Meet Jason Miller. He is a longtime local resident of Walden, NY and owns the magical Bella Acres Farm and Sanctuary a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Jason is a legally blind veteran who has dedicated his life to the care and feeding of hundreds of animals including goats, pigs, dogs(60!), horses, alpacas, bunnies, cats, sheep, ducks, geese, chickens and more. Most are rescues from local farms or shelters. Jason spends every waking minute tending and feeding his ever growing flock and often takes 30K steps each day! He has spent most of his savings and survives from donations and the kindness of local churches. It costs 1600 a week to feed all those mouths!

In February of 2025, his barn burned to the ground and his harrowing story of running into the burning structure to save lambs, bunnies and horses is incredible. He lost five chickens and the barn to that fire, but managed to save all of the other animals.