I have wondered for a long time why churches don’t utilize their properties to support their communities and congregation. Any place having a food pantry or serving hot meals to those who are in need should be using local backyard food grown by volunteers
I am literally building Orchards, Gardens and Forests all around the world for God to feed others during the upcoming economic collapse. Amen, this is so awesome to see brothers and sisters in Christ on the same mission. Absolutely LOVE IT! Those who are called, following God. Yes!
This is awesome! Not just churches, but if everyone just woke up and decided to just at least grow 1 thing and recycle or reuse more we would have a new world literally overnight!
Amen I love it almost would love to move there I used to be homeless then when I got on my feet I would bring homeless in I know what it’s like to be hungry and here people say they are hungry gardens I believe are the key thank you
Now we need to have the Government subcontract some of this local land wasting away to people so they can grow food and sell it locally. Would cut huge on the carbon footprint and create tons of jobs. An app connecting vacant landowners with agricultural contractors to work their lots for a percent of the profits through smart contracts would be awesome too.
You REALLY want our Wonderful GOVERNMENT involved? Which COMMITTEE will hold the first hearing? How long do you think it would take OUR Congress to get get the FIRST seed planted? How many trillion would it cost? Think about it. I think this is a Great project for PEOPLE. Please don't let OUR Government MESS IT UP.
Paul Taylor Government would not plant or do anything, simply they would allow local farmers to use the land and get a cut or a tax out of the profits. Pretty simple business model, the government gets paid for unused land, local people can buy local produce grown by people from their local community, they can establish a relationship with the food again, how its grown, who grew it. We would cut huge carbon footprints on produce coming from overseas, and would create tons of new jobs and income. Also a private company to create an app so private land owners can put their properties up for lease to farmers for a cut of the profits. Rate it on an honor system like angies list or trip advisor it a farmer does bad business or a land owner, they get rated and can be pushed out of the system for doing bad business. There is millions of acres of land across the country that could be used. Here in Florida in a 1/4 acre yard we are growing 60-70% of the food we eat. No reason why it could not be done on a larger scale with the technology and tools we have today.
This is so awesome and I feel like it's something I want to be involved with. I live in Chicago, so, of course the climate would be different-but we could do something!
Love it and will share it! :) Its awesome to see people not just talking about compassion but really doing something! The world needs more love and compassion, more community and that way we can create a better society where friendship, love and respect win over abuse, repression and indifference!
Love this and will share with others. A very important message and inspiring example. Our neighborhood is one of the last green spaces in Sarasota. I have shared the website for Audubon Park Gardens as we are attempting to get national designation to help preserve this area from encroaching development. Thank you for posting all of the links.
Just sharing --- Feeding Families of Alabama has helped thousands locally and around the state Hartselle woman opens church and home to people in need | April 19, 2019 at 11:37 AM CDT HARTSELLE, AL (WAFF) - Feeding Families is a nonprofit organization in Hartselle that focuses on assisting people in need.Founder, Edee Grun, has dedicated her life to helping others in the community. “I started off with $10 in my pocket and God by my side, and that’s it. It has grown and grown and grown,” Grun said.It started years ago when a homeless family knocked on Grun’s door in the middle of the night.“From there it became an every night thing, and so I went back into trying to supply food to the ones who came and needed help," Grun continued. She says she’s not able to sleep knowing there’s a child out there that doesn’t have anything to eat.Hartselle local Brandon Johnson, one of Grun’s volunteers, never thought he would need Grun’s help. One day, he lost his job and felt lost in the world.“A lot of people are living paycheck to paycheck, and I’ve lived paycheck to paycheck. Even when I didn’t have a paycheck, Edee always made sure I had food,” Johnson said.Johnson says Grun even went above and beyond to cook his favorite meals.Grun has continued to help her community, even when she herself was struggling the most.“I raised my children alone, as a single parent, and it was hard. I had two biological children, I adopted a daughter, and then I raised 11 foster children," Grun said.To say Grun has done it all, is an understatement.“It was always a struggle to feed them, but after I got them grown and I thought everything’s gonna be okay, I ended up with pancreatic cancer,” Grun explained.She fought cancer, her own hunger, her family’s hunger, and still put time into her community.“I post a wish list every week, and there’s several in the community that are regular donators and there’s some that bring it when they can afford to,” Grun says.Grun says Feeding Families has surpassed the growth she expected, so now, she plants to take it one step further.After two years of hard work, Grun is finally opening the Feeding Families Community Garden.“We want this to be a self-sustaining garden, and we intend to keep our seeds year after year,” she says.Ten acres of community love and community food. Right in the heart of Hartselle.Johnson says it’s not just about this community here in Hartselle.“She’s helping people in all the surrounding communities too,” Johnson said.
Thanks so much Rob, I am just having exactly the same idea that I am aiming to deal with Zero hunger and Zero waste in Namibia. I wish I can get those support.
I think this is amazing! Would love to start this in my area in Florida. Shared the video and information. First I have to build my home before I can get involved.
Greetings from Philippines! I'm glad I found your own channel. I watched your videos from Pete. This video is so inspiring! God bless you, Pastor Sarah and the Church! You deserves more subscribers!
What an video. I wish I had tips of how to garden here. I have a lot of moles or gophers. And I want to plant. The whole neighborhood is full of them in south central la
I wish I could give this multiple likes. I've tried to get my church to grow food. They have a food pantry from donated food, but let's grow it fresh and give it away!!!! I'm going to try again!
Amen; more action and less talk. That beats the crappy expired processed food we currently give out at he food banks. Let's see what my pastors around town say.
Why not make communal meals with the congregation and community voluteers, and give the surplus vegetables and fruit to food banks for the poor, and the homeless???!!
@@remyllebeau77 ...And, I wonder what are the possibilities, if every church, and community did this, people could possibly eradicate poverty, and plastic waste?!!
Hey Rob, idk if you noticed but you have a really yellow glow. Mainly your hands and arms. Idk if you dyed something recently but maybe keep an eye on that ;) Keep doing what your doing, love your work
Really great idea!! We need to plant for the pollinators. People that are interested in permaculture should also check out the Bealtaine Cottage youtube channel. One woman turned 3 acres if rushy field into an organic woodland sanctuary. She's located in the west of Ireland. Go check out her channel and be inspired!
Global military spending for any 7 day period is reckoned to be in the region of $300 BILLION, enough to feed every hungry person in the world for a year. If the churches paid their taxes they could end world hunger tomorrow...Think about it. Take as long as you need.
No group or gathering is needed for familes of Cambodians, Laos, Hmong, or Vietnamese to grow their own herbs, vegetables, or fruit trees. They have been doing it as soon as the get a little yard, pots, or land to grow.
Nice that churches finally follow the trend... I don't know why she has to interweave faith into this project, it feels kinda disingenuous. however if all religious people made gardens instead of fighting with each other the world would be way more peaceful.
