What does composting have to do with God?

That's a question I've been asking myself too. Here's the best way I can answer that.

Actually, the longer question might be, "What does composting have to do with what God is doing in and through the greater community of Siloam Springs, Ark?"

You don't have to be a believer to know that tough times are ahead. Composting to us is just one of many ways we can secondarily support some of our more primary preparedness initiatives. It's part of an overall strategy to lower our overall consumerism-dependant center of gravity. Composting, but ultimately gardening, is a way to diversify our source of food. It has been said that the average neighborhood grocery store has about 2 days of inventory in stock at any given time. This nation sees disasters of all kinds year-round ultimately with no geographical boundaries and our infrastructure is constantly being tested and affected. Whether large scale or more regionally speaking if we became cutoff from product or transportation our local neighborhood markets could dry up very quickly. Our family has chosen wise ways to store extra water and food and other supplies to mitigate the harm that could befall us in this type of a scenario. Growing a garden helps ensure that we have fresh fruit & veggies 3 seasons out of the year, not to mention the many other benefits to producing your own food. So we feel that we are following divinely inspired wisdom in adopting these and like practices. And we freely share our knowledge and skills with others so that we as believers can be in a better position in times of crisis to show God's love to others when they need it most.

So, please don't be surprised as you see forthcoming posts describing more "off the grid" habits as we prepare for the things that history and the Word have taught us are inevitable eventualities. In the words of a dream the Lord gave me back in April of this year, facing the oncoming storm, it is our goal to help, "Get the people ready!"

- Wade Baker