christian agriculture

As farmers who want to farm for God, our relationship with Him is essential.  Learning to incorporate prayer (talking with God) throughout our life and work on the farm is something we need to make a habit.  But what are some practical ways to do this?  On this podcast episode I speak with my friend Luis about the impact of prayer on our agricultural journeys and share some practical tips.


B.L.E.S.S. acrostic for praying for others:
Body
Labor
Economic or Emotional
Social
Spiritual


Link to the Prayer Guide for Famers
https://redeemingthedirt.com/prayer-guide/


Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/redeemingthedirt

Other Show Links:
Redeeming the Dirt Academy:
If you are interested in farming to the glory of God (or gardening or homesteading), check out Redeeming the Dirt Academy! 

Redeeming the Dirt Academy is an online educational mentorship experience featuring video courses, interactive community and live coaching designed for Christian gardeners, homesteaders, and market farmers. Topics range from making compost and simple soil science, to homestead design and marketing options for farm businesses. Also included are pressing topics like balancing farm work and family, making disciples as farmers, and being prepared for suffering. 

If you want to jump-start your faith and farming and join our growing community go to www.redeemingthedirtacademy.com to get started today!

Support the show

As we seek to tend the land and produce food we face a harsh reality of death, disease, decay, disorder, and suffering. How do we deal with the effects of sin and farm in light of the redemption Christ offers both in this life and the age to come? In this episode Noah wrestles with these questions and shares some of his perspectives.


Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/redeemingthedirt

Other Show Links:
Redeeming the Dirt Academy:
If you are interested in farming to the glory of God (or gardening or homesteading), check out Redeeming the Dirt Academy! 

Redeeming the Dirt Academy is an online educational mentorship experience featuring video courses, interactive community and live coaching designed for Christian gardeners, homesteaders, and market farmers. Topics range from making compost and simple soil science, to homestead design and marketing options for farm businesses. Also included are pressing topics like balancing farm work and family, making disciples as farmers, and being prepared for suffering. 

If you want to jump-start your faith and farming and join our growing community go to www.redeemingthedirtacademy.com to get started today!

As farmers we don't earn God's love through our farms, but in response to his love we do want to bring him pleasure through them. In this episode I share a few things we can learn about the purpose and design of our farms through looking at three characteristics of the first garden planted by God.

Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/redeemingthedirt

Other Show Links:
Redeeming the Dirt Academy:
If you are interested in farming to the glory of God (or gardening or homesteading), check out Redeeming the Dirt Academy! 

Redeeming the Dirt Academy is an online educational mentorship experience featuring video courses, interactive community and live coaching designed for Christian gardeners, homesteaders, and market farmers. Topics range from making compost and simple soil science, to homestead design and marketing options for farm businesses. Also included are pressing topics like balancing farm work and family, making disciples as farmers, and being prepared for suffering. 

If you want to jump-start your faith and farming and join our growing community go to www.redeemingthedirtacademy.com to start your free, 1-week trial today!

Support the show

One of the most influential group of people in my life have been those from Foundations for Farming, formerly known as Farming God's Way*, a farming ministry based out of Zimbabwe. I have been blessed to obtain permission to share with you some of the episodes from a radio series they did several years back that originally aired on Trans World Radio. I hope you are challenged and encouraged!

If you would like to support what Foundations for Farming is doing in Zimbabwe to help the poor, check out I Was Hungry, a partnership with Crown Financial Ministries where they conduct a program to disciple 30 people from a community for 2 weeks in faith, farming, finance, and family. My family and I support this ministry each month and encourage you to consider doing so as a great way to support a real solution to hunger.

If you would like to learn more about some of the techniques that Foundations for Farming teaches we have some training videos available at Redeeming the Dirt Academy.

(*For clarification some of the original Farming God's Way team continues to do amazing work under the old name and operate independently from the Foundations for Farming team. Both have the same heart and teach the same basic material.) 

Support the show

The title says it all!  Many of us desire to grow food and tend the land to the glory of God. But one of the most common struggles we face is not having enough time. In this week's podcast episode Noah addresses the topic of time-management as gardeners and farmers. We will look at it not just from a practical point of view, but also in light of our role as Christians and God's ownership of our time.

