A Shot of AG
A Place to Grow
Clip: Season 6 Episode 35 | 1m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Damien and Sherri Navarro explain the idea that became the mission of Navarro Farm.
Damien and Sherri Navarro share the moment their property became something more than a farm. A realization in a soybean field led Damien to focus on other people’s needs, while Sherri found the words “a place to grow.” That idea became a mission centered on purpose, independence and confidence, using agriculture to plant seeds in people’s lives as well as the soil.
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A Shot of AG
A Place to Grow
Clip: Season 6 Episode 35 | 1m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Damien and Sherri Navarro share the moment their property became something more than a farm. A realization in a soybean field led Damien to focus on other people’s needs, while Sherri found the words “a place to grow.” That idea became a mission centered on purpose, independence and confidence, using agriculture to plant seeds in people’s lives as well as the soil.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipI'm walking through a soybean field, and I'm, like, just thanking God for getting the opportunity for us to have this property.
And then it hit me like a ton of bricks: focus on other people's needs instead of your wants.
I brought that to Sherri.
I said this, "This farm is not for NES.
We're supposed to do something here."
- Don't take offense, but that totally sounds like that should have been your idea.
Aren't you proud of him?
- Are you ready for this?
- Yes.
- I did go home and pray about it, and I woke up.
And I was like, "Damien."
- She did.
Woke me up.
- I know.
This is... Is it on there?
Is it on here?
"A place to grow."
- Right there.
- And not only is it a place to grow for individuals, but it's a place to grow for us.
It's a place to grow, of course, the crops and stuff.
But even our volunteers say they get so much more out of it than they think we get out of it, or our kids get out of it.
- We're planting seeds in people's lives, which is creating a harvest beyond what we ever imagined.
The face of our community's changed.
People's lives have changed at the farm.
We had no idea what ag was planting... Having a sense of purpose.
- Independence.
Confidence.
- Confidence.
Our farm does so much, and it started with ag.
Just as simple as planting a seed, not only in soil, but in people's lives.
It's amazing.
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Clip: S6 Ep35 | 1m 13s | The Navarros explain how searching for opportunities for Carter helped inspire their farm. (1m 13s)
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Clip: S6 Ep35 | 1m 22s | Damien and Sherri Navarro share their son Carter’s story and his Down syndrome diagnosis. (1m 22s)
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