CHOOSE PEOPLE If you have to choose between saving others or having a really productive farm, choose people. When we say farm, we're speaking in a very broad term, because we want to keep it simple, and we want to keep it scalable. The last message for this dying world, we're told, is the message … Continue reading The Mission of Agriculture Presentation at ADAGRA Regional Conference, 2025
Ministry
Italian Lemon Watercolor Thank You Cards, 2025
Stacy Sweeney | Italian Lemon | Watercolor on 300lb watercolor paper | 6"x8" | original photograph by Chris diDomizio The cloud may be dark in itself, but when filled with the light of heaven, it burns to the brightness of gold. Thank you for not letting the day pass without sending a donation, some in … Continue reading Italian Lemon Watercolor Thank You Cards, 2025
Arboretum
Eastern Red Cedar | May, 2025 | Lockerly Arboretum | Milledgeville, GA | Photograph by Stacy Sweeney About meditation, we traveled to Milledgeville, GA, this past weekend to recruit summer campers, who also strolled around with us at an arboretum, an outdoor, living tree museum. Come to find out, these arboretums are everywhere. https://artsandculture.google.com/story/what-is-an-arboretum-the-morton-arboretum/YgWxsyoImLZALA?hl=en Since … Continue reading Arboretum
Building for the Future
Building for the Future We’ve got incredible news from Urban Community Life & UCLife Farm! After 20 years of running programs out of our different personal living situations (apartment, tiny house, tent, cargo trailer, barn, etc) we’re finally getting a dedicated space that will allow us to grow, grow, grow!! Our new “bunkhouse” is the … Continue reading Building for the Future
Missional Farming at ADAGRA Association Regional Conference
Sheep Suitable for Children / Photo by Stacy Sweeney DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR OWN STORY We had a friend who told us something very valuable. He said, "Don't fall in love with your own story." Ultimately, it's God's story. How we tell our story is indicative of how we see the people in … Continue reading Missional Farming at ADAGRA Association Regional Conference