Farming
The farming program started in 2008 and was simply for the purpose of feeding our staff. Zimbabwe has been in constant financial turmoil since 2000 and the cost of food was ever rising and even absent from the markets.
There was available land for farming on site of Hunnington Retreat Centre and with the methods of
Foundations For Farming, formerly Farming God's Way, ZOM sought to provide food for the staff and hope to turn a profit to cover operating expenses.
Funds were donated to the camp to allow us to grind our own corn. In turn, we opened our services up to the community for a small fee. The camp is roughly 26 miles from the town of Chinhoyi. In order to have the corn ground one would have to hitch a ride, stand in long lines, and pay a fee to have the corn ground. All the while hoping you were not robbed along the way.
Now the community has shorter, cheaper, and safer passage to meet their needs!
We are continuing to develop the program, so that it can support itself and generate an income.
Corn is a staple in the Zimbabwean diet, as they will grind it into a flour to make a dish called Sudza. If available they will add to it a relish made from Rape (similar to collard greens), onions, and tomatoes that is cooked down with oil.
There was available land for farming on site of Hunnington Retreat Centre and with the methods of
Foundations For Farming, formerly Farming God's Way, ZOM sought to provide food for the staff and hope to turn a profit to cover operating expenses.
Funds were donated to the camp to allow us to grind our own corn. In turn, we opened our services up to the community for a small fee. The camp is roughly 26 miles from the town of Chinhoyi. In order to have the corn ground one would have to hitch a ride, stand in long lines, and pay a fee to have the corn ground. All the while hoping you were not robbed along the way.
Now the community has shorter, cheaper, and safer passage to meet their needs!
We are continuing to develop the program, so that it can support itself and generate an income.
Corn is a staple in the Zimbabwean diet, as they will grind it into a flour to make a dish called Sudza. If available they will add to it a relish made from Rape (similar to collard greens), onions, and tomatoes that is cooked down with oil.
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