Welcoming the Stranger
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in."
Matthew 25:35
Farm Fact
Since 2003 Sara and Paul Freid have welcomed hundreds of homeless people to live with them. This started in their apartment in St. Paul, blossomed at the Winona Catholic Worker (MN), and continues at the Lake City Catholic Worker Farm today.
Our Values
To welcome anyone who comes to our farm
Offering hospitality
On our farm we have a room available where we "offer hospitality" to a person or family who needs a place to live and rest for anywhere from a few days to up to a year. This is a very personal type of experience allowing people to join the community and be part of a family setting.
A place to grow together
We know that living with others allows us all to learn together. We are not a place where people in need come to be helped. Instead we are all blessed to be transformed and grow together through the interactions with anyone who comes to live with us.
A place to learn
Through student group visits and internships we welcome people to come and learn how to grow food, live in community, work and play together.
A place of joy
Amidst the hardships and challenges of life we sow a spirit of joy in the community created when people join us on our farm.
