Farming God’s Way: Using His Provision for Higher Crop Yields
FGW does not burn anything. It uses all the weeds, grass and anything else leftover from previous seasons as a mulch layer. This layer is called “God’s blanket” because it is what you would find in the natural forest. This mulch layer provides the soil with nutrition and protects the topsoil from strong sunshine and erosion due to heavy rain. It also nourishes the termites, which typically cut down corn stalks and then eat them once they dry. When the termites are fed, they leave the fresh stalks alone and benefit the soil. 
Photo: A freshly planted field with its mulch layer intact
Since 2019, we have planted ½ acre of corn using the Farming God’s Way (FGW) method and ½ acre using the local way at our training farm in Gulu.
Photo: Prepping a field for planting
FGW is more work but is yielding better results! In September, our farm workers harvested and processed the corn fields that were planted in early April and found that FGW yields a larger harvest. Our corn crops yielded 408 lbs using the local way and 1,407 lbs using FGW. The picture below shows the FGW harvest drying in the currently empty chicken house. It’s the largest harvest we’ve had since we started farming!
Photo: Corn harvest drying
In the future, we plan to teach more Hope Alive! families about this method so they can try FGW on their own land. We are excited that the results speak for themselves, so families can know this is truly God’s way to sow and reap!
