New Year at Hazelnut City Farm

We had our first Hazelnut City Farm meeting of 2021 yesterday afternoon.  It was a good opportunity to see people and pray together for the year ahead.  I’m really excited about the possibilities of Hazelnut, and developing Church focused farms in Bristol and beyond.  There is something truly sacramental about working together on the land, mixing our labour with God’s creation.  In the autumn being together outside was so much more of a positive experience that being socially distanced in a church building.  But even more important that the current situation, church farms offer opportunities to engage society in a new way that puts community and the environment at the centre.  Imagine if every church was also a farm.  What would that do for perceptions of Christianity?  I think it would help to bring more and more people into a relationship with God, at the same time as being integral to doing something about the environment crisis.  This is something I hope to think more about and reflect on in the year ahead.