By Olivia Smucker Like the produce she grows, Lillie Eisenbeis’s farming roots run deep. Following in the footsteps of her parents and grandparents, Eisenbeis now…
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The Future of Food
This mini-documentary (7 min.) from Retro Report features Will and Sherilyn Ortman, Mennonite farmers from Freeman, SD. The couple has chosen to farm organically partly due to climate change….
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Kingdom Teachings from Soil
“Danile brought samples of forest, woodland, and farmed field soils and talked about how soil is the source of life and not unlike the Spirit in its vitality,” writes columnist Jane Bishop Halteman. She is describing a worship service focused on soil during a Season of Creation series at Kern Road Mennonite Church, South Bend, Ind. The essay reflects further on the parallels between the way soil is formed and “how the Divine works among us.” Read more.
Come to the Table
The Rural Advancement Foundation International is hosting a food and faith conference entitled, Come to the Table, March 16th in Durham, North Carolina. Details here.
Last Supper Key to Good Eating at Bluffton College
The Last Supper should be the focus of every meal we prepare and consume, according to the keynote speaker at a Bluffton University-hosted conference on…
Read moreFor in [Christ] all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.
Colossians 1:19 - 20