{"id":1695,"date":"2014-01-22T08:23:05","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T13:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2014-01-22T08:26:16","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T13:26:16","slug":"house-of-hope-gardening-for-recovery-sharon-wagner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/house-of-hope-gardening-for-recovery-sharon-wagner.html","title":{"rendered":"House of Hope: Gardening for Recovery &#8211;Sharon Wagner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1692\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:300px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_0216.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nSharon Wagner, ex-Director, South Georgia House of Hope,\r\nwill talk about &#8220;His Tomato Girls&#8221; from Seed to Salsa, at\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/s-ga-growing-local\">\r\nSouth Georgia Growing Local 2014<\/a>:\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\nWhy we started an organic garden.\r\n<p>\r\n\r\nHow we grew heirloom tomatoes.\r\n<p>\r\nWhat we have learned about ourselves in the process.\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1688\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/tomatoes-small.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nHer conference bio:\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\nSharon Wagner &mdash; Executive Director\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\nSharon&#8217;s background includes a 15-year addiction to cocaine which\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1690\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/salsa-small.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nshe overcame in 1987 with the love of God and the discipline of Teen\r\nChallenge. While at the Walter Hoving home in New York, Sharon\r\nreceived a vision to provide a home for women &mdash; a place of\r\nsafety and healing. In 2005, out of a passion to bring healing and\r\nfreedom to women struggling with alcohol, drugs, and abuse, Sharon\r\nand her husband rick founded the South Georgia House of Hope here in\r\nValdosta, Georgia. This began a journey of faith that will last a\r\nlifetime.\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1694\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2222-small.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nSharon has personally experienced the healing power of\r\norganic foods as part of the recovery process. It is her desire to\r\nteach the ladies the importance of not only growing but also\r\nenjoying fresh and healthy food. This is an essential part of\r\ndetoxification &mdash; replenishing nutrients that have been lost\r\nthrough years of drug and alcohol use. The organic garden at the\r\nHouse of Hope teaches the ladies how to work together as a team,\r\nwhile also building healthy minds and bodies.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nCome to\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/s-ga-growing-local\">\r\nSOGALO2014<\/a> and hear Sharon Wagner talk about tomatoes and recovery!\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sharon Wagner, ex-Director, South Georgia House of Hope, will talk about &#8220;His Tomato Girls&#8221; from Seed to Salsa, at South Georgia Growing Local 2014: Why we started an organic garden. How we grew heirloom tomatoes. What we have learned about ourselves in the process. 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