One on One with Darryl Edwards

Darryl Edwards


I really enjoyed chatting to Darryl Edwards, one of the main speakers at the OTC meeting and getting to know him better. This is what he said:

M.M: Tell me a bit about your background.
D.E: I was born in Gweru. I grew up in Mwenezi. I went to school in Esigodini at Falcon College. I went to university in Pietermaritzburg and did a degree in Agriculture. I met my wife Hazel at university. She was just a friend then and my “note-taker” as we were in the same class. We got married and have 3 children: Jen who is in grade 6, Lindsey in grade 5 and James who is in grade 2.

M.M: You actually live on a farm. What do you do there?
D.E: We were commercial flower producers but we have since given our farm to the Lord. It is now being used as a training base for Foundations for farming. Our focus is composting but we do other experiments as we are looking at producing worm casts.

M.M: Very interesting! What are your thoughts on Foundations for Farming?
D.E: Foundations for Farming is from God. God has a vision for Zimbabwe and is going to use our country in amazing ways as an example to the rest of the world. It is an incredible privilege to be chosen to present and teach composting which is so important. Composting and the microscopic world is what brought me to the Lord.

Darryl Edwards teaching at OTC on organisms in the soil

M.M: Praise God! Tell me more about your thoughts on composting?
D.E: Composting is an amazing gift from God. It is the answer to small-scale farming. God still has a lot to teach us and to unlock things to us.

M.M: What do you do to relax?
D.E: I spend time with my children, watch movies, play volleyball and badminton.

M.M: Who is you favourite Bible character?
D.E: Elisha because of his determination to get the anointing.

M.M: Thank you so much Darryl. It’s been great getting to know you more and I hope we see more of you this year.

By Molly Manhanga