Farmaste/CAA Mental Health Workday

Sign up here: https://www.exploreveg.org/upcoming-volunteer.../ Come meet the residents at Farmaste, a Minnesota farm animal sanctuary! At 9:00 there will be a guided breathing meditation and introductions. Then, at 9:30, we’ll clean out the barns and spread clean straw. We’ll say hello to any Farmaste residents who are feeling friendly — Pickles the pig usually is! After washing up around 1:30, we’ll have a plant-based potluck picnic. Sign up at the link above! Farmaste rescues abused, neglected, and unwanted farm animals and provides them with a safe sanctuary. Residents are respected as someone, not treated as something. Farmaste is located in Lindstrom, MN, less than an hour north of the Twin Cities, near Stacy and North Branch. The exact address will be provided to all attendees the week before the event. Wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you can get dirty. A sturdy long-sleeved top and work gloves for handling straw are highly recommended. Bring your favorite potluck dish for lunch afterwards! This event is part of Mental Health Awareness Month at CAA. We encourage you to read personal stories about mental health from NAMI at https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/ . Healthy exercise, getting enough vitamin D (for example, from sun exposure), and social connection can help us maintain and manage our mental health. Sanctuary volunteering provides us with all of them! At the same time, we help provide an environment that supports the animal residents’ mental and physical health.