I think about the word good a lot. In my 22 years of life, I’ve struggled deeply with perfectionist tendencies in different areas of life. It has caused me to be gripped with the fear filled cycling voices of “you’re not good enough Julia.” I’ve had to do pretty constant work to lessen that fear-based … Continue reading God Saw
Support the Abundant Table and its Amazing Work!
Support Sustainable Food in Ventura County! December 28, 2011 Hello friends of The Abundant Table and Join the Farm!, In 2009, in partnership with local DeBusschere Family Farms, the Abundant Table developed the Abundant Table Farm Project, a one to two year internship for young adults to work on an organic CSA farm (Join the … Continue reading Support the Abundant Table and its Amazing Work!
Major Transition on the Farm
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 are writing to let you know about an important organizational change that will be taking … Continue reading Major Transition on the Farm
“ ‘An Actual Earth of Value’ or, Food that Matters”
A guest essay by Samuel Thomas, Cal Lutheran professor of Religion and our Board Chair (for more info. http://www.callutheran.edu/schools/cas/faculty_profile.php?minor_id=32&profile_id=219) In the words of a good friend and colleague of mine, my last Bible and Interpretation editorial constituted a good old-fashioned “Isaianic smack-down” of self-aggrandizing, dishonest hypocrites (“Knowledge and Wisdom in a Politics of Passionate Intensity,” … Continue reading “ ‘An Actual Earth of Value’ or, Food that Matters”
After the Abundant Table… a year one intern writes back
My discernment process as an intern (’10) at the Abundant Table led me to articulate a vocational calling – to ministry that recognizes the value of the soil and of those who work with the soil. At Community Roots Garden, a ministry of the North Oxnard United Methodist Church, I keep my hands in the … Continue reading After the Abundant Table… a year one intern writes back
Joy will find a way.
These last months I have thought a lot about death. This last week during All Saints and All Souls day I lit a candle for my dear childhood friend who died in a tragic accident this August. Seth’s death was my first experience overwhelmed with the grief of someone my own age, someone whose death … Continue reading Joy will find a way.
Abundant Table Farm Historical site 