Saved & Sown: Why I’m Starting an Accessible Organic Farm
Starting an accessible organic farm isn’t about profit.
It’s about healing.
In my second year out of the hospital, I felt completely lost.
Everything I’d done to build a meaningful career—earning my bachelor’s degree, working my way up for nine years, managing my own department—suddenly felt like it meant nothing.
I couldn’t work. I couldn’t lead.
I was learning to live again in a body that was forever changed.
I was battling depression, grieving the life I’d had, and carrying the weight of feeling like a burden.
I was trying to figure out how to be me again… but different.
🌿 Healing Came One Seed at a Time
Somewhere in that dark place, I discovered TikTok.
My feed became filled with homemaking, homesteading, growing your own food, and living off-grid.
And something about it lit a fire inside me. I began saving videos.
One day, I cooked my very first meal from scratch.
At the same time, I began diving into my spiritual healing.
I could feel God whispering:
“These things go hand in hand. Let’s rebuild you—body, mind, and soul.”
So I began asking questions I hadn’t dared to ask in months:
Why not try to grow our own food?
Why not discover who God really is and what He wants for my life?
Why can’t I learn to swim?
Why can’t I be happy again?
🌼 The Dream Took Root
I started reading.
I followed every mom I could who was doing what I dreamed of—homeschooling, gardening, cooking from scratch.
But let’s be honest: there weren’t many moms like me.
There aren’t a lot of quad amputee women growing their own food, raising their children at home, and living off the land.
I didn’t have someone to look to who had done what I was trying to do.
So I became that woman—for myself, for my kids, and one day, maybe for someone else.
🌸 My First Garden: A Messy, Holy Start
In Spring 2023, I decided to plant my first garden.
I’d watched all the videos, read the posts, and made a plan. But I was still very much an amateur—and it showed.
I didn’t yet understand plant needs, fertilization, spacing, or watering rhythms.
But I was determined to learn, and I was fueled by something deeper than knowledge: purpose.
I knew I wasn’t just growing tomatoes. I was growing hope.
✝️ It’s Not Just for Me
My desire to build Saved & Sown Farm isn’t about financial gain—it’s about spiritual growth and Kingdom purpose.
This land, this soil, this calling... it has the power to feed the hungry, comfort widows, and support mothers like me—and unlike me.
God gave me this vision, and I’m chasing it with everything I’ve got.
One day, I do hope the farm provides an income to support my family.
But more than that, I hope it becomes a source of restoration for many.
Because my job now is simple:
Be a disciple.
Spread the Good News.
And grow something beautiful—both in the soil and in the spirit.
🌾 This is Saved & Sown
It’s not just a farm.
It’s a ministry.
It’s a second chance.
It’s a place where faith meets food, and healing meets harvest.
And I’m just getting started.
