TENDING LIFE IN WATER

Hydroponics. Hope. Holy Resistance.

For the past five years, I’ve cultivated life in water—hydroponics not merely as a growing method, but as a sacred practice. What began as a practical way to grow kale and cucumbers for green smoothies and salads in my apartment has deepened into a spirituality of care, resistance, and political imagination.

Tending Life in Water is a limited blog series that explores the intersections of gardening, faith, and justice in an age of political upheaval and spiritual compromise. It is a reflection on what it means to prune with discernment and to tend faithfully in systems overrun by rot. 

Hydroponic gardening is more than a method of growing plants—it’s become a spiritual and political practice. In this opening post, “Roots in Water: Gardening as Protest, Care, and Hope,” I explore how growing kale and cucumbers in water has taught me about justice, hope, and resistance in a world that often feels uncultivable.

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From Genesis to Revelation, the story of Scripture is rooted in a garden. Not as escapist fantasy, but as a vision of restoration and resistance. This post explores how the Garden is a central metaphor for God's justice—where Eden is where it all begins, and the Tree of Life reappears as a symbol of healing for the nations. The Garden is not a retreat—it’s a rebuke of empire and an invitation into divine ecology. 🌱

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Roots in Water: Gardening as Protest, Care, and Hope
Roots in Water: Gardening as Protest, Care, and Hope

Hydroponic gardening is more than a method of growing plants—it’s become a spiritual and political practice. In this opening post, I explore how growing kale and cucumbers in water has taught me about justice, hope, and resistance in a world that often feels uncultivable. 🌱

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