Promise Land Pastures has three pillar activities: FARMING, MENTORING, and MISSIONS. The idea is to weave all of these facets of our work into one integrated whole. To that end, we have been including mentoring in our Garden Team as we grow food for a stew event we are preparing for this fall. That gathering will be a celebration of
Our vision is to build TEAMS marked by true intertwining: weaving together believers from different races, churches, and denominations, while linking the farm’s five activity areas so each one connects to and circles back to the others. We’ve been praying for racial diversity to become a hallmark of our events. Charles City County is known for its three main groups—White,
The Sol-a-Carte is our own invention, born out of a need for backup power on the farm. We were particularly concerned about powering the well pump to support our animals during a prolonged power outage. We wanted a sustainable, quiet power source that could run indefinitely without fuel. The well is deep and requires a 240-volt (two-phase) power source, so
The Mission of the Mission farm is to utilize a working farm as a platform for education, mentoring, and community partnerships. It is a wonderful concept. That is, to take an established working farm and use it as a place where a rural community can partner together to provide mentoring and educational experiences to our youth. One key concept is
Promise Land Pastures is home to a growing herd of Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats. Our girls are registered with the American Goat Society or AGS. We have been having a number of kids born on the farm recently. There isn’t much that’s cuter than a baby goat! here are a few of the new additions…