Growing with God
Subsistence farming has been practiced here for generations, stripping the mountains bare and leaving behind depleted earth that has little agricultural value. Corn or beans are planted on the same hill year after year and ruins the soil. Today we are promoting permanent cash crops that will not only improve yield but help conserve the water shed for the entire region. Some of these advancements in agriculture include citrus, macadamia nuts, coffee, and fruit that yield four or five times the income of traditional harvests.
We teach composting and vermiculture as an alternative to chemical fertilizers in their soil. We buy coffee crops from the very plants we planted years ago and produce some of the world’s best organic coffee right in our mission. In our greenhouses we graft many types of seedlings onto strong rootstock and patiently nurture them until they are ready to be planted in the fields. Diversity and sustainable ideas in agriculture are improving the lives of the people we minister to. The amount of land needed to sustain a family is decreasing, and the quality of life is improving.
Learn more about Faith In Action’s agricultural projects