Hello CSA Community, Somewhere around the end of last tomato season, my partner and I had a thoughtful discussion about our participation in a sustainable agriculture system. Since true sustainability extends beyond the fields, to the people, places, and biological systems that need to remain productive and diverse, we determined that our approach to sustainability … Continue reading The Time for Tomatoes is Near
Reflexion de Miercoles de Cenizas por Lisa Devine
La Mesa Abundante Iglesia del Campo March 1, 2017 Reflexion de Miercoles de Cenizas Por Lisa Devine Primero, tengo que reconocer que tuve mucha ayuda en la traducción de mi reflexión en español. Es sólo el comienzo de mi deseo de aprender a predicar naturalmente en ambos idiomas. Tengo un largo camino. Estoy trabajando un … Continue reading Reflexion de Miercoles de Cenizas por Lisa Devine
Ash Wednesday Reflection on the Farm by Lisa Devine
Abundant Table Farm Church March 1, 2017 Ash Wednesday Reflection By Lisa Devine Friends, The Ash Wednesday reading from Isaiah is so beautiful, isn’t it? “The LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of … Continue reading Ash Wednesday Reflection on the Farm by Lisa Devine
A word from Lisa Devine- CSA Newsletter
The Abundant Table CSA Newsletter February 1 & 2, 2017 The Wildness of Water in Winter Journey Together at the Abundant Table Farm (JT@theAT) I gripped the steering wheel tightly, knuckles white and stiff while hunched forward in a rather futile effort to see better while driving. The windshield wipers flew back and forth at their … Continue reading A word from Lisa Devine- CSA Newsletter
The Abundant Table CSA Newsletter: January 4th, 2017
Hello from a rainy Ventura County! Cold weather, like clockwork, draws out the desire to tunnel down to where time is slower, sleep is plentiful, and books are a trusted companion. Yes, even here in our mild SoCal climate, winter bowls all of my aspirations aside in place of a molasses-heavy tempo of life. The … Continue reading The Abundant Table CSA Newsletter: January 4th, 2017
The turning of the seasons
‘Tis the turning of the seasons! Yesterday (in case you missed it) we celebrated the winter solstice – the shortest day and longest night of the year. The term ‘solstice’ comes from the Latin word ‘solstitium,’ meaning ‘Sun standing still.’ Yesterday, the Sun seemingly stood still at the Tropic of Capricorn before reversing its direction as it reached … Continue reading The turning of the seasons
Abundant Table Farm Historical site 