11.27.08
Posted in Blog, Joel's Blogs at 3:52 pm by Joel
Discovering heartfelt thanksgiving during difficult times is healing and uplifting. To express a heart full of thanksgiving during the difficulties of the present time I turn to the words of Howard Thurman (1900- 1981), one of the most influential African American theologians of the 20th century, raised by a grandmother freed from slavery, and a native son of my hometown of Daytona Beach…
In Your presence, O God, we make our Sacrament of Thanksgiving.
We begin with the simple things of our days:
Fresh air to breathe,
Cool water to drink,
The taste of food,
The protection of houses and clothes,
The comforts of home.
For all these we make an act of Thanksgiving this day! Read the rest of this entry »
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10.10.08
Posted in Blog, FAIR SHARE at 11:35 am by Joel
In light of the current state of our economy could there be a more profoundly appropriate time to be introducing our new initiative that moves the working poor beyond charity toward self-reliance? Here is all the dirt on how FAIR SHARE, our sustainable urban agriculture project can make a significant, tangible difference in the lives of some of our neighbors struggling against poverty. The project strengthens the efforts of emergency food providers, empowers people in need to better provide for themselves, and demonstrates viable economic incentives for bringing food production closer to home… right into the city. Read the rest of this entry »
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04.24.08
Posted in Blog, Green Blogs, Joel's Blogs at 7:29 am by Joel
A couple of days ago I bought some gas here in Daytona Beach and paid over $3.50 cents a gallon . While I was standing there at the pump and watching just how little fuel my ten dollars was going to put into the gas tank I remembered hearing recently that in Haiti fuel is going for around seven or eight dollars U.S. a gallon… when you can get it. Read the rest of this entry »
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04.15.08
Posted in Blog, Green Blogs, Joel's Blogs at 7:30 am by Joel
If you read my last blog post about the food riots and you are thinking I may have exaggerated just a bit, or a lot- about our unjust global food system or if you think the global food system is someone else’s concern, or if you are wondering what any of this has to do with you or any of us here in America, well, take a few minutes and check this out.
After you ‘digest’ the idea that a corporation can sieze this kind of power and is presently roaming the globe to take authority of food systems in other countries you may begin to understand why I personally believe, as do more and more folks, that growing your own food is a revolutionary act. “Think global- grow local!”
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