“Do you love me?”

“Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.”

Hi there! We’re Sheree & Clint…

In 2017, Clint’s technology career was feeling meaningless and he started dreaming about a market garden. (A market garden is a small dirt garden to supply food for the local market.) I was happily self-employed in sales and finance and then I was unexpectedly called to work for a local CPA. I say “called” because for months I heard yes but it was NOT my dream job or even on my radar. But that’s how God works! Through that position I met clients, Bret & Cindy Bowlin. It was truly providential. Turned out they lived down the road and we knew the same people but we had never met. And they were the owners of ATL Urban Farm. Did you say farm?!

When we met, I (Sheree) was a single working mom of four. My landscape was clover (it was green and didn’t need mowing!), my garden came from Kroger, and cooking? No, thank you. Clint, on the other hand, had been a professional landscaper, knew the difference between a squash and zucchini and yes, he loved to mix it up in the kitchen. We were definitely made for each other :-) We married and life was good. We had established careers and a beautiful blended family and then…

The summer of 2017 Clint & I visited Bret’s greenhouse and learned about ATL Urban Farms and Tower Gardens. We immediately understood the technology and saw a new vision. I could literally see the light bulbs flashing in Clint’s eyes like paparazzi. Seriously! Bret and Clint became fast friends and co-conspirators on our road to farmpreneurs.

So in November 2017 Clint formed Sweetwater Urban Farms and started building his own greenhouse. From scratch. With his own hands. It was super exciting and super hard. We still had regular jobs, two homes, a large family, etc. but we knew God was leading every step of the way. He soon gave us a vision to build greenhouses in mixed developments to grow food right where people live, work and play. Imagine every subdivision HOA includes a pool, tennis courts, playground and a greenhouse. Imagine every school, hospital, office park and industrial area growing fresh nutrient-dense greens right on site. No handling. No transportation expenses. No food safety risks. No food deserts. All fresh. All available. All the time. That’s the vision.

Every day has been a blessing. Some days more challenging than others. It’s an exciting adventure to learn to grow seedlings AND to grow myself. My mission is to be of service to help Tower Garden seedling customers and our JuicePlus+ family create opportunities for others, to support the Tower Garden community and, above all else, to trust my heart, be faithful to my calling during this season and love the people.