Third Way Farm

Third Way Farm is the embodiment of a vision to unite regenerative agriculture with radical discipleship inspired by Jesus’ teachings on nonviolent resistance to oppressive and unjust systems. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells us not to respond with violence but to “turn the other cheek” when someone strikes. Unlike the commonly accepted interpretation of this teaching which calls for a passive, “peaceful,” response to violence, the "Third Way" becomes a creative alternative calling for nonviolent action and resistance to systems of oppression. We believe the global industrial food system is doing a world of violence to our bodies, land, water, and communities. Instead of responding with more violence or simply turning our cheek, at Third Way Farm, we are creating the alternative. We are repairing, restoring, and rehabilitating our community through regenerative agriculture that repairs, restores, and rehabilitates the land. We are educating, mentoring, and instilling faith for a broken and beaten world that is rooted in unbounded love and grace by actively, and radically, following Jesus. We are planting the seeds of justice as we sow, tend, and harvest healthy and wholesome food by planting ourselves in the work of resisting oppressive systems and caring for the earth which extends beyond our tables and ecosystems out into the world.