Peggy Hilden has been a lifelong lover of animals and adopted her first rescue horse Chester in 2014.  Their 10-year journey together has been one of great joy and Chester is a master of bringing the magic of the horse to all of their adventures.  Peggy  has been passionate about social justice issues – for all beings – since she was a child. She is a certified HeartMath trainer and helped teach and expand outreach of Heartmath tools to healthcare professionals, educators and communities experiencing trauma. In 2016 Peggy was gifted with the opportunity to help create innovative leadership training programs that help people understand how awareness of their own energy can impact those around them.   Teaching personal responsibility, encouraging self-awareness, and promoting compassion and caring for self and others have been cornerstones of this work.  Continued adventures with Chester include the founding of Kinship Community in 2021 - a horse /animal sanctuary that helps shine a light on the amazing gifts available to us when we open to seeing the unique contributions of all beings. 

Charles Cresson Wood is the general manager of Kinship Farm LLC, the entity which rents land to Kinship Community. He additionally runs a developing orchard and nursery business at the Farm. Charles, in addition to being an attorney, is also a director for Kinship Community. Charles has trained and now practices as a Pathwork Helper, which is a non-denominational psycho-spiritual counselor. He is the author of the meditation books entitled “Opening to Abundance” and “Rapid Crisis Resolution.” He has been an activist with Transition Towns for many years, and is committed to transforming the way humans relate to the world around them, including insects, animals, and plants. In his view, we must consistently embrace nature’s methods in order to co-exist harmoniously and sustainably with the natural world (permaculture, agroforestry, silvoculture, regenerative farming, etc.). He holds the long-term vision for Kinship Community, which includes that we will have many participants and partners, both living on the Farm with us, and also in neighboring communities. Those participants and partners will be an abundant diversity of human, animal, insect, plant, fungi, and other species.