Live for Jesus. Excel in Agriculture. Make Disciples.
Live for Jesus. Excel in Agriculture. Make Disciples.
Browsing Year
A lot of Christians I know that are interested in gardening and farming want to use their agriculture as a way to show the love of Jesus to others. For some this means growing a big garden and giving away the produce to friends, family, and the needy. For others it means having a profitable …
A gathering of Christian Farmers who want to glorify God and impact others through agriculture. Click Here for info on Registration Do you love Jesus and love agriculture? Are you interested in caring for the land in a way that isn’t just ‘organic’ or ‘conventional’, but instead is a reflection of the heart of Jesus? Do you …
Practical Advice for Young Men Interested in Tending the Land Because there are so few young farmers, there is a big need today for young men to become farmers. The problem is, most of them don’t have the luxury of parents or grandparents who farm who can help them get started. Instead, their family is …
Simple Low-Till Planting Techniques In this post I am going to share some tips on planting your garden without pulverizing the whole thing into a ‘seedbed’ first. As I seek to look at the wisdom in God’s Creation and utilize it on my farm, the two principles I seek to apply in my garden are: …
Reflecting the Character of God in our Work Sometimes it is tempting to think that working in our gardens or fields isn’t that important compared to reading our Bibles or going to church or praying. It can seem like we aren’t really being involved in ministry or helping spread the Kingdom of God. But our …
Reclaiming Permaculture as Followers of Jesus Permaculture is a increasingly popular topic among homesteaders, gardeners, farmers, and social reformers. It refers to a design science that uses natural patterns and principles to create well-thought out, productive, and efficient examples of land stewardship. Swales, herb spiral beds, compost, keylines, companion planting, no-till gardening, zone-layout, multi-function elements, utilization …
Have you ever wanted to see agricultural training offered from a Christian perspective? That has been a desire of mine for a long time. We have been offering live trainings on our farm, but some people have requested online versions for those who can’t attend. So in response we have been working on developing a Redeeming the Dirt Online Academy. And we need your help …
Last year we had a young man named Benj Meeks come and intern with us for two weeks here at our farm. He was a great encouragement to us and we are excited about what God has in store for him. We have stayed in touch and recently he won a scholarship for a three month internship at …
Lessons we Can Learn from the Garden of Eden Alright, so if God put us on the earth to be stewards of it and care for and work it, what exactly should the result look like? What should be the characteristics of our farms or gardens? What should be the difference between the wilderness parts …
Learning to be open to God changing my plans. Do you like interruptions? On my farm I deal with them all the time. Not only with needs that come up with crop or animal production, but I also live and work around my wife and three boys. By nature I am a very distracted person. …
Realizing the Importance of Continual Growth and Learning as We Tend the Land This past week I listened to a message about the importance of continued growth in the Christian life. The speaker claimed that if you study the majority of biblical characters and historical Church figures only around 25% of them could be said …
3 Strategies for finding time to talk to God. Spring. At least here in Alabama the rush of the farming season is coming quickly upon us. I have been trying to prepare for it since the end of last season but it seems like I am never quite ready when it gets here. Beds to …