Honey and Hope
A Divine Appointment
Not far from our home, tucked away in the rural-urban interface of west Orlando, there is a wonderful place doing the restorative work of the Father called Edgewood Children's Ranch. Their mission and creed is:
Mending Hearts. Healing Spirits. Transforming Futures. Helping at-risk children and their families find hope through Faith, Love, & Education since 1966.
Our Connection to the Ranch
We learned of Edgewood Children's Ranch through a friend last year, long before Rescue Revival began. After touring the ranch and seeing their Residential and Family Care programs firsthand, we knew this was a place the Lord would want us to support. They don't just provide care; they work to restore the lives of children in a Christ-centered environment.
Discovering Hope Farms
On the ranch, an organic farmer runs Hope Farms. Hope Farms is the agricultural program for Edgewood Children's Ranch. The crops grown here first feed the onsite families, with any excess sold to restaurants and the local community to fund the ranch’s mission. Our two sons volunteer on the farm weekly and have grown to love the work and the community there.
Hope Farms is sustainable in the fact that it provides food for the ranch cafeteria and families and then recycles their food waste back into the garden as compost. Everything that the farm produces from vegetables, fruit, honey, and compost is made/grown with the health of the soil in mind.
It is just one of many programs at Edgewood dedicated to helping children get a second chance at a better future.
The "Rescue Revival" Connection
During a conversation with the farmer, we discovered he has a beehive. He had been sharing the honey with residents but had no plan for the excess. We truly believe this was a divine appointment.
Why buy raw unfiltered honey from a supplier we do not know, when we could source it from this place of healing? We are proud to say that all the honey used in our handcrafted soaps comes directly from Hope Farms. Every bar you buy helps us support the ranch’s mission of restoration.
If you would like to learn more about the work being done at Edgewood Children's Ranch or to donate to them directly, please follow the link below.
Edgewood Children's Ranch is a 501 c3 charitable nonprofit organization.