Farming and Homesteading with the Saints - by Andie Andrews Eisenberg (Paperback)

About the Book

Farming & Homesteading with the Saints provides an entertaining treasury of Catholic saints with a special connection to agriculture and rural life that will inspire and uplift farmers, farm families, animal lovers, gardeners, and modern homesteaders.

Book Synopsis

CULTIVATE YOUR FAITH WHILE CULTIVATING THE LAND

Everyone who works the soil, whether on a prairie, the outskirts of a small town, in a city garden, or in your own yard, can use inspiration and blessings to help get through the endless work and daunting challenges. Who better to look to for examples of strength, courage, and faith than the heavenly companions who have been there themselves?

In Farming and Homesteading with the Saints, author and hobby farmer Andie Andrews Eisenberg presents a faith-filled treasury of Catholic holy men and women connected to agriculture, animals, and rural life. In these pages, you'll meet the patron saints of creatures, critters, flying things, horses, sheep, cats, dogs, beekeepers, gardeners, field hands, shepherds. and many more. You will also have at your fingertips a wellspring of blessings to pray for the safety of your home, your farm, and the creatures under your care.

Whether you are a traditional or next-gen farmer, a weekend gardener, or someone who embraces the revival of the back-to-the-land movement, Farming andHomesteading with the Saints is a timeless resource and a stirring reminder that farming with faith means that you are never, ever alone in your work.

Review Quotes

Of particular and special value to readers with an interest in a Catholic approach to Christian Living and the perspective of saints with respect to our relationship to the land and how it is (or should be) used, Farming and Homesteading with the Saints is thoroughly 'reader friendly' in style, organization and presentation. While also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $11.49), Farming and Homesteading with the Saints is unreservedly recommended for personal, community, church and seminary Christian Life & Land Use collections. - Willis M. Buhle. Review of Farming and Homesteading with the Saints, by Andie Andrews Eisenberg. Reviewers Bookwatch, September 2023. Midwest Book Review.

"Growing up in rural Kentucky, I learned quickly that life on a farm is always full of adventure, surprises, challenges, and, most of all, blessings. This delightful book helps to connect us with so many saints who remind us that God is with us in each and every one of those moments."--Most Reverend J. Mark Spalding, Bishop of Nashville


"In this fine collection of over two hundred saints, we see regular people like you and me, who lived out their love for Christ on farms or in rural settings, performing hard manual labor and making the sacrifices that have made our present lives of ease possible. In reading about their struggles and asking for their help, we ought to grow in gratitude for the many blessings we have received and too often take for granted. With its fascinating saintly stories and many prayers, this book will provide you, your land, and animals with the best spiritual protection possible." --Marcus Grodi, host of The Journey Home, founder of The Coming Home Network, and author of Life from Our Land

About the Author

ANDIE ANDREWS EISENBERG is an avid horsewoman, certified equine massage therapist, novelist, screenwriter, and blogger. When she's not writing, Andie can be found kicking up dust while dancing with horses, raising Valais Blacknose sheep, tending gardens, chasing chickens, mending fences, feeding her family, and finding 101 uses for baling twine on her Tennessee farm.