Caritas Farm – 2nd Day of Shooting
We spent the day at the beautiful Caritas therapeutic farm at King City. Our friends at TLN continued shooting the stories and messages recounted by our residents in their natural daily routines and therapeutic environments such as the barn, the fields, the spiritual monuments, gazebo, the kitchen, etc.
The Caritas Therapeutic Farm
People have often wondered why Caritas places a major phase of its program at a 90 acre farm. It may seem strange at first to suggest that animals and nature itself could play a significant part in a therapeutic treatment program. Phase 2 of the Caritas Residential and Day Program is often a “farm phase” where residents live and learn in a therapeutic farm environment. Part of Caritas’ success in utilizing a farm in the recovery process is the vision that human restoration is largely facilitated through ecological restoration and animal husbandry. The reason can be very simple. Restoring and taking care of the living environment provides opportunities for healthy outdoor involvement leading to enhanced mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Environmental degradation often leads to emotional stress, loss of self respect with surroundings and with life itself. Healthy lifestyles are more likely with increased physical activity such as herding, transplanting and restoring, and simple acts of selflessness such as caring for animals. These social acts of interaction with other people, with nature, and with animals have proven to be very therapeutic and healing
Over the years, through the process of Therapeutic Community, Caritas has developed what has now come to be known as the nurturing environment for thousands. Many have started their journeys from Caritas, leaving behind a powerful legacy of recovery from dependencies. Watch our stories on TLN Telelatino through the month of April and help us in our journey.
