It seems like a long time since we finished harvesting the wheat at Seeds of Life Growing Project in July. You can see from this photo that the field dosen’t look too impressive...just a dull boring piece of brown dirt! In fact there are many things that have happened since July and are hidden in this dirt. Because wheat harvest is in the summer, we have a long time before winter to get ready for the next season. In August we planted a mixture of oats, peas and forage radish as a “cover crop” to compete with weeds and provide growth of plants and roots to condition the soil. In October we applied fertilizer and limestone to provide nutrition for next year’s crop of corn. And then, late in October our farming partner used a tillage machine to partially bury the cover crop residue. We have a head start on next year’s growing season!
As we were doing all of this I couldn’t stop thinking about how fortunate we are in Canada to have the good climate, tools and technology to do the excellent farming that we take for granted. This is in contrast to the limited resources and the changing climate that farmers overseas have to work with. The work of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and our overseas partners is saving lives in helping these people. Truly a CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO HUNGER.
This month we sent our project report to the Foodgrains Bank, and with it we sent $44,000 to our member church accounts at the Foodgrains Bank. I want to thank all of our donors for your support in making 2018 another successful year. Please visit seeds-of-life.ca for details on how to donate. Financial statements will be available early in 2019.
