The Farm
Grow food. Grow skills. Grow opportunity.
The All Things Good Farm is the planned farm of the Hands 4Life Generations of Wisdom Micro-Campus in Homa Bay County, Kenya. It will be a place to learn farming as a trade, sell produce and start small farm businesses, while it grows good food for orphaned children and elders.
A working farm, not a display
This farm will turn farm skills into income.
The planned Hands 4Life farm will grow food, teach and earn at the same time. People will learn systems they can run on their own land and turn into farm businesses of their own.
Children
will learn where food comes from.
Elders
will teach farming and earn from farm and craft skills.
Young adults
will learn to start farm businesses.
Visitors and neighbors
will take practical ideas home.
Expected outcomes
What the farm is designed to change.
These are goals, not results yet. Hands 4Life will track each one and report on progress.
The main goal. Planned for the years ahead
Young people, adults and elders start and run sustainable small businesses
Orphaned children as they grow into young adults, young adults from the wider community, and elders through farm and craft work, each earning their own income.
- SDG 1 No Poverty
- SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
What we will track
- People who finish entrepreneurship and skills training
- Businesses started
- Businesses still running after 12 months
- Income earned by trainees
Building on work underway now
Children and elders have food, clean water and healthcare
What we will track
- Health checks given
- Children and elders who get food and water support each month
- SDG 1 No Poverty
- SDG 2 Zero Hunger
- SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Planned for the years ahead
A model that increasingly pays its own way
Farm sales and trainee businesses will help fund the work, so it depends less on donations over time.
What we will track
- Share of costs met by local income such as farm sales
- Programs run by local leaders
- SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
SDG labels name the UN Sustainable Development Goals each outcome contributes to.
Learning by doing
What people learn here will go home with them.
No desks required. On the Hands 4Life farm, a student will be able to study biology by watching plants grow and learn business by tracking what the farm sells.
Food production
Vegetables, fruit, moringa and other nutrient-rich foods.
Nutrition
How food, preparation and daily choices keep children and elders healthy.
Agriculture
Planting, soil, water, harvest, compost and farm management.
Science and technology
Aquaponics, solar power, irrigation and water storage as hands-on science.
Small business
Budgeting, pricing, records and sales.
Generations together
Elders will share farming knowledge and traditions. Children and young adults will bring new ideas and technology.
Care for creation
Using land, water, animals and resources well, as stewardship of what God has provided.
Some of the best teachers on this farm will be elders.
Healthy living
Healthy living, God's way.
God has already given many of the basics we need to live well: good food, movement, purpose, faith and strong relationships.
Gardening keeps people moving. On the farm, vegetables, fruit, moringa and fish will provide nutritious food, and trees, bees and aquaponics will show how healthy soil, water and food systems work together.
Hands 4Life wants people to live healthier and longer, with strength, purpose and community. Whatever your faith, the benefits are practical: better nutrition and regular physical activity for every age.
Hands 4Life serves everyone, regardless of faith.
Food first. Enterprise next.
Feed the campus. Sell the surplus. Put it back to work.
Young adults will learn to produce something useful, know what it costs, find a market, keep records and reinvest.
Step 1
Feed the campus.
Food will come first, for the people and programs on the campus.
Step 2
Sell the surplus.
Extra crops and farm products will be sold at market.
Step 3
Put it back to work.
The income will go back into the farm and Hands 4Life's work in Kenya.
Planned with what Kenya already has
- Permaculture and soil building
- Fruit trees and moringa
- Beekeeping
- Small livestock
- Greenhouse
- Drip irrigation
- Rainwater storage
- Small aquaponics
- Solar power
- Water reuse
Every planned system has a practical purpose and will be something people can learn from.
Practical ways to help
Plant, water and grow the Hands 4Life farm.
$25
Plant 20 fruit or moringa trees
Nutrient-rich trees for food, nutrition lessons and hands-on learning.
Fund This$360
Provide a 5,000-liter water tank
Stores water for irrigation, food production and training.
Fund This$1,400
Irrigate the first productive acre
Drip irrigation so the first acre grows food efficiently and teaches water conservation.
Fund ThisFAQ
Questions people ask
What is the All Things Good Farm?
The All Things Good Farm is the planned farm of the Hands 4Life Generations of Wisdom Micro-Campus. When it is built, it will grow food and be a place to learn farming as a trade, sell produce and start small farm businesses.
Where is the farm?
The farm is planned for the Hands 4Life Generations of Wisdom Micro-Campus in Homa Bay County, Kenya.
How will the farm make money?
Food from the farm will first feed the people and programs on the campus. Surplus crops and farm products will be sold, and the income will go back into the farm and Hands 4Life's work in Kenya. Trainees will also learn to start farm businesses of their own.
What can a gift to the farm pay for?
A gift to the farm helps put trees, bees, gardens, water systems, aquaponics, tools and training in place. For example, $25 plants 20 fruit or moringa trees, $360 provides a 5,000-liter water tank and $1,400 irrigates the first productive acre.
Help build a farm that teaches people how to live well.
Your gift helps put trees, bees, gardens, water systems, aquaponics, tools and training in place, so people will learn here and take healthier habits and practical skills home.