My Nonprofit Reviews

Sanctuary One at Double Oak Farm is the first care farm located in Southern Oregon. A care farm provides health, social or educational care services for one or a range of vulnerable groups of people and provides a supervised, program of farming-related activities to ease the stress of modern life. On 55 beautiful acres in the Upper Applegate Valley, Sanctuary One is not only a care farm but a home to various rescued domestic and companion animals who have run out of life options provided by animal shelters and law enforcement venues. Lifelong care is offered to each of these selected animals with food, veterinary care and gentle treatment foremost in their welfare plan. [1]
The purpose of care farming is to promote mental and physical health by giving people the opportunity to spend time working on the land including animal therapy, crop and vegetable production and woodland management. I started spending time at the Sanctuary a few years ago to improve my photography skills by taking photographs of the animals being housed there. I found that I learned much more than photography and benefited from the pleasant hours spent under the oaks observing the growth and change in this magical place. Each time I come home from visiting the Sanctuary, I bring with me a sense of peace, a lowered stress level and a full heart.

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