HGTV stars Dave and Jenny Marrs‘ blueberry farm is not only bursting with bountiful fruit — it also holds important lessons for the whole family. Jenny recently reflected on the “ripple effect” that this small farm provides.
Jenny Marrs Says the Family’s Blueberry Farm Provides a Ripple Effect
On June 8, Jenny took to Instagram to share a glimpse at how a simple blueberry farm provides an opportunity for her children to learn important values.
Alongside an old photo of her family at the farm, she wrote, “Pulling weeds, pruning and picking berries has been the framework for our kiddo’s summers for the past ten years. They jump in and work right alongside us. It’s a beautiful privilege to be able to work as a family to create delicious food and to cultivate a space for our community to gather and experience a slice of farm life.”
She continued, “This small blueberry farm has taught us that we can all DO something bigger than ourselves. The ripple effect of these fields reaches farther than we ever anticipated. It isn’t easy but it is simple: profits from our u-pick farm in NW Arkansas benefit a farm training program for orphaned teens in Marondera, Zimbabwe.”
Jenny shared how the farm is a legacy that she and Dave will pass to their children.
“We want them to value hard work and nature and, most of all, generosity. We want them to understand that it’s never ‘us’ and ‘them.’ It’s not ‘here’ and ‘there.’ We have shared meals with our Zimbabwean leaders at their table and at ours. We have become dear friends who do life together as best we can across a sea.”
The HGTV star explained, “We hold them close in prayer and we have hopefully shown our kiddos that even though we live in different countries, with different cultures and foods and languages and looks, we are united in our humanity and our desire to run the race set before us well.”
She added, “With so much division in our world today, we pray these experiences will allow our kids to rise up as world changers and light bearers for their generation.”
Jenny noted, “So, yes. These fields may look like just an ordinary blueberry farm. But, there is so much more sewn into this soil: hopes and prayers and hard work and heaps of love.”
Fans Share Their Love for HGTV Star & Her Family
The HGTV star’s fans lit up the comments section with praise for the Marrs family.
“You are a wonderful, loving beautiful family. Raising your children to be good humans,” one person noted.
Another fan shared, “Raising the next generations in the most beautiful way.🫶🏼 And the farm is just amazing!”
“This is everything!!! We need more kindness, generosity, compassion and love!” another fan commented. “Great lessons, hard work, kingdom building. Jenny, this is beautiful.”
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HGTV’s Jenny Marrs Reflects on ‘Ripple Effect’ & Lessons of Family Farm