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By Jason Fowler on 02/05/2012
In her book Health for Godly Generations, the author Renee DeGroot has compiled a deeply thoughtful and provoking conversation…I consider this book to be a solid entry into the growing Christian conversation on health, food and the multi-faceted issues that surround this element of our lives.
Posted in Excerpts | Tagged agriculture, book excerpt, books, christian faith, christian living, food, food and faith, health, natural health, Nourishing Traditions, resources, Sustainable Agriculture, Weston A. Price |
By Pam Fowler on 01/09/2012
So, I have many things floating around in my mind. Many things I need to sort through. Sweet food is my way to de-stress. So I wonder; is that wrong to use food in this way? I don’t think it is. I believe that God created food to be much more than fuel…
Posted in Health and Body, Learning As We Go | Tagged body as temple, christian faith, faith, family life, food, food and faith, GOD, Intentional Living, Jesus, natural health, reclaim the temple, spiritual practices, worship |
By Jason Fowler on 12/03/2011
It’s a new yearlong adventure for the Goodwin family and a new blog to connect with others around the themes of food and faith. Starting in late November with the Orthodox Nativity fast, our family is dedicating a year to explore the role of food in Christian spiritual formation, one month at a time…
Posted in Food & Agriculture, Uncategorized | Tagged christian living, food, food and faith, Jesus, spiritual practices |
By Ragan Sutterfield on 11/01/2011
A deep love for small things forms and trains us to savor the world and to recognize the unsavory when it appears…While major protests and efforts against the forces of global extractive economies have their place, we have the opportunity daily to participate in a slower, more profound work…
Posted in Agrarian Notebook, Features, Food & Agriculture | Tagged agrarianism, collard greens, cooking, economics, empire, food, food and faith, globalization, localism, love, Philosophy, relocalization, slow food, small is beautiful, southern cooking |
By Lee McBride on 09/27/2011
Traditionally, churches or faith congregations reach out and serve those around them, meeting spiritual needs, of course, but also dealing with physical needs in the community. Food is a great way to fulfill both needs…
Posted in Features, Food & Agriculture | Tagged caring for the poor, christian faith, church-based agriculture, community gardens, CSA, ecclesia, economy, farmers, farming, food and faith, food deserts, GOD, Jesus, local food, local food movement, ministry, Poverty, serve local, slow church, Sustainable Agriculture, urban farming |
By Christine Sine on 07/21/2011
It is encouraging to see what churches are doing to help in this challenging economic times and what better place to find out what is happening than in the local newspaper. Someone just sent me this article Local Churches Launch fresh-food market to change the way we eat…
Posted in Features, Food & Agriculture | Tagged agriculture, churches, farming, food, food and faith, Gardening, local food, local food movement, Sustainable Agriculture |
By John Pattison on 01/13/2011
Salatin is representative of how the ethical eating conversation has changed even within American Christianity…When Salatin was an undergraduate…in the seventies, students were warned to avoid “the food cult” of the natural food movement…
Posted in Features, Food & Agriculture | Tagged agrarian living, chickens, christian faith, farming, food, food and faith, food ethics, Gene Logsdon, Joel Salatin, Virginia, vocation, Wendell Berry |
By Jason Fowler on 07/29/2010
I found this great video today from PBS featuring Norman Wirzba, Research Professor of Theology, Ecology, and Rural Life Duke Divinity School…This excellent video gives a brief snapshot into the growing confluence between the sustainable agriculture movement and the American Church at large…
Posted in Food & Agriculture, Videos, Voice of One Calling | Tagged agriculture, Anathoth Community Garden, christian ethics, christian faith, church farms, church gardens, community gardening, ethics of eating, faith, food, food and faith, Gardening, Norman Wirzba, Sustainable Agriculture, video |
By Craig Goodwin on 03/10/2010
If I could impose my will on every American for the sake of the environment it wouldn’t be to change light bulbs or mandate carbon footprints. My mandate would be for every American to start a garden and grow their own food
Posted in Excerpts, Features, Food & Agriculture | Tagged food and faith, Gardening, gardening as a revolutionary act, The Art of the Common Place, Wendell Berry, Whole-life Christian faith |
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