Down below is the link for Noah's free webinar!
https://redeemingthedirt.com/webinar/

When: Nov. 21 @ 11:00am CST.

"I want your garden and homestead to be a positive tool that blesses and benefits every area of your life, including your relationship with God. But unfortunately many of us find ourselves overwhelmed and overworked. In this free webinar I want to share 7 mistakes that Christian gardeners and homesteaders make that can rob your joy and how to avoid them!" -Noah Sanders

Why is the home-front crucial to Redeeming the Dirt? In this episode, Noah wraps up the importance of home centered agriculture over growing industrialism.  This is the final part of a four part series featuring the talks that Noah gave at the Reformation of Food and Family conference in 2012. Enjoy!

Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/redeemingthedirt

Other Show Links:
Redeeming the Dirt Academy:
If you are interested in farming to the glory of God (or gardening or homesteading), check out Redeeming the Dirt Academy! 

Redeeming the Dirt Academy is an online educational mentorship experience featuring video courses, interactive community and live coaching designed for Christian gardeners, homesteaders, and market farmers. Topics range from making compost and simple soil science, to homestead design and marketing options for farm businesses. Also included are pressing topics like balancing farm work and family, making disciples as farmers, and being prepared for suffering. 

If you want to jump-start your faith and farming and join our growing community go to www.redeemingthedirtacademy.com to start your free, 1-week trial today!

Support the show

Why is the home-front crucial to Redeeming the Dirt? In this episode, Noah speaks to the importance of home centered agriculture over growing industrialism.  This is part three of a four part series featuring the talks that Noah gave at the Reformation of Food and Family conference in 2012. Enjoy!

Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/redeemingthedirt

Other Show Links:
Redeeming the Dirt Academy:
If you are interested in farming to the glory of God (or gardening or homesteading), check out Redeeming the Dirt Academy! 

Redeeming the Dirt Academy is an online educational mentorship experience featuring video courses, interactive community and live coaching designed for Christian gardeners, homesteaders, and market farmers. Topics range from making compost and simple soil science, to homestead design and marketing options for farm businesses. Also included are pressing topics like balancing farm work and family, making disciples as farmers, and being prepared for suffering. 

If you want to jump-start your faith and farming and join our growing community go to www.redeemingthedirtacademy.com to start your free, 1-week trial today!

Does God want Christians to grow food? In this episode Noah continues his talk about his journey into farming and his focus on growing good food for the Body of Christ. This is part two of a four part series featuring the talks that Noah gave at the Reformation of Food and Family conference in 2012. Enjoy!


Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/redeemingthedirt

Other Show Links:
Redeeming the Dirt Academy:
If you are interested in farming to the glory of God (or gardening or homesteading), check out Redeeming the Dirt Academy! 

Redeeming the Dirt Academy is an online educational mentorship experience featuring video courses, interactive community and live coaching designed for Christian gardeners, homesteaders, and market farmers. Topics range from making compost and simple soil science, to homestead design and marketing options for farm businesses. Also included are pressing topics like balancing farm work and family, making disciples as farmers, and being prepared for suffering. 

If you want to jump-start your faith and farming and join our growing community go to www.redeemingthedirtacademy.com to start your free, 1-week trial today!

Support the show

Does God want Christians to grow food? In this episode Noah talks about his journey into farming and his focus on growing good food for the Body of Christ. This is part one of a four part series featuring the talks that Noah gave at the Reformation of Food and Family conference in 2012. Enjoy!


Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/redeemingthedirt

Other Show Links:
Redeeming the Dirt Academy:
If you are interested in farming to the glory of God (or gardening or homesteading), check out Redeeming the Dirt Academy! 

Redeeming the Dirt Academy is an online educational mentorship experience featuring video courses, interactive community and live coaching designed for Christian gardeners, homesteaders, and market farmers. Topics range from making compost and simple soil science, to homestead design and marketing options for farm businesses. Also included are pressing topics like balancing farm work and family, making disciples as farmers, and being prepared for suffering. 

If you want to jump-start your faith and farming and join our growing community go to www.redeemingthedirtacademy.com to start your free, 1-week trial today!

