Pigs

Emmanuel’s swine facility began in 2002 with a total of nine pigs. The pigs are fed twice a day by some of our youth and volunteers. The pigs are fed store bought feed as well as scraps from the kitchens at Emmanuel—nothing goes to waste here! Currently the swine facility produces pork that is used in the kitchen. We have dreams to update the barn to better take care of pigs and support Emmanuel.

Chickens
Emmanuel also has an egg facility. Through the years, thousands of eggs have been produced by our chickens. As of summer of 2025, we have roughly 600 chickens. All of the eggs are used in the kitchens and bakery at Emmanuel.

Horses
Horses have always been at Emmanuel; however Tammy Young from Tennessee began a structured program in 2006 that has flourished into an outlet for the children as they learn how to properly have dominion over God’s creatures. In the beginning there were many wild horses that were unusable around the children. Today, the horses that reside here at Emmanuel are very well mannered and work well with the children. 

Dairy

The dairy facility began production in October of 2007. The cows at Emmanuel were purchased, and their milk goes to the kitchen to use in the children’s breakfast each morning. The hard-working group of dairy boys are often the first to get to work and the last ones back home, as they milk at 6 am and 4 pm.

Processing Facility
In this building, chickens, cows, pigs, and fish are processed for consumption by the children and staff at Emmanuel. 

Fish House
The Tilapia farm is the newest of the farm projects. We have recently renovated it by changing the wood to cement and fixing the electrical. It will help provide our kitchen with fresh fish to be used in the children’s food, and we use the water to fertilize plants in our greenhouse since the water from the Tilapia farm is rich in nutrients.

Greenhouse
This project was started in 2005 when a greenhouse was donated, shipped to, and re-assembled at Emmanuel from Terrytown, Georgia. We are starting to expand by creating a second greenhouse and hope to build a third in the near future. At this time, we are growing tomatoes, different types of peppers, zucchini, and green beans. We want to try to grow more fruits and more of a variety of vegetables. Everything that we grow goes straight to the kitchen to be used in the children’s food.