{"id":6119,"date":"2020-02-07T09:45:26","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T08:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=6119"},"modified":"2020-02-07T09:45:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T08:45:26","slug":"at-the-back-2-eden-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2020\/02\/07\/at-the-back-2-eden-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Back 2 Eden farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/02\/blog-dragon-fruit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6124\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/02\/blog-dragon-fruit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/02\/blog-dragon-fruit.jpg 253w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/02\/blog-dragon-fruit-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a>The good news is that dragonfruit and jackfruit are starting to come, and it is a wonder to see how fast some trees and plants grow, in spite of drought and winds that commonly are about 25 but can be up to 80 kilometers\/hour.\u00a0 Yes, imagine little trees trying to stand up to that!\u00a0 And, planting and growing are happening all over the farm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6122\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/02\/blog-Sawyer-helping.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6122\" class=\"wp-image-6122 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/02\/blog-Sawyer-helping.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/02\/blog-Sawyer-helping.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/02\/blog-Sawyer-helping-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sawyer planting corn<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The sad news is that Jaydene, a friend who has volunteered with us in the past, won\u2019t be able to come on as manager at Back 2 Eden.\u00a0 She will keep on with teaching young people at a local skills training center, which is a very good thing, but it\u2019s B2E\u2019s loss.\u00a0 Please pray with us as we seek to keep the ag project going and out in the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=6119&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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