Selah Carefarm

Selah Carefarm The first carefarm in the world for those suffering traumatic grief. All of our animals are rescued (V). www.SelahCarefarm.org

We are verified by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries. A compassionate community where grief and love, pain and beauty intersect. The Selah Carefarm just outside of Sedona, AZ is the first carefarm for the traumatically bereaved in the U.S. It’s a very special place on 12 acres of beautiful farmland where those grieving the death of a child, young parent, partner, or sibling come to both give and receive connection, compassion, and understanding. All the animals on the carefarm have been rescued from abuse, neglect, and torture. Our grieving families know what it means to suffer trauma, and so do these animals. Our Amazon gift list is here:
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See www.SelahCarefarm.com

Welcome to our new CEO, Liz Olson (not to be confused with our Chief Equine Officer, Chemakoh)!We are so very delighted ...
10/05/2026

Welcome to our new CEO, Liz Olson (not to be confused with our Chief Equine Officer, Chemakoh)!

We are so very delighted to announce that Liz Olson has joined the MISS Foundation and Selah Carefarm as our new Chief Executive Officer.

Liz brings more than 15 years of nonprofit leadership experience, with deep expertise in organizational leadership, fundraising, operations, community engagement, and animal welfare. Most recently, she served for nearly five years as Executive Director of High Country Humane, where she led strategic planning, financial stewardship, fundraising, organizational growth, and multidisciplinary teams serving animals and the wider community.

The MISS Foundation has spent nearly three decades walking alongside families experiencing the death of a child. At Selah Carefarm, that work has expanded into a unique community where bereaved people, rescued animals, and the natural world meet in a place of refuge and connection. Finding a leader who understands that both human and animal lives matter was essential to us.

She is dedicating this work, in part, in honor of her beloved brother John.

Liz’s roots in animal welfare run deep. Before becoming Executive Director of High Country Humane, Liz served as its Director of Operations and previously held leadership roles with the Humane Society of Sedona and the Arizona Animal Welfare League and SPCA. Throughout her career, she has built strong teams and organizations around compassion, service, and responsible stewardship.

Those values matter enormously to us.

Liz brings not only the executive experience to lead us into our next chapter, but a genuine commitment to compassionate, trauma-informed and grief-aware leadership. She understands that organizations like ours are built not simply through programs and policies, but through relationships, trust, and care.

Please join us in giving Liz a very warm welcome. We are so happy she is here, and we cannot wait for you to get to know her.

While the carefarm holds its ordinary green,something in us has changed:it is more empty where gentleness used to graze....
10/04/2026

While the carefarm holds its ordinary green,
something in us has changed:
it is more empty where gentleness used to graze...

Today, we are saying farewell to Jiggaram. Jiggs was our very first rescue sheep.

He came to us on August 11, 2017, just a month old, after his mama was unable to bond with him. We bottle fed him and watched him grow into the peaceful, gentle sheep we loved so much. Mostly, he thought he was a dog and would come running when we called his name.

Jiggaram got along with everyone. He was softhearted and easygoing, and he truly loved food. In these last few days, he was becoming arthritic and weak. Yesterday he seemed unwell, and we called for the vet to come Monday, but he died quietly early this morning.

We are so sad. We will miss his gentle presence, his sweet face, and the simple comfort of having him here with us. Thank you, Jiggaram, for being our first and for giving us so many years of your peaceful life. You were and will always be so deeply loved.

10/04/2026

Let’s reach toward each other.

-Alaya Winwood

10/03/2026

Where beauty and grief intersect… Selah Carefarm.

Weathered wood, softened by sun and seasons.A small arched window, open to what waits beyond.And a name, standing watch ...
09/30/2026

Weathered wood, softened by sun and seasons.
A small arched window, open to what waits beyond.
And a name, standing watch at the threshold.

Every gathering place needs a beginning, and at the Selah Carefarm, that beginning is Jordan's Place.

This rustic gate marks the entrance to the animals' spaces. Its old, weathered boards are held together with hand-forged iron hinges, and a red sandstone boulder rests at its side. Through its arched window, you can glimpse the pastures beyond, where goats wander the path beneath the willows and the mountains rise in the distance. Above it, a plaque reads: "Jordan's Place of Peace & Refuge for all friends."

A tiny garland of butterflies crowns the words, and below them, goats graze while a others sit quietly beneath the nearby mulberry trees.

For all friends. What a beautiful way to welcome everyone who comes here. Every grieving person, every rescued animal, every tender and broken heart passes through Jordan's Place on the way to finding what they need: a gentle nuzzle, a warm heart to welcome them, a moment of stillness in the company of beings who ask nothing of us but our presence.

To beautiful Jordan's dad, Dan, who made Jordan's Place possible, thank you. Every day, people cross this threshold carrying unbearable weight, and they're met first by Jordan's name and the promise of peace and refuge. We're deeply grateful to hold Jordan's memory at the very entrance to this sacred place.

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If you'd like to honor someone you love by sponsoring a space at the Selah Carefarm, we'd be honored to hear from you. Please reach out to us at [email protected].

With our deepest love and gratitude,
All of us at the MISS Foundation and Selah Carefarm

www.SelahCarefarm.org
Where pain and beauty, grief and love, intersect.

09/29/2026

After a day and night of rain the animals are meeting the quenched earth with playfulness & renewed energy 🌦️

What animal would you like to spend time with at the Carefarm?

09/28/2026

Let me come in where you are weeping, friend,
And let me take your hand.
I, who have known a sorrow such as yours, can understand.
Let me come in -- I would be very still beside you in your grief;
I would not bid you cease your weeping, friend,
Tears bring relief. Let me come in -- and hold your hand,
For I have known a sorrow such as yours,
And understand.

-Grace Noll Crowell

Because we all need a friend, and maybe a counselor, just like this.
www.certification.missfoundation.org

09/21/2026

What good is knowing, unless it is coupled with caring. Science can give us knowing, but caring comes from someplace else.

-Robin Wall Kimmerer

It’s that time of year for our calendar fundraiser! What a precious holiday gift this would be for someone/someones!As a...
09/17/2026

It’s that time of year for our calendar fundraiser! What a precious holiday gift this would be for someone/someones!

As a thank you for your support, from now and Dec 31, for every donation of more than $30, we will send you a free calendar (just use the code FC in the text box while donating).

Make your donation here to support our beautiful work and you can look at all our sweet rescue animals all year!

Thank you so much! Special thanks and honoring to sweet Vinnie and his dad who misses those sweet footprints everyday.

The link to donate for the thank you calendar fundraiser is here:

https://www.missfoundation.org/selah-carefarm/donate/

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