I am notorious for getting lost. I get lost even in places I have lived for years, so this last month of being new to these cities has involved my spending lots of times doing U-turns, peering at street signs and making phone calls asking for directions just one more time. The other day when … Continue reading Roots
Article on the Abundant Table
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! Go, sisters!
the beginning is the end is the beginning
9 days of work and 11 days of living. That is all the time that I have left here in to feel the weight of what I am walking away from, and it is quite difficult to bear. It was not an easy decision to leave this beautiful place, this joyful and supportive community, this … Continue reading the beginning is the end is the beginning
birds of the air
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 while a fumigant called chloropickerin (re-purposed WWI tear gas) was being pumped into the strawberry … Continue reading birds of the air
a CSA meditation
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, friends of the Project, and our CSA members. In honor of Tuesday farm meetings, here’s … Continue reading a CSA meditation
Simple Gifts
‘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: When true simplicity is gained, To bow and to bend we … Continue reading Simple Gifts
Abundant Table Farm Historical site 