The Earth Belongs to All
CBF Field Personnel / environment / Field Personnel Columns

The Earth Belongs to All

By Jeff Lee At the beginning of 2021, CBF Macedonia began a partnership with another organization. This partnership has the goal to create a community garden for a local community. We applied for a community impact grant from the British Embassy in the Republic of North Macedonia. We received 6,000 euros to establish the community … Continue reading

More than Tomatoes for More than Groundhogs
CBF Field Personnel / Feature / Field Personnel / Missions

More than Tomatoes for More than Groundhogs

This story was written by Jessica Hearne, CBF field personnel and a Grace and Main leader and founding member. You can support her work either by donating to Grace and Main or directly to her support fund. You might have already guessed it but managing the leadership team of Grace and Main’s Urban Farm has been … Continue reading

Good Roots, Good Fruit
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Good Roots, Good Fruit

By Jessica McDougald When I was growing up, we’d go visit my grandparents a few weekends out of each year. Upon arriving, I wanted two things: one, to be the very center of my Grandma’s attention (she has always been on the list of my Top 5 Favorite People) and, two, to go upstairs to … Continue reading

Lush and Abundant Life
CBF Field Personnel / COVID-19 / Field Personnel

Lush and Abundant Life

Over the next weeks and months, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will be sharing reflections from our CBF field personnel serving around the world. These are stories of impact and outreach, Gospel-sharing and relationship building, long-term presence and abundant love. The following is a reflection from CBF field personnel Jon and Tanya Parks, who serve in … Continue reading

Cultivating Abundance in a Time of Scarcity
COVID-19 / Feature / Field Personnel

Cultivating Abundance in a Time of Scarcity

By Bekah Rhea COVID-19 is spurring us on to take up a wide variety of hobbies. Gardening is one of the most popular, presenting the opportunity to spend time outdoors and away from Netflix. In fact, so many people are starting their “COVID gardens” that seasoned community gardeners like CBF’s Rick Burnette are having some … Continue reading

Okra and Community
COVID-19 / General CBF

Okra and Community

By Layne Smith  A friend of forty years and I are taking a stab at gardening this year. We reserved a 10×10 foot plot in our community garden. We discussed long and hard about what to plant. Okra was always at the top of the list. Recently, I’ve begun listening to the Bitter Southerner Podcast. … Continue reading