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The Redeeming the Dirt Podcast

Noah Sanders

58 episodes

3 weeks ago

Send us a text What if the most “successful” version of your life is the one that brings your faith and family back to the center? We sit down with author and homesteader Rory Groves to rethink success through the lens of calling, freedom, and the family economy. Rory shares how moving from a tech career to a 10-acre homestead reshaped his metrics—from income and scale to presence, purpose, and work his kids can inherit. We unpack insights from Durable Trades, the research behind family-cente...

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Religion & Spirituality,

Alternative Health

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Send us a text What if the most “successful” version of your life is the one that brings your faith and family back to the center? We sit down with author and homesteader Rory Groves to rethink success through the lens of calling, freedom, and the family economy. Rory shares how moving from a tech career to a 10-acre homestead reshaped his metrics—from income and scale to presence, purpose, and work his kids can inherit. We unpack insights from Durable Trades, the research behind family-cente...

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Religion & Spirituality,

Alternative Health

Episodes (20/58)

The Redeeming the Dirt Podcast

Rethinking Success: Family, Freedom, and the Durable Trades

Send us a text What if the most “successful” version of your life is the one that brings your faith and family back to the center? We sit down with author and homesteader Rory Groves to rethink success through the lens of calling, freedom, and the family economy. Rory shares how moving from a tech career to a 10-acre homestead reshaped his metrics—from income and scale to presence, purpose, and work his kids can inherit. We unpack insights from Durable Trades, the research behind family-cente...

3 weeks ago

49 minutes

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Stepping Out in Faith to Train Others: Interview with Amanda Nelson

Send us a text What happens when biblical stewardship principles meet challenging southern clay soil? Amanda Nelson's journey from reluctant teenage gardener to community trainer offers a compelling answer. Amanda's path began with a simple question: how would her family survive if grocery stores became unavailable? This prompted her first gardening attempts, which quickly led to frustration as north Georgia's notoriously difficult soil—clay mixed with nearly impenetrable chert rock—seemed d...

3 months ago

47 minutes

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The Untapped Potential of Agriculture in Global Missions

Send us a text What happens when churches embrace agriculture as ministry? Frank Sindler, Executive Director of Equipping Farmers International, reveals how biblical farming principles are transforming both landscapes and lives across the Global South. The numbers tell a striking story: approximately 70-80% of Christians in developing nations are farmers, yet for decades, mission efforts have overlooked this crucial aspect of discipleship. While churches planted throughout Africa, Asia, and ...

6 months ago

55 minutes

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Multiplying Discipleship through Land Stewardship with Curtis Sergeant

Send us a text Step into the rich soil of discipleship as we explore the profound connections between farming and the Great Commission with Curtis Sergeant, a discipleship multiplication expert whose methods have catalyzed movements resulting in millions of believers and churches worldwide. Curtis shares his remarkable journey from an unreached island in China to establishing a training center that has equipped disciple-makers in 174 countries. The key? A simple, reproducible approach that m...

7 months ago

1 hour 2 minutes

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"Can You Really Garden Without Tilling?" with guest Johann van der Ham

Send us a text Embrace a radical shift in your gardening approach as we dive deep into the concept of no-till gardening! This episode illuminates how you can cultivate a flourishing garden without the use of a tiller. Listeners will meet Johann, a seasoned farmer with extensive experience from Malawi, who shares invaluable insights on the significance of soil life and encouraging sustainable practices that honor God's creation. Explore the challenges and rewards of preparing your garden plot...

8 months ago

1 hour 11 minutes

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Developing a Christian Worldview for Agriculture with Micah Humphreys

Send us a text In this episode of the Redeeming the Dirt Podcast, we explore the important connection between agriculture and a Christian worldview, discussing how biblical principles can inform and transform farming practices. You will hear insights from Micah Humphreys, a professor at the College of the Ozarks, emphasizing stewardship and the role of faith in nurturing God's creation while encouraging listeners to engage in agriculture with hearts of humility and obedience to God. In our c...

9 months ago

1 hour 35 minutes

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Missional Stewardship: Radical Discipleship through Redemption of the Ordinary

Send us a text What if faith in Jesus could transform your everyday routines and responsibilities? This episode of the Redeeming the Dirt podcast challenges you to rethink how your Christian beliefs can permeate all aspects of life, especially in agriculture. Join me, Noah Sanders, as we unpack the concept of missional stewardship—where faith meets practical living. Discover how the biblical call to stewardship and discipleship can not only redeem our relationship with Creation but also refle...

11 months ago

33 minutes

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The Battle to Control Food and Farming with Curtis Bowers

Send us a text Food and farming matters to God because they are part of his design and creation and impact the life and health of every person on earth. But Satan also cares, because the control of food and farming brings opportunities and power for his agenda of death, theft, and slavery. As we seek to be faithful to steward the land and serve others, it is important that we understand the battle we live in so we can accurately walk in truth and live effective lives. In this episode I talk w...

1 year ago

1 hour 9 minutes

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Send us a text As we seek to follow God, even in stewarding the land, we must be motivated by faith in his wisdom and guidance. Many people are feeling called to build 'ark' homesteads as a protection against times of judgement and difficulty. Sometimes it can be discouraging and be easy to second guess what we are doing, but we must always return to acting in faith, even when it seems foolish. The roles people are called to may be different, and not everyone is called to 'build an ark', but ...

