We would like to introduce you to Zama. Dan first met Zama almost a year ago. At that time, she was freshly graduated out of an agricultural institute, and had just started working at a call centre (a job she hated), because that’s all the work she could find and she needed a job.

Dan could see she was exceedingly excited to meet and to talk about Farming God’s Way; she was passionate about growing food – and teaching others to grow food. She is also a woman of reliable character and has a transformational vision for her community.

After talking about Farming God’s Way for a few minutes, Dan said to her something like, “you do realize, don’t you, that you’re going to have to unlearn much of what they taught you in agricultural college?” She’d already had that sense, as she’d been taught the benefits of deep plowing, soil inversion and heavy reliance on chemicals for nutrients, weed control and pest management. Zama knew there had to be a better long-term (and more cost-effective!) strategy, but didn’t yet know what that was. Enter Farming God’s Way.

The next step was for Zama to attend a Farming God’s Way training that Dan facilitated for her church in February. She asked for the three days off from her employer, but her request was denied as it was a busy time for the company. She persisted in trying to get the necessary leave, but was refused each time. In the end, she decided to come to the training anyway, knowing it might cost her her job. She loved every session of the 3 days even though the rain hampered the practical demonstrations. Her eyes were opened to the very, very good news of a way to farm that did not require heavy machinery and costly inputs but rather made use of resources that were available to her at little to no cost. The training even incorporated spiritual aspects which strengthened her sense of identity and worth. The day after the training ended she went back to work, whereupon she was informed she no longer had a job.

Disappointed (but not really surprised), she went home and prayed. She told God she wanted to farm, but had no land, no tools, no inputs. The very next day (I am not making this up!), she got a call from a local NGO. “Don’t you want to come and establish an organic vegetable farm here on our base?”
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Well the rest is, as they say, history. The NGO in Pinetown set up an arms-length organization from which to operate the vegetable growing operation. The NGO requires lots of fresh produce for their operations, and buys most of what they need from the organic farm. Collectively, they have dreams to teach and train students in lots of schools in the area, using the principles of Farming God’s Way.

Oh, and one more thing. When Dan was looking for a place to house 50 delegates for our annual in-field mentoring, he put the word out to our network here. The first person to respond was Zama. “We can host you right here at the base!” she said. And that’s where we stayed in September.

We visited Zama’s garden, which is now called Uthingo Organic Farm, 5 months after she started implementing organic vegetable growing, farming God’s way.

The rows of vegetables thickly surrounded by grass mulch were an inspiring vision. The garden was productive and fruitful and continuing to improve and expand. Wow!!! We dream of seeing these gardens spring up all over South Africa. They are life and hope for families and communities. Food security and business opportunities abound. They are a testimony to true abundance and transformation.