Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture by Ellen Davis (Book Review)
Reading Davis’ book has been deeply exciting and formative for me, as my two biggest passions and thus my callings…are studying Theology/Biblical Studies and practicing agrarianism/homesteading…
MSA and CCSP To Launch Cascadia Sustainability Semester in 2013
Cascadia is CCSP’s first North American based program, and the first Christian off-campus study program exclusively focused on sustainability…Author Shane Claiborne calls CCSP Cascadia, “ a space where you can re-imagine the way we live.”
Dark Soil: Ending the Land Application of Biosolids In America
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…
American Meat (film trailer)
What I find unique about this film project is they seem to be using it as merely a starting point for action. The film American Meat is apparently connected with a video-based social network called Leave It Better and another sister project Harvest Cloud…
Heretic Farmer Joel Salatin To Speak At Lynchburg College Feb 14
In “Everything I Want To Do is Illegal,” Salatin says the single biggest impediment to eating healthier is the demonizing and criminalizing of virtually all indigenous and heritage-based food practices…If you’re in our neck of the woods come hear Joel Salatin speak at Lynchburg College on (this) Monday, February 14…
All We Need is to Be Human
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?…
On the Shelf: Books We’re Reading | Fall 2010
Due to the volume of books we have been receiving we have had a hard time keeping up with posting regular book reviews, but while we catch up I wanted to give you a quick run down on what we’re reading…
Farming As A Spiritual Discipline [Book Review]
Despite what the title may infer, it is not just for farmers- it is for all of us who long for the coming shalom of GOD’s New Earth. He begins by inviting city dwellers to get their hands in God’s dirt…
Why Christians Should Support Sustainable Agriculture
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…












