Live for Jesus. Excel in Agriculture. Make Disciples.
Live for Jesus. Excel in Agriculture. Make Disciples.
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Here are the dates for the 2023 training events we have planned. We hope to see you at one of them! Conferences March 24-26th – The 2023 Redeeming the Dirt Faith and Farming Conference 5-Day Trainings: March 26th-30th. April 24th-28th May 8-12th September 4-8th October 9-13th November 6-10th
The gospel, the primary message of the Bible, has great impact on farming. Man was given stewardship of the earth at the very beginning of the world. God gave him a mission and everything he needed to carry it out. However, man rebelled against God and the plan He had for him and sin entered …
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: …
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 …
Secret #3 for Planning a Garden Your Family will Love! When we think about preparing a spot for our garden, images of digging, plowing, or tilling often come to mind. But did you know that it is not necessary for preparing your garden? What if there was an easier way? Not that we want to …
I am excited to announce that I will be teaching a Foundations for Farming Agriculture Course at the 2018 Lamplighter Guild in Mount Morris, New York, July 8-13! The goal of the Lamplighter Guild is to kindle a renaissance of creative excellence that inspires one to know God intimately, proclaim Him passionately, and enjoy Him …
Do you desire to glorify God through the way you farm? Are you tired of reading books on farming that deny God as Creator? Have you ever wondered what agriculture would look like if it was based on the Bible, instead of evolution, Mother Nature, or the latest and greatest manipulative science? Born Again Dirt …
How does God want us to care for his creation? How does he want us to tend our farms or gardens? Well, if we look at Genesis, when God first gave the assignment of caring for his creation to man, and placed him in the garden, the instructions he gave him were to care for …
For a change, in this post I want to talk about a practical example of using God’s design to redeem the land, and show how it can bring amazing results. Perhaps it might be useful to some of you. By the way, I am very grateful to Mr. Herrick Kimball over at The Deliberate …
“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Colossians 1:13,14 Since I have sort of coined a new term, “redeeming the dirt”, I thought I should take this post to further explore …