There is a beautiful gorge near Port Shepstone which is only about 1.5 hours drive from where we live. It is named after a petite antelope called the Oribi. The basement rocks in Oribi Gorge are according to scientists over 1000 million years old and the walls carved by the Mzimkulwana river are over 350 […]
For those wondering where our demonstration field is at, here’s a quick update. Shortly after harvest, we got ready to plant a cover crop – a 1:3 mix of grazing vetch and tall fescue. The cover crop has many benefits. It functions as a “green manure,” adding fertility to the soil. Because the vetch is […]
We celebrated with Zephania in late November because he was chosen as one of South Africa’s Entrepreneurs to be featured in a photobook for Paradigm Shift. This was a great honour for him and a great testimony to his hard work in establishing his fresh produce business. The photo book was entitled Resilience and that […]
At the end of this 2013, I can’t help but be overwhelmed with God’s continuing faithfulness. Here are a few highlights from the last year; do join me in thanking our gracious God! God has granted protection and health. Although we are far from home, where there is a high violent crime rate, and a […]
After a lengthy hiatus, our vegetable gardens are back in production! The hiatus was caused by a 3-month home assignment to Canada, and the fact that I was a 1-man team in Farming God’s Way. Now I have more time to devote to FGW, there is no travel on the horizon and, most exciting, we […]
What can one do when he feels like there is no way out of the situation he is facing? What would a mother do if she felt unsafe living in her community and didn’t feel like she had a voice? How would you feel if you had lost all hope that your community could be […]