I went to MVF when I was 27 yo. It was February of 1989. I was living down in San Diego and hit bottom. I had been working in restaurants. It wasn’t a good lifestyle for me. I was drinking every night I worked and more often than not, I was doing cocaine. It allowed...

Checked in 12/27/90. Loved Jonathan’s 5 star cooking plus counselor George Salinger. A peaceful, serene environment helped me so much and prepared me for sober living. Loved going back for Sunday meetings and lunch. Stayed sober for 16 years and barely survived a 5...

January 14, 2012 I walked up the path to Mt. Vista & have been clean ever since. I knew I couldn’t do it alone & asking for help was the last thing I wanted to do but I needed help! I am grateful to have been blessed to be at Mt. Vista, to have taken all the...

I came to the farm in April of 99 after 23 years of drinking and 8 years on crank. I thought the only way to get sober or die. After hitting bottom and a night of trying both. I woke to that moment of clarity. I called a lot of spin drys and mountain vista farm was the only one that said come in now. With three days of white knuckling it, my wife drove me to the farm. At first glance I thought I was in one flew over the coocoos nest. I was willing to try anything. I slept for a couple of days and the work began. We worked the three steps on a daily basis. Had to pick feelings off a feeling chart every morning and I started getting cocky. I would come in singing feelings.

8-28-2018 I arrived at the farm. Today I am still sober and thankful for mountain vista farm. Also going back to school to finish my degree in counseling with an emphasis on substance abuse. The farm was the perfect place because they let me still be a person and...