by admin | Jun 12, 2014 | Appropriate Technology, Community, Gardening, Josh Jamison, Permaculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Uncategorized, Values, Village Life
One of our guiding farming principles at HEART is the stewardship of soil through building healthy microbial populations and increasing soil organic matter content. The degradation of soil is one of the key contributing factors to global hunger and all initiatives to...
by admin | Jun 9, 2014 | Faith Gallian, Village Life, Worldview
When I was a little girl living in Clarksdale, Mississippi, I would go to my grandparents’ house a few days each week. My grandfather had an old recliner that he sat in while he watched the weather channel. To a 4 year old, it seemed like all day. I would crawl...
by admin | Jun 2, 2014 | Culture, Faith Gallian, Generation Y, Uncategorized, Values, Village Life, Worldview
I am sitting on the font steps of the h.e.a.r.t. office as I type this. The cool wind that breezes across my face reminds me of what I use to know of fall, which this Indiana girl misses living in Florida. However, this winter I haven’t once complained about missing...
by admin | May 28, 2014 | Ashley Carter, Beliefs, Community, Spiritual Development, Values, Worldview
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a re-do? What if you could travel back in time? Step back into any moment of your life. I’m sure you’ve either thought of it on your own or been asked the question before. Most of the time however, you’re asked which person from history...
by admin | May 25, 2014 | Alumni, Community, Generation Y, Mission, Student, Village Life
“H.e.a.r.t. kids are weird.” “They don’t talk to anyone but each other for a whole month.” “All they do is work in gardens, make their own food, and sing Kumbaya around the campfire.” “I don’t think any of them even shower.” These are all the things I heard about...
by admin | May 22, 2014 | Community, Uncategorized, Village Life
My wife, Abby, and I were h.e.a.r.t. students in the Fall of 2006. So much has changed since then and often I find myself contrasting what I knew with what I am now experiencing. Back then, the trees were just starting to recover from the wrath of Hurricanes Charley,...
by admin | May 19, 2014 | Becoming a Missionary Mom, Heather Webb, Spiritual Development, Uncategorized
It’s become pretty well known in the past years that many people suffer from the Winter Blues, especially in the Northern States. The days are shorter, the skies are grey and a lot of people just feel down. They even make special lamps that produce artificial sunlight...
by admin | Mar 27, 2014 | Emily Jamison, How To, Nutrition, Permaculture, Recipe, Uncategorized, Village Life
Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is an edible annual bush we grow at h.e.a.r.t. and is one of my favorite plants. Every time I bring someone new to the garden I want them to taste it. Sometimes it takes a little convincing, but when they finally do, they are never...
by admin | Mar 17, 2014 | Appropriate Technology, Community, How To, Michael McDaniel, Uncategorized, Village Life
Over the years, the intense Florida sun destroyed the dashboard of the h.e.a.r.t. pickup truck. The plastic had become so brittle and broken that you could actually see the engine while sitting in the driver’s seat. At h.e.a.r.t., we believe in recycling and upcycling...
by admin | Mar 13, 2014 | Becoming a Missionary Mom, Beliefs, Community, Culture, Heather Webb, Theology, Uncategorized, Values, Village Life, Worldview
It was surgery day. Prisca had checked into the General Hospital the night before. A group of us went that morning to visit her and pray with her before she was taken to the OR for her hysterectomy. My stomach churned and I felt sick at the thought of what Prisca and...
