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| Thinking of having a Visio Divina Display at your organization? |
Perhaps you are thinking that your church or organization would benefit by having its own Visio Divina Display. That is wonderful! Photon Farms loves to share it's beautiful produce and bless others. You have two options for getting a Visio Divina Display at your organization.
Option 1 - Farmer Fred sends grows you a display as time and funding permits. Click here to learn how to do that.
Option 2 - Use some genuine Photon Farms 'seeds' to grow your own display for your organization. Click here to learn how to do that.
Here are some examples of our current display installations
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St. Paul the Apostle of Grand Rapids, MI
Our most recent installation lovingly installed by a friend of the farmily. Much thanks to St. Paul Parishioner Katie! Her energy, creativity, enthusiasm and desire to share the beauty of our faith with others have made this a unique offering that displays our produce with the greatest appeal! Bravo!
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Immaculate Heart of Mary's Adoration Chapel
This is really where the whole idea of an organized display developed. Before
IHM, Farmer Fred had just been sowing these little seeds of blessing here and
there on countertops and shelves in chapels and churches. The loving people
that frequented the IHM Adoration chapel provided the first clear plastic
display which Farmer Fred replicated in other locations over time. Here is
what the display looked like in April of 2023. If you're ever at IHM of Grand
Rapids, MI, you can see it for yourself!
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St. Thomas the Apostle of Grand Rapids, MI
Father Jim has always been a fan of the little prayer cards we've grown on the
farm. In fact, he has both provided and helped edit some of the suggested
prayers included on them. Father Jim asked that I put them in the rack of
pamphlets which was so very generous of him and encouraging to us all.
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Oakdale Park Christian Reformed Church Grand Rapids, MI
Farmer Fred's home congregation from 1984 to 2012, Oakdale Park is full of
dear friends that still are deeply intertwined in his community life. Farmer
Fred still attends there with his wife often and Pastor James Jones, one of
our board members is a minister there.
As you can see from the cards present in this display, Farmer Fred is tuned
into protestant sensibilities and their level of comfort with images of Jesus'
Mother Mary. Many protestant congregations love to use images to support their
private and public prayer life. Photon Farms has learned over the years how
important this is and wants to help any and every willing congregation, no
matter their denominational affiliation, to integrate the use of such visual
aids.
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Our Lady of Sorrows, Grand Rapids, MI
This is where the Farmer attends on any given Sunday at noon. He helps Sister
Lucia by putting some nice acoustic bass under her acoustic guitar
as she leads the liturgy. Farmer Fred goes to the Spanish Mass here in hopes
to grow relationships with some of his own neighbors who speak Spanish as their first language.
Another aspect of attending the noon service is that there are parishioners
who are adept at translating from English to Spanish and because of this the
Farm is slowly growing Spanish versions of all of our cards.
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Schaap Chapel - Hope College
(St. Benedict Institute)
The co-founder of the Institute Dr. Ortiz was pleased to have our installation on display outside their chapel and I'm happy to say that when I arrived to restock it in April of 2024, most of the cards were gone! We at Photon Farms are always elated when our produce is consumed and appreciated.
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Other Locations
Thanks to our board member Don, we have another small installation in Las Cruces, New
Mexico.
Of course, when Farmer Fred travels, which is quite often lately, he sows
seeds of random cards left here and there at places of worship or with any individual that is open and receptive.
Remember to request your own display in the contact form on the right.
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Remember, all produce on the farm is freely given
and never for sale. All donations to the farm
are tax deductible as we are a registered 501(c)(3).
If you've been blessed by our produce and would
love to make sure others get blessed too,
use the 'Donate' button below to pay it forward.