Placing hope in God: Blessing seeds at Arthur UMC
August 2, 2024
As farmers of the land that God entrusts to our care, the United Methodist Church in Arthur, North Dakota, annually blesses the things that help feed God’s people in the world. “I […]
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Corner of Hope completes its 18th year
December 14, 2023
November 14, Corner of Hope celebrated another successful year with its annual Harvest Celebration/Appreciation Dinner. In spite of often extreme growing conditions this year, northeast Iowa was blessed with another […]
Iowa farmers donate harvest for world hunger project
In early November, 11 farmer volunteers gathered to harvest 40 acres for an eastern Iowa project called Hearts to Harvest. The project is a combined effort from eight farm families […]
Meijer Property in Bad Axe Makes a Global Impact
December 11, 2023
In 2020, we opened a new supercenter in Bad Axe, Mich. While the store and parking lot took up 18 acres, what remained was a 16-acre section of tillable land […]
New Community Project Provides Training for GreenMark
August 22, 2023
A new project will bring a variety of Michigan agribusinesses together to make a local and global impact. The project will benefit Growing Hope Globally, a non-profit organization that brings farming […]
Huron County Agricultural Community Comes Together Each Year for Hunger Relief Effort
June 12, 2023
In 2003, local farmer Merlin Yoder called others together – not just to grow crops – but to grow hope. Read the rest of the story at huroncountyview.mihomepaper.com
“My experiences with Growing Hope Globally…are some of the most important threads in the tapestry of my life.”
May 23, 2023
I’m not sure how old I was when my brother, Matt, and I decided to decorate a small shoebox and place it near our front door to solicit houseguests for […]
Yakima to Kenya: Apple farmers and a West Valley church raise funds for women and children in Africa
November 1, 2022
Thanks to a string of intercontinental relationships and the sale of over 6 tons of apples in Yakima to congregants of churches in Washington and Oregon, women, children and even […]
Fields of Faith soybeans harvested recently
October 26, 2022
Volunteers gathered on October 17, 2022, to harvest the 18th annual Fields of Faith mission growing project. Seventy acres of soybeans were planted this spring near Fontanelle on a farm […]
Food, Fellowship and the Global Farmer Experience
October 13, 2022
On Sunday, October 9, supporters of the Hartsburg-Columbia Missouri Growing Project gathered at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church for food, fellowship and an opportunity to step into the shoes of their […]