The Beginnings - A Step of Faith

When all of this started I was working as an administrative assistant at my church.  God was telling me it was time for me to leave but I was too busy looking for a new job to hear Him.  While my job search continued, my restlessness at my current job was becoming unbearable.  I kept hearing God say over a period of months, "You're not trusting me".  It was loud and clear, there was no denying this is what He was saying to me.  While talking with a friend one day and sharing with her these things I was going through, she looked at me and said, "I think you know what you need to do".  With the blessings of my dear husband, the next day I turned in my letter of resignation.  Done.

While I continued my job search, I knew I wanted to be a farmer.  This is what God was calling me to do.  I started reading book after book, devising a plan, making decisions on the best use of the land we have.  The job offers were not pouring in and I was a little nervous but I had to trust God.  After much research, I picked my two favorite books and read them continuously.  I didn't want to read anything that didn't have something to do with growing vegetables. 

The New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman

All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew

I decided on raised beds and organic.  While I am not certified organic, I am using organic methods.  Since it was September when I resigned from my job, I had fall and winter to plan my garden.  We decided where it was going to be, what I was going to plant, and how much it was going to cost (ha!). 

Here are a couple of sites I like to visit:

Four Season Farm

Square Foot Gardening

In the mean time, I had two contractor jobs that were keeping me busy and bringing in a little cash.  God was taking care of us, I just had to trust.