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This workshop was co-facilitated by ECHO Asia staff and SIL's LEAD Global staff. This workshop was hosted at the Sala Conference Center, onsite ECHO Asia campus.
Our week was full(!), with a mix of Scripture engagement topics and specific restorative agricultural practices.
Day 1
Day 1
1 Theological Foundations for Faith and Farming.pptxA timeline activity to visualize God's narrative of Scripture and how agriculture is part of restoration.
Day 2
Day 2
6 Farming and Farmers in the Bible.pptx
A demonstration on healthy soils.
Seeds are a way God allows the earth to sustain itself.
8 Faith Farming and Creation Care_.pptx
Neglected and Underutilized Crop Demo and Meal
Neglected and Underutilized Crop Demo and Meal
an ECHO specialty, and always a favorite! These plant species are often important indigenous vegetable/food sources but have been lost to globalization. These plants have unique nutrition and are uniquely adapted to the local microclimates, providing food security in less-than-ideal conditions.
Day 3
Day 3
13 Faith, Farming, and Rest.pptxWe looked at how rest is an important part of God's plan, and how Scripture informs our patterns of rest and work.
On-Farm Feeds demo
On-Farm Feeds demo
Participants learning how to use feedstock from their own area to produce viable livestock feeds.
Mixing Bio-char
Mixing Bio-char
Pyrolyzed material is mixed with manure to make it biologically-active charcoal, or bio-char! This is a valuable soil amendment in clay-type soils.
Day 4 - Vision Visits
Day 4 - Vision Visits
Vision visits happened today! Participants went to a dairy farm and a vegetable farm where they saw firsthand how farmers in Northern Thailand were farming in restorative ways.
Day 5
Day 5
Today consisted of reflections from the Vision Visits yesterday, and the creation of an action plan of how these principles and Scripture engagement ideas will be implemented in their home communities.
17 Being Changed and Being Change Agents (1).pptxExtending this idea of restorative farming and agriculture as God's first mandate to Adam is vital for the world today. In this session, participants create an action plan for how they will share this understanding with their communities.
Photographer Credit
Photographer Credit
Zeke du Plessis, Marc Ewell
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