The Chrisenberry's

Agápē (ah•GAH•pey) is the word for the truest, purest form of love; God’s love.

Brian and I stumbled on to this property in the Sam Houston National Forest by pure luck…it was one of those “God Things.” The house was old, like your great grandma’s house type old. No central a/c or heating, no insulation. Unsealed windows, which means whatever seasonal bugs are out and about also become your roommates (think:  lovebugs, flies, Asian beetles, wasps, scorpions, etc). Pier and beam floors that creak with every step and whatever the current weather is creeps up through the cracks chilling or heating your toes. The buildings were run down, pasture untamed and over-ran with 100 years of hoarding from the previous owners. It was love at first sight. Looking back, I see how ridiculous it seems, but we called our realtor from the property and begged her to put a contract on it before we’d even seen the inside of the house. She delicately talked us out of that (because she’s good at her job) but we just knew it’s where we were supposed to be.

The truth is, at no point in our, at that point, 10 years of marriage had we even discussed having a farm. Quite the opposite actually, having grown up on a cattle farm, my husband swore he’d never choose that life. As usual, God (and my husband's wife) had other plans. Before we had even signed our names on the closing documents, we felt the culmination of so many beautiful traumas and their subsequent, and even more beautiful, "trauma blessings," and God leading us to this place…we unintentionally began calling it Agápē Farms. God's love. That's what we want to farm here.

So here we are, not really knowing the first thing about farming!  Brian handles all the farm projects, demo, repairs, re-building, pen & paddock maintenance, land clearing and cleanup. Meanwhile I, Brandi, with the help of the best business partner, have an unconventional “9-5” running a business, with the most amazing, forgiving and reliable employees. And when I’m not doing that, I manage our animal husbandry, daily animal snuggle sessions, along with livestock record keeping, research and farm planning/organization.  Our children have become huge contributors to our success and motivators for all the crazy things we decide to take on.

Today our homestead is focused on increasing production of our four primary crops: QUAIL, DUCK, RABBIT, LAMB. We can be found in and around the City of Montgomery hanging out with all our favorite local businesses, restaurants, farms and other local hangouts (but mostly at Wilderlove Coffee). There, we will most likely be planning the next Agape Farms adventure that can help us:

Increasing our ability for our family to become self-sufficient growing and lovingly harvesting our own food.

Connecting and serving our community and our neighbors.

Learning and educating children on farm life, animals and animal husbandry.

Offering our food, livestock and abundance whenever we have it available.

Exemplifying and sharing the gospel and God's love.

                                                       .......through our farm, through our food, through our family and through our faith.

Be-it the food itself, farm life, employment, access to the animals, farm tours, farm knowledge, a sanctuary, retreat or farm boot camp, or as a ministry, we are anxious to grow what we love into something other people can love, or a place to feel loved, too.

We are here to serve. 

The Chrisenberry Family