Farm to Flourish is a new initiative of New Garden Farm at Church of the Redeemer in Greensboro, North Carolina (ACNA, Diocese of Christ our Hope). The vision of New Garden Farm is to welcome Church of the Redeemer, the city of Greensboro, and all nations to the banquet table of Christ. This vision takes practical shape through cultivating a “front porch” ministry where church, parish, and land are all nourished by the Gospel. A front porch is a place of welcome and connection, where those inside (the church) and those outside (the parish) can build lasting relationships through the redemptive stewardship of creation (the land).

Farm to Flourish (F2F) is a refugee youth discipleship program that empowers refugee youth through paid work opportunities, discipleship, and education in the context of regenerative agriculture. The training and leadership opportunities participants take on through F2F, in turn, become central to the “front porch” work of New Garden Farm. Alongside young men and women from Rwanda, Uganda, the Congo, and elsewhere, this initiative deepens the local church’s discipleship; stewards the gifts of soil, water, and air; and blesses the City of Greensboro.