Explore every episode of the podcast Earthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and Spirituality
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| 119. Edgewalking: Finding New Vision in Wilderness (part I) with Victoria Loorz | 09 Dec 2024 | 00:40:54 | |
In recent past episodes you might recall hearing the term “edgewalkers”—and by that term, we mean those of us who have moved away from the center of conventional church and faith praxis, and moved toward the creative edges of the institutional church where new imaginings and alternate expressions of faith life are being explored. That includes, of course, new ways of thinking about and experiencing God in and through creation. In our interview with John Phillip Newell earlier this season, he described that mode as dwelling in the space between temple and the wilderness. In this episode, Forrest talks with a good friend and fellow edgewalker Victoria Loorz—cofounder of the Wild Church movement, and current director of the Center for Wild Spirituality, or Seminary of the Wild, as it is also known. In this, part one of their conversation, they explore the idea of what it means to practice prophetic critique of the mainstream church while still loving the church and seeking to be part of its reformation and renewal.
Keywords: wild spirituality, edgewalkers, sacred relationships, community, climate crisis, love, stewardship, othering, church, worldview shift, Newell, wild church, seminary of the wild Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 118. Welcoming Creation: A Celtic Advent Reflection, with Christine Sine and Brother Seán Aherne | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:10:46 | |
Toward the end of the year Earthkeepers podcast always releases a special holiday episode that breaks from the usual interview mode. In this episode, we’re gifting a passage from our friend Christine Sine’s book called Celtic Advent: Following an Unfamiliar Path Through Advent. Earthkeepers recommends this book because in it, Christine brings fresh, life-giving perspective on the conventional Western practices of advent. According to those Western practices, the advent season this year begins on Sunday, December 1—so why offer an advent reflection in November? In her book, Christine explains: “for Celtic and Orthodox Christians, advent begins the evening of November 15th – forty days before Christmas Day. Celtic Christians always prayed and fasted for 40 days in preparation for any major life event, whether it be the planting of a new monastic center, the beginning of a new adventure, as well as for preparation for Christmas and Easter.” Given the Celtic theme of the passage, it is read by Brother Seán Aherne, an Irish monk who is very familiar with the St. Kevin story that is featured in this episode. Keywords: Advent, Celtic Advent, creation care, Saint Kevin, spirituality, environmentalism, community, nature, God, reflection, Glendalough, John Scotus Eriugena, John Philip Newell, Christ of the Celts, Carmina Gadelica, Alexander Carmichael Takeaways · Celtic Advent begins 40 days before Christmas for preparation.
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| 109. Learning the Art—and Heart—of Science: The Work of Au Sable Institute | 13 Jul 2024 | 00:42:15 | |
Forrest, the Earthkeepers podcast host, also works for the Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship on Whidbey Island, off the coast of Washington State. This episode focuses on one of PRI's partners, an organization called the Au Sable Institute, which serves undergraduate students whose vocational interests lie in some form of earthkeeping work. Have a listen to Au Sable’s Executive Director, Jon Terry, as well as two Au Sable alumni—Sarah and Carson--about the faith-shifting, mind-and-heart-expanding influence of this organization. These students offer honest reflections about why they've chosen an earth-keeping vocational path, and on how they maintain motivation in the face of climate change and ecological degradation.
Mentions: Keywords: youth, nature, outdoors, education, field work, field experience, outdoor education, students, teachers, environment, animals, diversity, wildlife, sustainability, water, creation, science, creation care, God, sacred, kin, relationships, perspective, purpose, passion, jobs, vocation, despair, inspiration, church, community, utilitarian, intrinsic value, resources, hope, public information, ignorance, future, plan Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 19. Saving Forests, Changing Lives: The Young Innovators at East Africa Energy Solutions | 21 Dec 2020 | 00:43:20 | |
In this episode we connect to three friends at East Africa Energy Solutions—friends who are creating ways to provide energy to rural Ugandans that is both cheap and sustainable. By helping people to create their own methane gas with low-tech waste processors called biodigesters, they are giving people a clean alternative to cooking with wood and charcoal—thus helping Ugandans to save money, live healthier, more productive lives, and in the process, slow the destruction of the country’s remaining forests. As part of a generation of young idealists, they are relentlessly hopeful and fiercely committed to the belief that they have the power to change lives and save ecologies. Want to leave a question or comment for podcast? Use the voice message link at: Notes: Actions: Key Words: Uganda, Chad, Cameroon, Sahel, East Africa, West Africa, Multnomah Global Development and Justice, environmental injustice, El Salvador, biodigester, clean energy, holistic development, development and ecology, charcoal smoke and respiratory illness in Africa, sustainable energy in Africa, methane gas production, Path from Poverty, Northwest University International Community Development Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 18. Africa Rising: Debisi Araba and the African Green Revolution Forum | 07 Dec 2020 | 00:42:16 | |
