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I'm wondering where local organic agriculture, permaculture and farmers markets fall in with Sabbath economics? I advocate for a back to the land diet rich in healthy nutrients that could have dramatic impactnot only on our local economies but also the health and healthcare industries.
“Rooting Faith: Theology and Practices of Bioregional Discipleship,” was hosted by Ched Myers and Elaine Enns, who define their “place” as a semi-rural garden and the Southern Californian watershed in which it is situated.
“So, where are you from?” Seems an easy enough question. But when asked, I have almost always given a more complicated answer. “I’m a Newfoundlander who lives in Toronto.” Proof: the picture atop this blog is me looking out over the Bay of Islands, where I grew up.
A series of reflections from July Institute participant, Sara Stratton.
The focus of my sabbatical is the land we inhabit. How does it shape us? How do we shape it? And what role does our faith (in my case, liberal Christian) have to do with it?
Ric Hudgens Reflects on a mentor's impact on his own faith development: "Oddly I didn't know that I had any faith in Jesus! But John always talked to me as if Jesus had already claimed me and that we were both working on finding out why. Over time I somehow began to agree with him." ...
The focus of my sabbatical is the land we inhabit. How does it shape us? How do we shape it? And what role does our faith (in my case, liberal Christian) have to do with it? I began this exploration with a week in California at the home of Elaine Enns and Ched Myers, otherwise known as the Bartimaeus Institute, in a course called “Rooting Faith: Theology and Practices of Bioregional Discipleship” — a time for us to reflect biblically and theologically on the land, and to learn more about permaculture.
“Rooting Faith: Theology and Practices of Bioregional Discipleship,” was hosted by Ched Myers and Elaine Enns, who define their “place” as a semi-rural garden and the Southern Californian watershed in which it is situated.
A series of reflections from July Institute participant, Sara Stratton. 