The couple’s Connecticut menagerie has included miniature horses alongside goats, pigs and alpacas. It is a far cry from the lone dog Bacon pictured when he first imagined his country life. | Source: Instagram/kyrasedgwickofficial
Bacon has described animals as deeply calming to him. That connection helps explain why the farm has remained an important counterweight to the couple’s work in entertainment. | Source: Instagram/kyrasedgwickofficial
Bacon has described animals as deeply calming to him. That connection helps explain why the farm has remained an important counterweight to the couple’s work in entertainment. | Source: Instagram/kyrasedgwickofficial
The Farm Even Changed What Kevin Bacon Eats
The animals did more than become internet favorites. In a November 2023 interview with People, Bacon revealed that he had stopped eating goat and pig. “I no longer eat goat and I no longer eat pig, because I have goats and I have pigs,” he said. His wife apparently spotted the potential problem immediately.
“My wife is like, ‘We can’t get any more animals, because you’re going to stop eating everything.'” Bacon said the connection goes beyond sentimentality. “I love animals, they are a joy to be around, and they’re very, very calming for me,” he explained.
Bacon has said being around animals is both joyful and calming for him. His bond with the farm’s goats and pigs eventually became strong enough that he stopped eating either animal. | Source: Instagram/kyrasedgwickofficial
Bacon has said being around animals is both joyful and calming for him. His bond with the farm’s goats and pigs eventually became strong enough that he stopped eating either animal. | Source: Instagram/kyrasedgwickofficial
Bacon’s affection for the farm animals has shaped life beyond the property itself. Sedgwick has joked that adding more species could eventually leave her husband unwilling to eat anything. | Source: YouTube/TODAY
Bacon’s affection for the farm animals has shaped life beyond the property itself. Sedgwick has joked that adding more species could eventually leave her husband unwilling to eat anything. | Source: YouTube/TODAY
Horses were part of Bacon’s rural fantasy long before the property accumulated its current collection of animals. He has traced that interest partly to stories about the horse his mother had as a child. | Source: YouTube/TODAY
Horses were part of Bacon’s rural fantasy long before the property accumulated its current collection of animals. He has traced that interest partly to stories about the horse his mother had as a child. | Source: YouTube/TODAY
Fresh Food Is Another Part of Farm Life
The property also gives Bacon and Sedgwick access to a garden. “We also really love to go into the garden and get fresh herbs or tomatoes or basil or peppers or zucchini,” Bacon told People. For the actor, taking food directly from the garden carries a larger meaning:
“Taking something hot off the vine that feels warm and smells like it’s been created by all these natural forces of the sun and air and water and earth and dirt, and then putting it back into your body to sustain yourself…it’s a great lesson in terms of just how important it is to do our best to try to protect this boat that we’re all riding in.”
