the Waste-Not Wagon.

God bless y'all for your support and prayers. as a small renegade on the farm have acquired a bus. i introduce to you the Waste-Not Wagon.



Vision of the Wagon

To bring together neighbors near and far who believe that another Way is possible.

Mission of the Wagon

* Empower communities to become food- and resource-secure
* Support communities to improve health and well-being through growing food
* Encourage communities to share local resources
* And above all, love God through loving neighbors.

Become a Wagoneer

We Wagoneers need all the help the Lord is willing to offer. Hospitality. Prayer. Agricultural and Engineering experience. Stories. Book recommendations. Garden tools. Saved seeds. And friends along the Wagon trail. As Wendell Berry said, “Love the Lord. Love the world. Work for nothing. Take all that you have and be poor. Love someone who does not deserve it.” And if the Lord has blessed you with monetary abundance, please share. If not with us, with your neighbor.

For information on the projects we will have on the Wagon and to find out how to help, visit our website: http://wastenotwagon.wordpress.com.


love, the raggedy wagoneer.

reasons to be thankful.

1. biking in a farm hand-me-down dress to collect chicken eggs after lunch.
2. milking goats to the tune of the sun-rising.
3. sitting on abandoned couches in the middle of the yard as the big ol' texas sun tucks itself to bed.
4. folks who think dirty farmers are beautiful.
   
5. teaching city kids about compost.
6. having pre-schoolers close their eyes, inhale the scent of 35 tons of turkey manure, and watch the delight/disgust in their eyes.
7. snake-skin boots.
8. progressive tea parties with farmers who look like gypsies when they trade in their overalls and carhartts for skirts.
   
9. wendell berry's mad farmer liberation front.
10. farm-brewed kombucha.
11. friday morning baptist hymn sings.
12. beautiful community composed of broken folks (ie the body of Christ).
13. rocking chairs.
14. laundry lines.
15. the never ending pot o' coffee.
16. others who appreciate agriculture as art.
17. reclaiming the abandoned places of the kingdom by growing vegetables on vacant lots, in front lawns and old busted-up television sets.
    
18. God. neighbors. the opportunity to love and be loved on a daily basis. and give thanks.