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		<title>Dark Soil: Ending the Land Application of Biosolids In America</title>
		<link>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2011/11/dark-soil-ending-the-land-application-of-biosolids-in-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fowler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came home the other night to the thick stench of biosolids (treated sewage sludge) on the wind. The trucks had been driving past our cabin for days...While you may have never heard of biosolids the battle to stop it's application on agricultural and public lands has been raging for many years...]]></description>
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		<title>Permaculture and Christian Faith (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2011/11/permaculture-and-christian-faith-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fowler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second half of David Holmgren‘s permaculture principals, with Melody Adele Connally's commentary about applying them to a biblical worldview...]]></description>
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		<title>Permaculture and Christian Faith (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2011/10/permaculture-and-christian-faith-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2011/10/permaculture-and-christian-faith-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melody Adele Connally</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When, a few years ago, I read through a summary of David Holmgren‘s “Permaculture Principals,” it had struck me how well it fit into the kind of pursuit of Jesus that is aligned with a pursuit of the kingdom of heaven...]]></description>
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		<title>GOD&#8217;s Creation: The Virtues of the Honeybee</title>
		<link>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2011/04/gods-creation-the-virtues-of-the-honeybee/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2011/04/gods-creation-the-virtues-of-the-honeybee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natasha Turner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[beekeeping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The delightful older gentleman’s eyes twinkled as he amazed us with the detail of God’s creation, the honeybee. He smoked them out and pulled out a honey-filled hive for us to observe.  The honey drizzled deliciously into our mouths as we lifted bits of honeycomb to chew...]]></description>
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		<title>All We Need is to Be Human</title>
		<link>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2011/01/all-we-need-is-to-be-human/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ragan Sutterfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was an evangelical environmental campaign several years ago that asked, What Would Jesus Drive?...meant to lead toward the idea that Jesus would be a low-carbon kind of guy who'd probably drive a Prius or maybe a grease bus...But what if Jesus wouldn't drive anything?...]]></description>
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		<title>Why Christians Should Support Sustainable Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2010/07/why-christians-should-support-sustainable-agriculture/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2010/07/why-christians-should-support-sustainable-agriculture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline D'Angelo</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainabletraditions.com/?p=1488</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everybody should support sustainable agriculture because it will help alleviate health problems, environmental pollution and help strengthen communities...but Christians have added incentive to do so, since it is a way of worship, Biblically relevant and connected to teachings of Jesus...]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Cool Without Air-Conditioning?</title>
		<link>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2010/07/keeping-cool-without-air-conditioning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Sine</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainabletraditions.com/?p=1458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what air conditioning has to do with Christian faith?  Its obviously not something that Jesus thought about so why should we get concerned?...]]></description>
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		<title>The Gulf Oil Spill and Creation&#8217;s Groaning</title>
		<link>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2010/06/the-gulf-oil-spill-and-creations-groaning/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2010/06/the-gulf-oil-spill-and-creations-groaning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Summers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve tried to think about how God sees this disaster. Because people are hurting I know God hurts too. The same thing goes for the wildlife. An entire ecosystem God created is threatened. This has to bring Him grief. God has asked us to be stewards of His Creation, not destroyers...]]></description>
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		<title>Our Industrial Wound and the Salty Tears of GOD</title>
		<link>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2010/06/our-industrial-wound-and-the-salty-tears-of-god/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2010/06/our-industrial-wound-and-the-salty-tears-of-god/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fowler</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainabletraditions.com/?p=1263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Gulf oil spill is an open wound- it is the lifeblood of the Industrial Age- mixing with the salty tears of GOD...Our future lies in humility before GOD and not in our utopian dreams. From that point of reconciliation a new way of life can begin...]]></description>
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		<title>The Book of Created Things: Reading the Gulf Oil Spill</title>
		<link>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2010/06/the-book-of-created-things-reading-the-gulf-oil-spill/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainabletraditions.com/2010/06/the-book-of-created-things-reading-the-gulf-oil-spill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Marsh</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainabletraditions.com/?p=1302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The gulf oil spill bears witness that we have rejected our earthliness, forgotten who we are, and broken the sacred connection between ourselves and our world. As Metropolitan John Zizioulas writes, “The human being has rejected his role as the priest of creation by making himself God in creation.” ]]></description>
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