Posts Categorized: Food

Earth Day Sunday Resources

Earth Day is April 22. Celebrate God’s good creation on a Sunday near that date (which falls on Good Friday this year). The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program produces excellent Earth Day Sunday resources each year. This year’s theme…

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More Eco-Justice Related Lenten Resources

There are many resources that offer ways to strengthen our faith and explore eco-justice during Lent. I have been featuring the “Tread Lightly for Lent” resource from Environmental Ministries, and wanted to let you know about several others. Presbyterians for…

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Young Adults: Apply to be an Eco-Steward

The Eco-Stewards Program is for young adults ages 20-30 who are interested in exploring the connections between our faith and environmental stewardship. The 2011 program will take place June 2-9 with the theme “Living with and from the Land on…

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February 2011 Eco-Notes

Eco-Notes is the e-newsletter from Environmental Ministries that is delivered approximately monthly. Sign up to receive Eco-Notes. February’s Eco-Notes is below. Celebrate Earth Day Sunday Earth Day is April 22. Celebrate God’s good creation on a Sunday near that date…

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Sacred Soil Video

Brennan Pearson, a senior at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, created a video on the 2010 Festival of Faiths for his senior seminar course. The theme of the Festival of Faiths was “Sacred Soil: Foundation of Life” and the video includes…

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Food Justice Fellows ~ accepting applications now

From the Presbyterian Hunger Program’s Food and Faith blog about a new program – Food Justice Fellows – that is accepting applications until February 28. Do you get angry that we grow more than enough food for everyone but so…

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Send a Valentine Asking for Chemical Policy Reform

I received the following action alert from Chloe Schwabe, the Health Program Manager with the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program. Take a minute this Valentine’s Day to ask your Congressional leaders for chemical policy reform. Cancer, learning disabilities, and…

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Food and Faith Posts

Food and Faith, the blog of the Presbyterian Hunger Program, recently posted a moving essay by Dr. Ellen Davis “A Living Creature: A Biblical Perspective on Land Care and Use,” which links our treatment of the land, our industrialized food…

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Alternative Thanksgiving Ideas

Enough for Everyone, part of the Presbyterian Hunger Program, has produced the Just Living series, which helps people live out their faith in their daily lives in a way that honors the earth and all its inhabitants. One of the…

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Fair Trade Delegation to Nicaragua

From the Enough for Everyone Blog: Fair Trade Delegation to Nicaragua! January 8-15, 2011 The Presbyterian Hunger Program is leading a delegation to Nicaragua, and you are invited! Participants will experience the benefits of Fair Trade first-hand when they visit…

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