If you are interested in attending an in-person training event here is our schedule for 2026. 

April 24th and 25th 2026: Noah is speaking at The Homestead Conference in Waco Texas

Details and dates coming soon. October 2026 Foundations for Farming Training for Trainers

Please pray that God would use these events to grow people's faith, raise up Christian leaders in agriculture, and multiply disciples.

Get your hands dirty through our classes offered at our Alabama Foundations for Farming Training Center!

Foundations for Farming Training for Trainers Events:

This is specifically for people who feel called to impact others by hosting their own trainings in their own community or through existing mission or ministry work. This is 'training for trainers' and will be limited to a small group so that we will be able to cater it to the specific needs and situations of the students attending. We will need a minimum of 5 adult attendees and maximum of 10. We plan to offer these training multiple times throughout the year and students will need to attend one of the subsequent scheduled trainings if the registration for this training is too small or full. Follow up support will be available as graduates host their own trainings in the coming months.

In 2026 we will be having just one Training for Trainer's event. It will be in October. We are still firming up the dates and will post them as soon as we have them.

What You Will Learn

We will be training students to teach others from a Gospel-based Biblical worldview using the Well-Watered Garden training curriculum 12-lesson program. 

By the end of the training you will be able to:

• Communicate how the gospel relates to agriculture.
• Understand what it takes to have soil that produces abundant crops naturally
• Manage your garden in a way that produces joy and makes a profit. 
• Use eight simple questions to create an easy, but effective garden plan. 
• Clear a spot for your garden without plowing or tilling
• Make thermal compost and natural organic fertilizers
• Layout garden beds with a simple system that allows for ease of management and space for a variety of crops.
• Plant seeds or transplants with a simple spacing system that is easy to follow and remember.
• Care faithfully for your garden with three simple tasks. 
• Share your faith in Jesus through your garden.
• Train others in what you have just learned.

We will also be covering more in-depth topics like:

• Scaling up for homestead-level food security
• Growing for markets
• Alternative (off-grid) energy
• Backyard chickens
• Home dairy operations

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