Vision

1. Why Abba?   Abba’s Garden belongs to Abba, a name for God used by Jesus that in Hebrew means “Daddy”. Abba’s Garden is for Abba’s people, or the people whom Abba loves. As Jesus demonstrated, that means everyone.
2. God’s sacred earth   Abba’s Garden is part of God's sacred earth. The human labor that tends it becomes sacred also. Sustainable practices that heal     rather than harm the earth and the people and ecological systems that inhabit it are to be used.
3. What experiences people have and how   It is to be a place where city dwellers can experience God’s Creation (the earth and all living forms, microscopic and macroscopic that are sustained by it) and learn to tend it; a place     that will spread God’s love, directly through the earth and through all of nature that is a part of the earth, and also through the relationships that form between Abba’s people who connect with Abba’s Garden.
4. The mode of the invitation. Silence of mind is the teacher.  Those who encounter or serve Abba at Abba’s Garden are encouraged to practice a “listening” mode, where silence is a valued space between conversations. It is a silence of the mind. Listening is the key, rather than not talking.                   Both sounds of joy and sounds of pain are welcomed by this silence, and in silence we can hear the whispering of Abba’s guidance.
5. Upside down economics   Abba’s Garden aims to practice the Kingdom of God right here on Earth and exists in contrast to established power structures.  It is a place where the atmosphere is one of abundance rather than scarcity. Here community is of higher value than capital. Our identity is not defined by wealth or poverty, but by the freedom of contentment.
6. Practicing mindful community   Abba’s Garden raises healthy food, nurtures community, and provides opportunity for retreats, teaching, and learning. Abba’s Garden is a community. Some visit for a day, others for a month or years. But all play a vital role in contributing to the community. Many will participate in our celebration of the land and it’s abundance through contributing to that abundance.