Engaging stories with photos in local communities and neighborhoods showing the church in action.
Many congregations, schools, and organizations are reaching out into their neighborhoods to share God’s story of abundance by establishing community gardens, beehive colonies, and other agricultural initiatives. They are creatively using their land and property; providing training, inspiration, and cross-cultural experiences for all ages; while at the same time feeding the hungry and building community relationships. Too often food banks only take non-perishables loaded with preservatives and sodium. Church entities involved in agricultural ministries are able to provide healthy food from their gardens to feeding programs, food pantries, and others in need. This book tells the tale of 25 such communities in story and image. An inspiration for others to develop such projects, food and faith can go hand-in-hand as we get our hands dirty while learning more about what Genesis 2 describes as God “planted” a garden. Gardening can be seen on the rooftop of a church in the city, beehives in the midst of a seminary, or a local community garden alongside the church’s parking lot. Discover where this movement is alive and growing, and find ideas for starting your own “food and faith” initiative in your own backyard, roof, or front porch.
Tabla de materias
Foreword: Sarah Nolan
Introduction Chapter 1: Environmental Change-Makers and the Community Garden (Westchester, Los Angeles)
Chapter 2: Hunger No More Urban Garden (Imago Dei School, Tucson)
Chapter 3: Farmers’ Markets
Chapter 4: Shepherd Farm (Good Shepherd, Town & County, Missouri)
Chapter 5: Gardens, Workers, and Bees (Virginia Theological Seminary)
Chapter 6: The Cathedral Learning Garden (St. John’s Cathedral, Denver)
Chapter 7: Blue Corn and More (Navajoland)
Chapter 8: The SPR Food Garden (St. Paul and the Redeemer, Chicago)
Chapter 9: Community Gardens Ministry Network (Connecticut)
Chapter 10: Plant a Church: Plant a Garden (St. Mary Magdalene, Manor, Texas)
Chapter 11: Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers
Chapter 12: Thistle & Bee (Diocese of West Tennessee)
Chapter 13: Plot Against Hunger (Church of Our Savior Farm, Dallas)
Chapter 14: The University Farm (University of the South, Sewanee, TN)
Chapter 15: Creation Keepers (St. Andrew’s, Seattle, WA)
Chapter 16: Bluestone Farm (Community of the Holy Spirit, Brewster, NY)
Chapter 17: Faith and Grace Garden (St. Timothy’s, Des Moines, IA)
Chapter 18: Food Bank Farm (Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA) Appendix
Glossary
How to: • Get started • Go Local • Get connected
Listing of Gardens
Resources
Sobre el autor
Sarah Nolan co-founded The Abundant Table, an Episcopal rooted nonprofit farm and worshiping community. She serves on the Episcopal General Convention’s Task Force on Creation Care and Environmental Racism and is actively engaged in work and conversations around emergent ministries, organizational vitality and the intersection of food, faith and the environment. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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