In a time marked by climate breakdown, land injustice, and spiritual disconnection, one man’s journey through Cornwall offers an invitation to rediscover purpose, community, and the sacred bond between people and place. Sowing Hope is more than a memoir. It’s a pilgrimage in print — a heartfelt diary of a man walking across Cornwall to spotlight the people and projects quietly building a better future. With every blistered footstep, he draws attention to the landworkers, churches, and communities cultivating regeneration in the soil and the soul.
Walking as Worship
Inspired by faith and driven by a yearning to restore connection, the author embarks on a spiritual walk across the Cornish landscape. Guided by a sense of divine calling, he journeys through ancient churches, coastal paths, and thriving Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms — not for spectacle, but for something far deeper: worship through movement, service through soil. This is pilgrimage in its most authentic form. As defined by the British Pilgrimage Trust, pilgrimage is “a journey with purpose on foot to holy/wholesome/special places.” Sowing Hope brings that to life — a walk with intention, a call to live as stewards of creation.
Soil, Soul, and Society
Along the way, the author visits projects like Soul Farm and Newquay Community Orchard, where food is grown in harmony with nature and community is nourished alongside the soil. He works the land, records podcast episodes, and shares meals with farmers who are growing far more than vegetables — they are cultivating resilience, dignity, and hope. In these interactions, land work becomes sacred work. Each seed sown and bed forked becomes a form of worship, of care, of resistance to extractive systems that treat both land and people as commodities.
A Spiritual Testimony
What sets Sowing Hope apart is its spiritual depth. This is not just a travel memoir or a piece of environmental advocacy — it is a witness statement to faith in action. Through churches, chance encounters, prayer, and poetry, the author reflects on his transformation from a troubled past into a disciple of Christ, walking in service to a vision much bigger than himself. From being hosted in churches to receiving blessings from strangers, the journey becomes a living parable — one that challenges how we value food, land, and the divine.
Why It Matters Now
At its core, Sowing Hope is a prophetic response to a world in crisis. With ecosystems unraveling, mental health declining, and communities fracturing, this book calls for a radical revaluation of land, labour, and love. It’s a reminder that regeneration is not only ecological — it’s spiritual. Born from the creative initiative Psyche and Soul, the walk became a living project — part testimony, part research, part revival. It champions the power of grassroots action, mutual aid, and spiritual courage to renew society from the ground up.
How You Can Join the Journey
- Sowing Hope isn’t just a book to read — it’s an invitation to respond. Whether you’re a person of faith, an environmentalist, an artist, or simply someone yearning for deeper connection, this book invites you to take part in the regeneration. You can support the work by: Reading and sharing the book, Supporting local CSAs, land-based projects, or community gardens.
- Are you ready to sow hope? You can pre-order Sowing Hope and learn more about the wider movement at @iamartnack. Let your walk begin — one step, one story, one seed at a time.
