Category Archives: Farm Project

Dear Friends of Join the Farm! and the Abundant Table, First, thank you for your support and loyalty over the years-it has  been a joy to partner with you in our shared commitment to healthy food and strong communities. We … Continue reading →

Check out the latest Episcopal Broadcast, a newsletter for church youth leaders, for a piece I wrote about the Abundant Table:http://episcopalcommons.org/broadcast/september2010/abundant/ If you read the article on Food and Faith, it looks like we have a “sister” farm in NY! … Continue reading →

At our big start-of-the-project celebration last August, Julie asked each of us interns to put something on the mantel of the community room as a symbol of our presence on the farm this year. At our closing gathering a few … Continue reading →

9 days of work and 11 days of living. That is all the time that I have left here in the farmhouse that has become my home over the past 11 months. I’ve spent the last few weeks moving quickly, … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks after moving the Farm I noticed something odd…in the middle of all this farmland, I only rarely saw or heard birds. A few more weeks passed and we were exiled from the Farmhouse for a night … Continue reading →

Every Tuesday we start our farm meetings with a “zero moment” – a pause to reflect on why we do the work that we do here. Often these moments are inspired by words of feedback and encouragement shared by visitors, … Continue reading →

‘Tis the gift to be simple,’tis the gift to be free,’tis the gift to come down where you ought to be,And when we find ourselves in the place just right,It will be in the valley of love and delight. Refrain: … Continue reading →

Times of transition require giving pause, and as I step into my final three days of living in the Oxnard farmhouse, I want to honor the “year” here as well as accept the coming change. I’m not going very far, … Continue reading →

Julie’s been writing midnight beet poems, and sent us one this morning. On meeting the beet week after week First, I resist the foreigners. Next, I resolve to include them in the hot melting pot. Soon, I preach their inherent … Continue reading →