People, Animals & the Earth:
Better Together.

Mission: To provide a refuge for animals and a healing place for people while promoting environmental stewardship.

Vision: People, Animals & the Earth: Better Together

Values:
Haven
Environmental Stewardship
Acceptance
Learning
Integrity
Nurturing Community
Generosity

Sanctuary One respectfully acknowledges the Latgawa and Takelma People in particular who have stewarded the land our care farm exists with throughout the generations. It is our hope at Sanctuary One that we are faithful stewards continuing this love and care of land.

At Sanctuary One, people of all ages have the opportunity to volunteer on a real working farm and experience nature’s healing power firsthand. We offer educational tours that open people’s hearts and minds. We invite groups from schools and youth-serving nonprofit organizations to visit the farm for fresh air, exercise and hands-on service-learning. We mentor interns who dream of becoming the next generation of care farmers. We promote the ethics of mindful, sustainable living. And we provide a safe, loving home to rescued farm animals and pets. It’s all part of a practice called care farming. Benefits of Care Farms are wide ranging for people, and at Sanctuary One, we ensure healing is mutual, for people and animals and the earth.

Care farms like Sanctuary One demonstrate how farming for health can be an affordable, natural and effective means of healing people. They serve as models for treating animals humanely and honoring their intrinsic physical and spiritual value. And they illustrate how the environment that sustains us all can be steadily improved through organic and permaculture-inspired farming practices.

At Sanctuary One, we envision a future where care farms are as commonplace in the United States as they are in Europe. For example, in the Netherlands there are more than 1,000 established care farms. Great Britain has hundreds, and there are dozens more in other European countries. We hope to enliven and motivate our visitors at Sanctuary One and, ultimately, inspire more Americans to start up care farms in their communities.

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Our Awards and Affiliations

 

Jackson County Board of Commissioners Community Service Award

Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Martha Young Award

ASPCA Staffers’ Choice Grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sanctuary One's mission is to provide a refuge for animals & people, in harmony with nature.

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🌿💚 New on the Blog: Stronger Together 💚🌿At Sanctuary One, we’ve seen time and time again how healing happens when people, animals, and the Earth come together.Whether it’s a child meeting a gentle goat, a grieving guest finding peace in the pasture, or a volunteer planting seeds in our garden—connection is at the heart of it all.This new blog post shares how mutual healing is possible when we slow down, show up for each other, and remember that we’re all part of something bigger.✨ Read the full story and feel the connection:sanctuaryone.org/general-blog/stronger-together-the-power-of-connection-between-people-animals-an...Thank you for being part of our Sanctuary One community. We truly are stronger together. 💚 ... See MoreSee Less
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Our Executive Director, Megan Flowers, wanted to share a story from a recent field trip."A chaperone from the class I led was a grandma of a student. In the garden I shared how our produce goes from the garden beds to someone's kitchen within 48 hours; often 24 hours. I also mentioned that the type of produce we grow was decided by surveying people's needs and requests at The Teresa McCormick Center. The chaperone mentioned her 89 year old mom filled out the survey and was so excited to receive our fresh produce. I told her that she can now go back to her mom and tell her she's seen where the produce is grown!Our garden, lovingly tended by Jess and her team, served three generations - great grandmother, grandmother, and grandchild. Small town living = wide impact."People, animals, and the earth...better together! ... See MoreSee Less
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