How Humphrey Honey Bunny Farm Began

The Facebook Post and the Hurricane

It all began on November 11th, 2015, in the middle of Hurricane Ana.

Steven, my husband and the big-hearted soul that he is, came across a Facebook post from a woman who needed help rehoming some potbelly piglets. Without hesitation, he offered for us to help, and just like that, we were off on a rescue mission we never expected.

The woman was passing through North Carolina on her way out of state, so we had to meet her on her terms. That was fine by us. We packed what we thought we’d need, buckled our three boys into their car seats, and hit the road.

What we didn’t know was that Hurricane Ana would be joining us for the ride.

The wind howled. Rain came down in sheets. The roads were dark and nearly deserted. But somehow, we made it to the meeting spot, a Sheetz gas station parking lot, empty except for us. The kids had fallen asleep in the back, and we sat there waiting, rain pounding on the windshield.

Then, through the storm, headlights appeared.

It was obvious, we were the only people sitting in the parking lot during a hurricane. We had to be the “pig people.” A woman pulled up, jumped out of her vehicle, and without much more than a breath said, “Sorry, we can’t take them with us,” and handed us two boxes.

And just like that, she was gone.

Steven opened the first box, four tiny, squealing piglets. He opened the second, four more. Eight potbelly piglets. Two weeks old. Shivering, squirming, squealing, alive.

That night, in the middle of a hurricane, Humphrey Honey Bunny Farm was born.

Picture taken 11.11.2015 by Brittney Humphrey

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