Rock Bottom Farms - Stillwater, PA

09/27/2026

Jesus met people where they were. Can we do the same?

He spoke with a woman at a well. He shared a table with people the religious crowd looked down on. And He told a story in which the person who stopped for a wounded stranger came from the group nobody expected.

That’s where this week’s Sermons from the Homestead begins.

“Meet Them Where They Are” is about showing love without making people earn it first. It’s about telling the truth with compassion, and about churches working across denominational differences when a neighbor needs help.

There are hurting people all around us. They need someone willing to pull up a chair, hear their story, and show up.

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If it speaks to you, share it. Then tell me: what’s one thing our churches could do together for our neighbors this week?

— Rev. Ethan the Farmer

Sermons from the Homestead is an independent place to learn and grow—where faith meets real life. Rooted in the land and everyday struggles, we share plainspoken sermons and reflections about following Jesus and living with purpose.

05/14/2026

🌱 Rock Bottom Farm – Stillwater

Sometimes hitting rock bottom is the very place where life finally starts growing again.

Out here, we’ve learned something the world forgets too often:

People heal differently when they’re surrounded by purpose instead of chaos.

🚜 A garden row can teach patience.
🐓 Feeding animals can rebuild responsibility.
🔥 Sitting around a fire can restore conversation.
🌅 Watching a sunrise over the land can remind somebody they’re still alive for a reason.

This isn’t some luxury resort.

This is real life.
Real work.
Real dirt.
Real healing.
Real second chances.

At Rock Bottom Farm – Stillwater, we believe broken people are not worthless people.

Some folks just need:
• stability
• guidance
• meaningful work
• community
• and a chance to breathe again

💔 Too many people today are trapped in systems that keep them dependent, isolated, medicated, distracted, and hopeless.

But when people reconnect with the land…
Reconnect with community…
Reconnect with faith…
Reconnect with purpose…

Something changes.

You start remembering who you are.

🌾 This place is about more than farming.

It’s about rebuilding lives from the ground up.

One seed.
One chore.
One meal.
One conversation.
One hard-earned victory at a time.

And the truth is…
A lot of the strongest people you’ll ever meet are people who once thought their life was over.

So if you’re struggling…
Don’t count yourself out yet.

Sometimes rock bottom is just the foundation God uses to rebuild something stronger.

🌱 Hope is still growing here.

02/19/2026

🌾🐐 Rock Bottom Farm – Stillwater 🐐🌾
Where Rock Bottom Isn’t the End… It’s Where Growth Begins.

Some people come here when life hasn’t gone the way they planned.

They arrive tired.
Discouraged.
Wondering what comes next.

And then something simple happens…

They feed the animals.
They work the soil.
They fix something broken.

And slowly… they start fixing themselves too.

Rock Bottom Farm isn’t just a place.
It’s a place to breathe again.
A place to learn responsibility.
A place to find hope when everything felt lost.

From pasture-raised chickens to goats and gardens, every day here is about rebuilding — one step at a time.

👇 COMMENT BELOW:
Do you believe people deserve a second chance?

YES ❤️
ABSOLUTELY 🙌
EVERYONE DOES 🌱

📩 Message us to learn more, visit, or get involved
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With our many ongoing programs, projects, and efforts related to farms, food, families, and freedom it takes tremendous resources to make it all happen. Without your ongoing support, we couldn't be effective in what we have been called to do. The donations allow us to serve as resources permit relat...

04/10/2025

From Rock Bottom to New Beginnings. At Dogwood Valley by Rock Bottom Farms, a program of GTKYF Foundation Inc we’re helping individuals rise—through healing, hard work, and hope. Striving to provide Hope, Healing, and a place to grow from the Rock Bottom up!
We provide quasi off-grid housing in a rural setting, of Saint Clair County Alabama. We offer skills / job training, employment, and ongoing advocacy for those committed to sobriety and rebuilding their lives.
But we can’t do it alone. We need YOU to help us grow.
Ways to Support:
Donate to help us provide food, shelter & training at www.donate.GTKYF.org

Volunteer your time or skills by messaging us today!

Spread the word and share this post! Follow us on social media at https://www.facebook.com/dogwoodvalley

Let’s turn rock bottom into solid ground—together.

Dogwood Valley
of Rock Bottom Farms,
a program of GTKYF Foundation Inc. "striving to provide hope, healing, and a place to grow. From the Rock Bottom up!"
A semi rural community for those struggling with homelessness. message us for more information.

02/17/2025

We are actively seeking a handyperson and volunteers to help get this project up.and running- please message us if you can help. As we strive to provide hope healing and a place to grow from the rock bottom up.

10/13/2024

Sunday morning sponsor

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10/05/2024

Remember, your support helps us help those struggling with homelessness, disabled, veterans, and those with life safety repairs needed for their homes. As well as the many other programs of our parent organization GTKYF Foundation Inc.

Our "Dogwood Valley by Rock bottom farms" program in Saint clair County provides a drug and alcohol free place for those wanting to get on their feet. We strive to provide "hope, healing, and a place to grow from the rock bottom up."" This program uses a rural off the beaten path location, combined with community environment, and agriculture to help people rebuild their lives.

Our advocacy program assists with advocacy and life coaches for many of the issues faced in our society today.

Our STEP Group works with our retail businesses to provide "skills training and employment program.""

Our neighbors helping neighbors by GTKYF Foundation Inc. provides disaster rescue, relief, and reconstruction aspects. As well as community relief programs. Such as our Jefferson Relief project, our Saint Clair relief project, our Etowah relief project, and our VETERANS relief project.

10/03/2024

Getting ready to write an article about the “you are enough road trip” we took in September. Things are for sure hopping at dogwood valley by rock bottom farms. Had a four person family rescue on Sunday and one person rescue yesterday. Talked to several others as well. Striving to provide hope healing and a place to grow from the rock bottom up.

The step group is busy busy these days too.

The advocacy program assists persons daily with many aspects of life.

Neighbors helping neighbors is frankly overwhelmed with all the requests for help coming from the huge area that this most recent hurricane damaged.

Say a prayer for all of our adventurers and programs. And those whose lives we have an effect on each and every day.

Consider volunteering, donating, or otherwise getting involved today!

We also accept donated vehicles, rvs and real estate nationwide.