ABOUT US
The Farm & Salt Care
The Wellness Farm at Sassafras Nuts operates through Salt Care, a faith-based charity located in the Shoalhaven of NSW. Peter and Megan Dover founded Salt Care out of a passion to see people restored to wholeness.
Over the last several years, they have walked the hard yards of pioneering a charity that practically supports the needs of those who are homeless, financially and socially disadvantaged, the indigenous, the elderly, young people at risk, and those needing disability support. Their hearts are to see a community that empowers, equips, and facilitates healing. Providing the opportunity for people to be a part of the therapy that the Salt Wellness Farm offers is an absolute joy to their hearts.
Chestnuts and Walnuts
We have a variety of Chestnut trees and Walnut trees at Sassafras Nuts.
Our team harvest the Chestnuts within two days of them falling. The prickly burrs are vacuumed, swept or picked up, the outside casing is removed to release 2-3 glossy brown Chestnuts that are then graded by variety, washed and ready for sale.
Our Mission – Turning Lives Around
To walk alongside those with mental health challenges, helping them progress towards recovery and rebuilding their lives by offering a holistic approach to recovery: mind, body, and spirit.
Our Vision
We exist to improve the lives of individuals through farm-based therapy. In an atmosphere of respect and acceptance, we allow space for personal growth, and empower individuals to discover a life of purpose and hope.
Our Values
- Connection
- Compassion
- Dignity
- Hope
- Restoration
Supporting trauma recovery
Since 2010, we have had the privilege of building trust with those who struggle with a range of issues that heavily impact on their lives, families, and futures. We have established a wraparound support system for those who are doing it tough, including people suffering from homelessness, financial hardship, addictions, mental illness, disabilities, and loneliness.
People are very often trapped in a cycle that is connected to having experienced trauma in their life. These traumas lead to mental instability and in addition to this many people will find ways to self-medicate using drugs, alcohol, or other addictions, which ultimately compounds mental illness and leads to a downward spiral.
One of the most heartbreaking things we experience is working alongside those who pursue recovery only to find themselves bouncing back into their old environments navigating the same social spheres, unable to successfully heal from their traumas, and without any real opportunity to make lasting change. This whole life recovery requires a radical approach. Behaviour modification is not enough.
Salt Care has worked hand in hand with the local government, businesses, the community, and individuals in the region to respond to the ever-increasing mental health crisis. We believe that people need the opportunity to retreat temporarily to heal their trauma, overcome their addictions, develop new skills, and gain education and training for their future. The concept for the Wellness Farm was birthed out of this awareness.
The Wellness Farm is an innovative trauma recovery program, incorporating best practice around trauma therapy, alongside the very practical development of skills and education on a real working farm.
Support Us
As a charity organisation, we rely heavily on financial support.
By making a donation, you are helping us to maintain the 80 acres of property, the running of the farm, and sustaining the Wellness Farm recovery program.
Our long-term goals include:
- Planting orchards
- Acquiring horses for equine therapy
- Expanding our services to include a residential rehabilitation centre.
Your support is invaluable for sustaining these projects and investing into the lives of others.
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OUR LOCATION
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land upon which we live, work and play. In His wisdom and love, our Heavenly Father entrusted our nation to the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples. As we continue to learn to live together on these ancestral lands, we acknowledge and pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and pray that God will unite us all in knowledge of His Son, in whom all things were created, in heaven and on earth, whether visible or invisible – for all things have been created through Him and for Him.
