Thank you, john o’donohue On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to balance you. And when your eyes freeze behind the grey window and the ghost of loss gets in to you, may a flock of colours, indigo, red, green, and azure blue come to … Continue reading A blessing for The Abundant Table
Meet your Farmer
This post comes from an interview for our CSA newsletter a few weeks ago with Agustin, who, along with his brother Juan, has been helping us with farm work at “Join the Farm.” Agustin is something of a farm manager for us here. He does everything from cultivating, mowing, weeding, irrigation, and maintaining equipment to watering … Continue reading Meet your Farmer
Come out and join us Thursday for a benefit concert!
Of Dirt and Worms and Birds
Last Friday, Raising Micah came out to visit the farm. They are a local group of families who want to raise their children in community to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God.” Every month, they have a reading to reflect upon, and also take learning or service trips together. This month’s reading … Continue reading Of Dirt and Worms and Birds
Happy Cesar Chavez Day!
I recently learned that Chavez lived here in Oxnard for a part of his childhood. He is still both highly regarded and highly controversial (depending who you talk to) in the area. En memoria: UNITED FARM WORKERS’ PRAYER written by Cesar Chavez Show me the suffering of the most miserable, so I may know … Continue reading Happy Cesar Chavez Day!
many hands…
This morning I successfully orchestrated a crop mob. What does one do with a group of 30 adult volunteers from Excel Charter Academy in LA who want to volunteer a few hours for a farming cause to mark Cesar Chavez day? You make them weed. And they did. I wish I had taken pictures, because … Continue reading many hands…
Abundant Table Farm Historical site 