Wanted: Champions for Jesus in Agriculture!

Come gather with Christian farmers and gardeners from around the country in Rockford, Alabama on March 25-27th, 2022.

General Registration Closed on March 14th at 11:59 PM. (Only conference day pass available)

Come join us for a gathering of those passionate about Jesus and stewarding God's Creation! The goal of this conference is to equip Christians who want to grow in their ability to produce food for themselves and their communities while being a model of hope that points to Jesus.

In a time where people are increasingly dependant on systems that enslave, threaten them, and oppose God we as the church need to be an example of how dependency on God's means of provision can bring freedom to live in obedience to his ways.

"Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order that they may provide for daily necessities and not live unproductive lives." Titus 3:14

We will be going over the basic stewardship principles and practices of Foundations for Farming and applying them to not only gardening and farming, but also stewardship of finances, energy, family, and even church.

Following this weekend conference we will be having a 5-day in-depth training for those who want to be equipped to be trainers in their own communities.

"Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody." 1 Thessalonians 4:11,12

This is Redeeming the Dirt and Foundations for Farming USA's Spring Conference for anyone who wants to be a champion for Jesus through agriculture! Join us for fellowship, encouragement, equipping, worship, testimony, fun, and further hands-on training! Held at Rora Valley Farms, the farm and training station of Foundations for Farming USA Coordinator Noah Sanders in Alabama.

"The Redeeming the Dirt Conference was a fantastic weekend. The opportunity to meet with fellow believers who share both a passion for God and a passion for farming was invigorating and refreshing. The emphasis placed on our role as stewards and servants of God stimulated a great degree of introspection in not only how I farm and garden, but also how I manage the other resources God has given me in this life such as time, money, and relationships. I left encouraged, enlivened, and challenged." – Stewart, Redeeming the Dirt Alumni

Weekend Stewardship Conference: March 25th, 12:00 PM to March 27th, 1:00 PM

The event will be held at Rora Valley Farms in Goodwater, Alabama and lodging and meals will be at Poplar Point Camp a few miles from my farm near Rockford, Alabama. Things you can expect to experience could include some of the following:

Fellowship and networking with Christians from around the country
Hear stories of how God has been working in the lives of farmers and gardeners
Basic principles and techniques of Foundations for Farming
How to install a Well-Watered Garden and use it to teach others.
Hands-on compost making.
Basic Christian Financial Stewardship
The Importance of the Family Team on the Homestead
Simple Church tools for resilient Kingdom building.
Alternative Energy Systems on the Homestead: Solar Power, Water Ram Pump, Cooking with Wood, Off-Grid Hot Water, Food Storage, etc.
Worship, prayer, and practice in sharing the gospel through agriculture
Making a living growing food for others.

Additional In-Depth Training (Sunday, March 27th through Thursday, March 31st)

This is specifically for people who feel called to impact others in their community by hosting their own small trainings. This is 'training for trainers' and will be limited to a small group so that we will be able to cater it to the specific needs and situations of the students attending. Follow up support will also be given as students host their own trainings in the coming months.

We will be training students to teach others from a Gospel-based Biblical worldview in three key areas:

1. Backyard Gardening

2. Homestead Food Production

3. Market Farming

Tentative General Schedule:

Who is this conference and training for?

Whether you are a full time farmer, part time homesteader, backyard gardener, farmer wanna-be, or someone interested in incorporating agriculture as part of your ministry or church, this event is designed to help you in the journey God has you on. Our goal is that you will go away from this conference equipped to live for Jesus, excel in agriculture, and make disciples!

General Registration Closes on March 14th at 11:59 PM. (Only conference day pass available)

Trainers

Noah Sanders Farmer, Homesteader, Author, Foundations for Farming USA Representative

Noah Sanders is a farmer, homesteader, and author in Goodwater, Alabama. He is a passionate follower of Jesus who desires to know Him more and make disciples through his daily life. Together with his wife, Dorothy, and six children, Noah has run a small farming operation producing vegetables and poultry products using all-natural techniques based on the design of God in Creation. They homestead and raise much of their own food.

Noah is the author of Born-Again Dirt, Farming to the Glory of God. In this book he attempts to encourage Christians to think about agriculture from a biblical worldview. He is also involved with Foundations for Farming, a ministry based out of Zimbabwe, Africa, that uses agriculture to make disciples of Jesus and bring hope to the poor. As the US Representative for Foundations for Farming Noah uses his farm as a place to train Christians in agriculture that starts with a heart for Jesus. He has also put on several “Redeeming the Dirt” conferences that included speakers like Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm, Chuck Bentley of Crown Financial Ministries, and Brian Oldreive of Foundations for Farming.

Noah desires to see the church equipped to be leaders in faithful stewardship of the land. He believes that agriculture can be a great tool to help make disciples and display the Glory of God to those around us. It is his prayer that God will raise up a generation of ‘born-again’ farmers whose excellence in producing food will enable them to bring hope to the hopeless and introduce people to the author of life Himself.

David the Good

David is the author of many books, a radio producer, painter, garden writer, musician, naturalist, teacher, and mad scientist with almost 30 years of gardening experience. Some of those things he’s even good at.

David is a devout Christian who attends a Missouri Synod Lutheran Church.

Weekend Conference Registration

Individual and Couple Conference Registration

Individual, Day Attendee ($95.00)
This option is for local people and includes admission only and no meals.
Married Couple, Day Attendee ($160.00)
This option is for local couples and includes admission only and no meals.
Family Base Registration ($180.00)
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Meal Info (Meals sold out)

The wonderful team at Poplar Point Camp do a great job with the food! Meals provided are supper Friday through breakfast on Sunday. Please let us know if you have any food allergies.

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Optional Weekend Camp Activities

Laser Tag (professional grade equipment with a game coordinator) on Saturday Night. Indicate number of people participating.

($10.00/ea.)

(Sold Out) In-Depth Trainers Training Registration

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(Sold Out)4-day Meal Tickets for additional Children - (one is already covered in the family registration above.)

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