This isn’t new. We've done this before—during past immigration crackdowns and again during the COVID-19 lockdowns—whenever people were forced to stay inside.

Over the first half of 2024 we have been fortunate to have 168 volunteers who assisted with Cultivate Abundance efforts to grow, collect,...

“They don’t like touching each other.” Mr. Jay was responding to my question as to why he grew his collards in a large array of...

It is with deep grief and great appreciation that the staff and board of Cultivate Abundance remember and celebrate the life of founding...

“But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” (Amos 5:24). In the Misión Peniel kitchen at 3:00 p.m....

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should...

In food insecure communities every year is a challenge. Long-term barriers to adequate food access don't happen by accident. This is...

"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year,...

Only a few months after celebrating Thanksgiving holiday we experience another dose of gratitude. At the beginning of each year, we tally...

On a recent Saturday morning, over 30 Immokalee neighbors gathered in the Misión Peniel garden for a brief time of exchange and...

In April, Rick Shaw, pastor of South Venice (Florida) Baptist, reached out to inquire about church members visiting Cultivate Abundance...

From January through June 2021, Cultivate Abundance grew and collected 22,482 lbs. of local produce – amounting to 72,780 food servings –...

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31) When poverty, unrest, climate change...

Recently, I shared about insights gained from a year of Cultivate Abundance’s response to farmworker food insecurity during the COVID-19...

The beginning of the year is probably the busiest time for nonprofits as we crunch numbers from the previous year, analyze the data and...

My Facebook friend, Greg, recently reflected on the old phrase, “Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ll...

Cultivate Abundance aims to saturate the farmworker town of Immokalee, and eventually other food desert communities, with locally-grown,...

Friday, June 12 Friday afternoon, June 12, was scorching hot in Immokalee, Florida. Practicing social distancing, we were sharing food...

The current COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the US food system, with the farm town of Immokalee right in the middle of the...

In terms of food production, I’m not quite sure what to call myself. I suppose I’m a home gardener. My residential plot is approximately...