On the West End of Pearl Street you’ll find Boulders only Pet Boutique, but it doesn’t end there. Jeff Richey + Sandy Calvin started Farfel’s Farm first as a means to purport their connection with animals through their advocacy + rescue efforts. The shop allows them to become involved with the community, to educate, and pair rescued pets with new owners which best match each others lifestyle.

Farfel’s Farm is a wonderland of pet toys, food, and just about any accessory one could dream up to make owning a pet more manageable + enjoyable. No one enters or leaves without a custom, warm greeting and you instantly feel comfortable to browse, buy, question, and share your favorite pet stories. You can even meet + greet their own fuzzy friends which were all cuddled up behind the counter during my visit.

All of their products are carefully selected. The food products with meat are strictly from Free Range animals and many of their toys are from Recycled material. The store is powered by wind and their carry out bags are biodegradable. Richey + Calvin feel very adamant that every animal should live a good life. We must rid of these “Puppy Mills” where pets are mass produced, bred and stored in cages for sale at extreme profits (if ever sold at all).

Richey + Calvin are also photographers with the uncanny skill of capturing the true personality of owner and pet. A small section at the back of their store can easily be converted into a lighted studio and you can have a portrait of the relationship between yourself and animal documented forever. Through this passion of photography and their unrelenting care of animals, Farfel’s Farm continues to be a success and we should continue to support them through their efforts of rescue + advocacy.

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[About this Shoot: I met Jeff at the shop last Saturday morning. He mentioned that he didn't have any real representations of the actual store front. I hung around for about an hour and casually meandered around the store getting different angles as the patrons came and went. Ultimately I loved this one, as it portrays the many products lining the walls, the lighting +photography hanging above, and a great representation of Farfel the bearded collie, one of their many pets and of which the store's named.]