This evening Julie asked us to spend some time thinking about when in the last two months of being Abundant Table Farm Project interns we have felt most alive. For me, the answer is the times like this morning when I have been most conscious of being in balance, of having hit on the right … Continue reading running contradiction
And we’re off!
Farmer Paul, Tasha, Erynn and Sarah load CSA boxes Today, we launched ourCSA* program! Our first week will be a free test run to our drop-off sites in Fillmore, Camarillo, Ventura, CSU Channel Islands, and here at the farm. Our boxes included: Bok choy, ruby red lettuce, radishes, cucumbers, green beans, spinach, zucchini, other summer … Continue reading And we’re off!
Church: The remix
Spirituality and religion have been two fairly separate things for me for some time. Spiritual experiences generally fell under the realm of connection with the natural world, sometimes resulting in supernatural feelings of meaning and belonging. Paddling out in the ocean, feeling the salt seep into my pores, gentle waves rhythmically lapping my sturdy foam … Continue reading Church: The remix
Mindful and Relational Spirituality at the Farm
These are my words for the community: earth-respecting and holistic. By this,I mean something akin to what Barbara Kingsolver speaks to in her novel, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. She writes: At its heart, a genuine food culture is an affinity between people and the land that feeds them. Step one, probably, is to live on the … Continue reading Mindful and Relational Spirituality at the Farm
a real farm
I never thought I’d be blogging from a toilet seat, but here I sit, having acquired something considerably more exciting than a stomach virus. A few weeks ago a discerning kindergartner asked where, since we are, after all, a farm, were the animals? Today, we have become a real farm. And the answer to the … Continue reading a real farm
Hueneme, place of resting kindly
More and more, we take for granted that work must be destitute of pleasure. More and more, we assume that if we want to be pleased we must wait until evening, or the weekend, or vacation, or retirement. More and more, our farms and forests resemble our factories and offices, which in turn more and … Continue reading Hueneme, place of resting kindly
Abundant Table Farm Historical site 