"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...

Thursday is harvest day in the garden behind the food pantry in Immokalee. During this cool season time of year we gather lettuce,...

A few weeks ago, as I planted cowpeas between the stalks of a maturing stand of Guatemalan corn, I had a flashback.

Cultivate Abundance has many local partners that join with us in food solidarity. Some were born and raised in Southwest Florida. But...

It was my first trip to the Bahamas, not all that far from my Florida home. Traveling with Mark Buhlig – Missouri pastor, church...

Recently I had a pleasant morning devoted to harvesting produce. From my own carambola tree, a little over 40 lbs. of starfruit was...

My friend, Brad, is almost as nosy as I am as we’re both always on the prowl for interesting gardens. And though we wholeheartedly...

It’s a hot October morning in Immokalee and dozens of volunteers are gathered on a concrete slab behind the Misión Peniel building. ...