2 years ago

26 minutes

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Realistic Off-Grid Solutions for Families and Communities with Kemble Hildreth of Acorn Land Labs

Send us a text In the United States most of us receive our daily necessities of food, water, energy, shelter and sanitation from the 'grid', a complex system of production and distribution. This grid is a historically unprecedented economic system that is characterized by specialization, centralization, complication, and communication. It is incredible in its ability to create and supply a wide range of services and products. However, it also creates a society of consumers who don't need many...

2 years ago

1 hour 24 minutes

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Family Economics on the Farm and Homestead

Send us a text We live in an age where the family is viewed primarily as a unit of consumption. Families consume entertainment together, take vacations together, eat out together, and buy gifts for each other on birthdays and holidays. And these are great things to do together. But historically and biblically families were also productive and worked together to create valuable products and services through family households, homesteads, businesses and farms. Families that worked together with...

2 years ago

1 hour 8 minutes

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Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?

Send us a text The new opportunities and potential of artificial intelligence are making waves in the digital world even as many of us are busy working in our gardens in the world of nature. We can ignore AI tools like ChatGPT, but they will impact our families and farms directly or indirectly whether we like it or not, the same way the internet and cell phones have. It is important that we understand the technology, it's ramifications, and intentionally engage or disengage from it so t...

2 years ago

51 minutes

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Building a Gardening Team Helps Foster Community and Create More Gardens

Send us a text It can be exciting to think about using gardens to serve and teach people in our community. But it can also be daunting. The good news is that we aren't designed to do it alone! In this episode I do a panel interview with members of the leadership team of the Well-Watered Gardens of Johnson County . They have created a wonderful model of collaborating with local organizations, volunteers, and churches to impact their community through a half dozen Well-Watered Gardens. I hope t...

2 years ago

1 hour 14 minutes

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Garden Helps Church Grow, Serve, and Introduce People to Jesus

Send us a text In 2021 Scott and Beth Sherman were sent by their pastor to a Foundations for Farming training where they learned about the Well-Watered Garden Project. After returning to their church in Naples, Florida they started a church community garden where they have trained over 200 people to 'Garden God's Way'. As a result they have created a vibrant community, grown the church, and introduced people to Jesus for the first time. Imagine what it would be like if churches all over the c...

2 years ago

49 minutes

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Agricultural Ministry in Developed Countries

Send us a text Does agriculture have a place in ministering to and helping the poor and marginalized in developed nations? In this interview I speak with Nick and Anna Heasman, whose family has been using gardening to work with long-term unemployed people. They have a vision and calling to implement the principles of Foundations for Farming in the UK and we get to hear some of the amazing journey God has them on. Support the show at www.redeemingthedirt.com/support Support the show

2 years ago

51 minutes

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The Call to Sustainable Living with Sarah and Nelson Phero

Send us a text Does the lifestyle that we lead really matter as a Christian? How can we be good stewards not only in agriculture, but in the choices we make as consumers? In this episode I talk with Sarah and Nelson Phero about their journey in starting Hospitality Spring Farm and how their lifestyle has enabled them to share Christ with their community and people from abroad. You can purchase Sarah's book, Stewards of the Earth: A Call to More Sustainable Living at the following link. ...

2 years ago

36 minutes

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Off-Grid Living and Christian Community with Jack Dody of Abundaculture

Send us a text As many of us look to grow some of our own food in these times of threatening food shortages, energy often comes up on our radar as something else we depend on. In this episode of the Redeeming the Dirt Podcast Noah speaks with Jack Dody who has been living off-grid and helping others design off-grid systems around the world for decades. Jack shares practical advice and tips on real world systems and helps us recognize the importance of Christian community for true resilience.&...

3 years ago

1 hour 23 minutes

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The Christian Homesteading Movement with Josh Thomas

Send us a text Today there is a movement of Christians being called back to the land who are starting homesteads, but with a desire to shine for Jesus. In this episode I am joined by Josh Thomas from The Homestead Family to talk about homesteading, why God cares about it, the modern Christian homesteading movement, and tips for people getting started. Josh and his family homestead in Idaho and serve countless people with their super helpful educational resources. He attended the 2018 Redeemin...

3 years ago

58 minutes

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Property Rights, Farming, and Standing for Truth with Ben Freeth

Send us a text In a time when socialism is gaining more support the idea of private property, even in the church, can tend to be viewed as selfish and unnecessary. Does God care about private property? As Christian farmers how should we view ownership of the land? Shouldn't we just have everything in common? In this important episode Noah Sanders interviews Ben Freeth about his experience standing up for property rights in a country where they were violently stripped away. They discuss ...

3 years ago

59 minutes

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Standing Firm In the Battle

Send us a text As we look around and see the unprecedented times we live in what should be our response as Christians? In this episode of the Redeeming the Dirt Podcast we take a look at the reality of the battles we face today both generally and in agriculture. We also wrestle with our responsibility as Christians to stand firm in these changing times as we seek to be prepared for the return of Jesus. To view the text of the "Stand Firm" poem I shared at the end you can click here. I wan...

3 years ago

47 minutes