If you want to see radical farming you certainly moved to the right place. I would imagine that growing anything in Oklahoma seems as different from growing in Oregon as from earth to the moon. The weather can go from mild and warm in the morning to 100 degrees or a blizzard by night fall. It can either be to wet or to dry. I don't know how long you have been in Okla. but we are in a drought at the moment though not as bad as the last couple of years. There is every conceivable insect here that can and will devour every thing you try to plant. But on the upside it's not a bad place to live after you are here long enough to get rusty up past your knees.
I am amused to see that you are open to all denominations. It helps to have a since of humor. There are some good people on this forum that can help with any gardening problems.