Learning the Business of Farming
October 21, 2022
To earn a living from your farm, growing quality vegetables and fish is just one piece of the puzzle. Other essential pieces are knowing how to run a business and […]
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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 […]
A Season of Prayer For The Harvest
September 29, 2022
We all recognize that harvest comes because of our shared participation in what God is already doing. We rely on God for the sun, the rain, and for everything that […]
After a Lifetime of Farming, Things Are Looking Up
September 20, 2022
Antonia has worked in agriculture nearly all of her 44 years. With training, support and encouragement from local partner ADIP, she is finally seeing results that give her hope for […]
A Glimmer of Hope During Desperate Times
It has been a calamitous year for many in the western highlands of Guatemala. Unemployment, COVID and the war in Ukraine have caused shortages of food, fuel and finances that […]
Farm Broadcasting Gets the Word Out
An innovative aspect of this program dedicated to improving nutrition and food security is the use of radio talk shows and public-service announcements to promote good farming practices. Over the […]
Helping People Stay Put… With Chickens
People everywhere love their homes, families and communities, and generally choose to stay put, if they can, rather than take the huge risk of leaving to look for work. Local […]
Enterprising Women
August 26, 2022
Lisbania and her Savings and Internal Lending Community (SILC) group members were scared at first by the mere thought of trying to learn to save money together. “It seemed too […]
Friendly With Nature
When Martín first heard about an opportunity to farm sustainably in 2018, he instantly recognized that “this was something we needed.” The intervening years have proven him right. He says, […]
Youth Training Has Positive Effect on Communities
August 24, 2022
The demand is great for the learning opportunities this program has to offer to three communities on either side of the border between the West African countries of Sierra Leone […]