As we seek to redeem the dirt, it is good to honestly look at some of the brokenness we see in modern agriculture. In this episode I am joined by my friend Micah as we discuss the root of the problems we see and how we as Christians should respond.

Click here to get your free chapter of my book, Born-Again Dirt.

Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/redeemingthedirt

Other Show Links:
Redeeming the Dirt Academy:
If you are interested in farming to the glory of God (or gardening or homesteading), check out Redeeming the Dirt Academy! 

Redeeming the Dirt Academy is an online educational mentorship experience featuring video courses, interactive community and live coaching designed for Christian gardeners, homesteaders, and market farmers. Topics range from making compost and simple soil science, to homestead design and marketing options for farm businesses. Also included are pressing topics like balancing farm work and family, making disciples as farmers, and being prepared for suffering. 

If you want to jump-start your faith and farming and join our growing community go to www.redeemingthedirtacademy.com to start your free, 1-week trial today!

The Bible isn't a typical "How to Farm" book, so if we believe in the truths of the Bible, how does this impact our view of agriculture? In this episode I do my first solo chat, talking about our farm and some of the projects we have going on before sharing some of my thoughts about the impact of the Bible on my farm.

Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/redeemingthedirt

Other Show Links:
Redeeming the Dirt Academy:
If you are interested in farming to the glory of God (or gardening or homesteading), check out Redeeming the Dirt Academy! 

Redeeming the Dirt Academy is an online educational mentorship experience featuring video courses, interactive community and live coaching designed for Christian gardeners, homesteaders, and market farmers. Topics range from making compost and simple soil science, to homestead design and marketing options for farm businesses. Also included are pressing topics like balancing farm work and family, making disciples as farmers, and being prepared for suffering. 

If you want to jump-start your faith and farming and join our growing community go to www.redeemingthedirtacademy.com to start your free, 1-week trial today!

Show Notes:
With an aging farming population worldwide it can be challenging to look ahead to the future of agriculture. But God is raising up some young Christians and calling them to start farms and steward his land. Blake Carlson, age 21, is one of these young farmers. He is the founder of Deep Root Acres in Iowa where he seeks to honor God through the production of nutrient dense food. In this episode we discuss his passion for God, his multi-generational spiritual and agricultural heritage, land preparation for his new farm, and gospel-sharing opportunities.

Show Links:
Redeeming the Dirt Academy:
If you are interested in farming to the glory of God (or gardening or homesteading), check out Redeeming the Dirt Academy! 

Redeeming the Dirt Academy is an online educational mentorship experience featuring video courses, interactive community and live coaching designed for Christian gardeners, homesteaders, and market farmers. Topics range from making compost and simple soil science, to homestead design and marketing options for farm businesses. Also included are pressing topics like balancing farm work and family, making disciples as farmers, and being prepared for suffering. 

If you want to jump-start your faith and farming and join our growing community go to www.redeemingthedirtacademy.com to start your free, 1-week trial today!

2019 Lamplighter Guild:
Pray about joining me for the 2019 Lamplighter Guild in Mt. Morris, New York! See the link below for details.
https://www.lamplighterguild.com/horticulture

Show Description:
In this pilot episode I am joined by my father, Tim Sanders, as we discuss our journey of learning what it means to farm to the Glory of God. We talk about starting our farm, trying to determine what production methods would glorify God, and more!

"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God." 1 Cor. 10:31


Show Links:
Redeeming the Dirt Academy:
If you are interested in farming to the glory of God (or gardening or homesteading), check out Redeeming the Dirt Academy! 

Redeeming the Dirt Academy is an online educational mentorship experience featuring video courses, interactive community and live coaching designed for Christian gardeners, homesteaders, and market farmers. Topics range from making compost and simple soil science, to homestead design and marketing options for farm businesses. Also included are pressing topics like balancing farm work and family, making disciples as farmers, and being prepared for suffering. 

If you want to jump-start your faith and farming and join our growing community go to www.redeemingthedirtacademy.com to start your free, 1-week trial today!

2019 Lamplighter Guild:
Pray about joining me for the 2019 Lamplighter Guild in Mt. Morris, New York! See the link below for details.
https://www.lamplighterguild.com/horticulture