Category: Agronomy

  • The Joy of Having a Friend Who Continues Creatively Working with Ideas You Share Together

    The Joy of Having a Friend Who Continues Creatively Working with Ideas You Share Together

    Alfonso Vallejos has been a friend to me since the mid-1980s. For about 5 years he worked with me while CRWRC was working in Belize. Alfonso, the philosopher-farmer believes that people are called by God to take care of God’s creation. It’s a wonder to see the way he has continued to develop ideas we…

  • A Dream of What Is Possible: Grafting Trees in Laos

    A Dream of What Is Possible: Grafting Trees in Laos

    I’m blessed to meet lots of good human beings. Alan is one. Alan has worked in China, Thailand and Laos for 35 years. He has genuine love for the people and a vision for what could be. In his mind’s eye he sees the potential that one day the hills may be verdant with fruit…

  • Thinking about Burma-Myanmar and Courage

    Jan 25, 2012 Courage. Daring to try in the face of daunting odds. Burma (Myanmar) has been an isolated country for a long time. But in Burma a courageous group of Christian people work to instill a “can-do” attitude among some of the poorest people working some of the poorest soils. Rice is their daily…

  • Wonder

    Wonder, Worms, and Positive Hearth Deviance One of the great gifts I received for Christmas is the little book: The Raggamuffin Gospel, by Brennan Manning. The main point is that we’re all ragamuffins in need of God’s grace. But, he has lots of wonderful points along the way: wonder is one. Love0 Share Share Share…