Union Theological Seminary Divests
byUnion Theological Seminary in New York City recently became the first seminary to divest from fossil fuels. Union’s president Serene Jones wrote an op-ed…
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Soil & Sacrament at TEDx
byFred Bahnson, author of Soil and Sacrament. Bahnson speaks on his book at this TEDx conference. Last week, we featured info on an upcoming course offered…
Kentucky, Naturally
byWhen Kentucky gets any national media attention it’s usually for the wrong reasons. Stereotypes are reinforced on a pretty regular basis. We probably have…
Sabbath Economics and Watershed Discipleship
byWe have lost our way as creatures of God’s biosphere but the map woven into creation can lead us home.[ref]Ched Myers, “A Watershed Moment.” Sojourners, May 2014.[/ref]…
Sunday Inspiration
byDogs. Bikes. Because it’s starting to feel like summer. And just because. Enjoy.
Rise of the Machines?
byWe live in an age where technological advancements are occurring at a rate that exceed by multitudes that of previous generations, a phenomenon known as…
The State of U.S. Farms and Farmland
byThe USDA’s recently released Census of Agriculture has shown a decrease in the number of U.S. farms and acreage of farmland between 2007 and 2012….
The Wilderness Aristocrat talks Gear
byIt’s officially springtime. Officially too nice to be inside libraries and doing finals or writing blog posts. It is far better to be out…
Reflections on the Work of P. Allen Smith
byIf you’ve ever needed someone to advise you about both the best arrangement for your throw pillows and about the intricacies of raising poultry,…
Food Scrap Powered Farming
byNPR’s The Salt recently ran an article on a meatpacking facility in Chicago that is being converted into an indoor farm that will be…