2012

I am a very passionate promoter of Christian agriculture. I love farming. I believe that it is something God calls His people to (in a general sense, not every individual) and that it provides the opportunity for an integrated lifestyle of worship, work, family, and ministry. This is part of the message of my book, …

Wow! Thanks everyone for the great discussion on what the Bible says about the life of the land. You all covered a lot of good points and came up with a lot of helpful Scriptures. I don’t know if I have whole lot more to add, but I will give a few summarizing thoughts. 1. …

Many people, especially in the organic movement, often refer to land as having ‘life’. Obviously much of this comes from earth worship and the idea of ‘Mother Earth’. Others, coming from an industrial mindset, tend to view land as a growing medium used to hold plants in place while they feed on chemical fertilizers. As …

  The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. Proverbs 10:22   I have heard some depressing stories and read some saddening statistics about the state of the modern farmer, but I was shocked by an excerpt I read from a new book called The Good Food Revolution, by …

Next month I will be priveliged to speak at the Reformation of Food and the Family Conference in San Antonio, Texas. This is a groundbreaking conference, seeking to discuss what the Bible says about what we eat. Joel Salatin will be a featured speaker. I am scheduled to do several workshops and panels. Please pray …

It is a very busy season around the farm here, and it is hard to take time to blog. I guess blogging on a farm changes with the seasons along with everything else. The Lord is very gracious and merciful, and has blessed our growing season more than my skill and efforts merit. May he …

Many people I know who are interested in farming don’t do it as a ca­reer. It’s more of a part-time pursuit than a primary means of income. But some of them desire to do it full time. They just don’t see how they could practically do it. In looking at the income of their current …

The Lord has blessed us with gorgeous weather so far this spring! It has given us a great chance to get some projects done outdoors, and I thought I would share a few pictures with you. Above is our milk cow and a few of our laying hens in the pasture. The hens are doing …

This is a short video I took last fall explaining a little bit about how we use chickens in our garden. Since incorporating chickens into the garden its productivity has greatly increased, since many of the manual tasks of cleaning up weeds and applying soil amendments have been almost entirely replaced by utilizing the God-given …

One of the biggest factors in farming unprofitability today is government intervention. In his eye-opening book, War on the Poor, historian Clarence B. Carson claimed, “ There is no reason, except for government interference, that farming should not be as profitable an undertaking as any other productive pursuit.” Why is the government’s intervention such a …

Recently Mr. Kevin Swanson, host of Generations Radio, interviewed me about farming and my new book, Born-Again Dirt. You can listen to the program here.

  My father is originally from Indiana and comes from a long line of farmers. His grandfather had a diverse hog operation, keeping his hogs out in the fields and raising his own feed in a rotation that included wheat, soybeans, corn, and pasture.  When his grandfather passed away my Dad’s family moved out and …