have the funding from the skin care, we try to really take on critical cases that really need special medical attention,” Khan said. “So, we really specialize in like elderly, malnourished, neglected animals.”

Beyond funding, the sanctuary depends on a steady group of volunteers — including students from Wakeland High School and members of Future Farmers of America, like Avery Nemith, who helps maintain daily operations and care for the animals.

“We have volunteers here seven days a week, two times a day. And um usually it’s about 2 hours long. You’re here for about the first hour and a half you’re like doing the work. You’re like cleaning stalls, cleaning loose hay, that kind of stuff. And then the last 30 minutes you do animal enrichment. So maybe you’ll like brush a horse or hug a donkey. Usually the donkeys and goats are already in your business while you’re cleaning,” Khan said.

For some students, that connection to the animals goes even deeper.

“I think it’s important to take care of animals because they don’t have a voice to speak up for themselves.”

“So I think it’s important to take care of animals because they don’t have a voice to speak up for themselves,” said Avery. “I started volunteering here because I donated my goat from FFA. His name is Finn. I come here to spend time with him and with all the other goats.”

Nemith’s experience highlights the broader impact of student involvement—where classroom learning meets real-world responsibility.

As Frisco continues to grow, opportunities like this show how students can make a difference locally, turning service into something more meaningful. At FarmHouse Fresh, that impact is visible every day—in the animals being cared for and in the students choosing to show up.

Learn more about Wakeland’s FFA from our video:  Tradition in a Growing City: Wakeland FFA Keeps Agriculture Alive in Frisco

Frisco may be one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas — but tradition still runs deep. Wakeland High School’s FFA program shows that agriculture and animal science remain essential, even in a modern suburban community. Through livestock care, agricultural mechanics, and leadership development, students are learning responsibility, resilience, and real-world skills.