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Happy Holy $hit Day!
Happy Diwali! The Hindu Festival of Lights began yesterday, all dazzling color and light and yummy foods. A lesser-known holiday celebrating the other end of the food cycle takes place today. Here is my post in honor of Govardhan Puja, … Continue reading
Posted in nature, spirituality
Tagged agriculture, cycle of life, factory farming, farming, food, holidays, manure, organic, permaculture, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, Vandana Shiva
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Brother Francis and Brother Mitt
The other day I passed a house with two icons in the yard. The contradiction between them was so glaring it pierced me. One was a statue of Saint Francis, or as he preferred to be called, Brother Francis. The … Continue reading
The power of we, multiplied
Today is Blog Action Day 2012, and bloggers around the world are thinking and writing about “The Power of We,” highlighting themes of community, equality, and freedom. What better day to talk about the wider circle of friends taking part … Continue reading
Posted in nature, spirituality
Tagged attitudes toward animals, attitudes toward nature, community, land-community, relationships
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The TNB self-interview
The Nervous Breakdown is a site to be explored at leisure—poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by published and emerging writers plus reviews of music and arts & culture. One feature they offer is self-interviews by emerging writers, and I was honored to … Continue reading
Posted in book, nature, spirituality, writing
Tagged book writing, history, history of ideas, science, science and religion, writing
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