THE AUTHOR

Paul W. Syltie was born and raised on a crop and dairy farm in southwestern Minnesota, through which a beautiful river valley flowed. It was within this idyllic pastoral environment that he grew to appreciate the natural world in all of its luster: the colors, scents, and sounds of the naturally created world. Working alongside an extended family of farmers cemented the ideals of hard work, dedication to parents and siblings, and responsibility in living within a tightly knit rural farming community. The loving character of the Creator surrounded this rural setting, and colored his zeal to understand the oftentimes unfriendly world around him, especially within the cities in which he lived while attaining Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral degrees in soils and crops. His lifelong goal of farming in his father’s footsteps was interrupted by the military during the Viet Nam War, and eventually harsh economic realities forced him to leave the farm and become a consultant in regenerative agricultural programs that have led him to teaching farmers and government personnel in over 50 countries. He continues in that capacity to this day, while pursuing the authorship of numerous book and articles on Christian living, and especially on the value of living apart from urban society and conforming with the government of God in fellowships of believers. The value for families living apart from this current world’s system has absorbed his attention more and more as society moves closer and closer to the return of the Savior and His institution of a renewed Eden worldwide.