In this episode we’ll be talking to Dr. Debisi Araba, Managing Director of the African Green Revolution Forum. The AGRF is an organization that fosters community and collaboration among countries across all of Africa. Focusing on agriculture in particular, the African Green Revolution Forum works to accelerate the continent’s drive toward economic growth, human flourishing, and environmental health. Africa is rising, and it is the passion of people like Debisi that is driving the vision. He joins our conversation in this episode from Kenya. Notes: Guest: Dr. Debisi Araba, Managing Director for the African Green Revolution Forum AGRF's 2020 Virtual Summit Actions: Mindfulness—in what you eat, where it comes from, who produces it, what you purchase. Be more curious about the agrifood sector. Key Words: Indigenous wisdom, ubuntu, social entrepreneurship, African economy, economic development, Desmond Tutu, Africa rising, global economy, environmental sustainability, African ecology, panAfrica unity Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 17. New-generation earthkeepers: Chris Elisara & Creation Care Study Programs | 16 Nov 2020 | 00:40:19 | |
In this episode we’ll be talking to Dr. Chris Elisara--visionary educator, social entrepreneur, and filmmaker. Having grown up in New Zealand, Chris’ international perspective makes him especially suited to his role as chair of the World Evangelical Alliance's Creation Care Task Force. He is also the founder of Creation Care Study Programs—an organization that provides opportunities for university students to devote an entire semester to learning about creation care in a community setting. He has devoted much of his life to equipping and empowering students because he is convinced that the future of the planet depends on the creative, problem-solving capacities of younger generations. Want to leave a question or comment for Forrest? Use the voice message link at: Guest: Dr. Chris Elisara Tony Campolo Key Words: New Zealand, World Evangelical Alliance Creation Care Task Force, environmental studies, environmental justice, semester abroad, green jobs, Belize Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 16. It takes all kinds: Eric Long on why earthkeeping needs scientists, theologians, and everyone else | 02 Nov 2020 | 00:50:21 | |
In this episode we’ll be talking to Professor Eric Long, a biology professor who has learned to live in the space between science and theology. In our conversation about wildlife ecology and ecotheology, we consider the important truth that everyone can and should choose to be an ecologist—or a theologian for that matter. Eric reminds us that anyone can find ways to work for the good of the earth, no matter what their vocation is. You don’t need a degree in environmental science to understand ecology, or a theology degree to see the ways that God is revealed in nature. In this episode we want to encourage and equip people to think way out of the box when it comes to figuring out how their jobs, their hobbies, and even their community and family lives, can all be directed toward promoting the health of the planet. Earthkeepers believe in greening everything! https://www.circlewood.online/earthkeepers
Guest: Dr. Eric Long, wildlife ecologist and professor at Seattle Pacific University SPU's field station on Blakely Island (San Juan Islands) ecotheology minor at SPU ecology definition- study of the interactions in nature emergent properties definition- the whole is the greater than the parts, synergisms. citizen scientists - definition St. Francis quote - Canticle of the Sun Michael Soule - paper: What is Conservation Biology? (synopsis) Actions: US gov. site for Citizen Science list of citizen science projects on Wikipedia Scientific American citizen projects
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| 15. Indigenizing our worldviews: A Native vision for earthkeeping, with Randy Woodley | 19 Oct 2020 | 00:40:32 | |
In this episode we’ll be talking to Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley—Keetoowah Cherokee teacher, theologian, activist, farmer, and the author of several books. In our conversation today, we focus on a Native theology of land and environment—a subject of particular interest to Earthkeepers, who have come to understand the Western world’s desperate need for new ways of being in and with creation. Free webinar: Signs of Hope for a Troubled Planet Oct. 29 7-8 pm PST Earthkeepers financial support option Guest: Dr. Randy Woodley Eloheh Indigenous Center for Justice Dr. Woodley's book: Shalom and the Community of Creation Dr. Woodley’s most recent book: Decolonizing Evangelicalism Dr. Woodley's article - The Fullness Thereof Earthkeepers' interview with Tri Robertson Richard Twiss - author & teacher
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| 14. Children and earthkeeping: Bonnie Cretton and the Woodsong Forest School | 05 Oct 2020 | 00:48:24 | |
In this episode we talk to Bonnie Cretton—founder and director of Woodsong Forest School in southeast Tennessee. Bonnie is committed to raising up a generation of children who see themselves as integrally connected to all life on earth. She believes that when children are educated in ways that promote a sense of belonging to all nature, they will inevitably grow up to be earthkeepers. Keywords: forest school, early education, play-based learning, alternative education, nature-based education, forest kindergarten Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 13. Re-formation: Creation Care and a new kind of church with Tri Robinson | 21 Sep 2020 | 00:40:34 | |
In this episode we talk with Tri Robinson—rancher, environmentalist, retired evangelical pastor, and the author of several books. He is also the subject of a recently released film entitled Cowboy and Pastor: The Life and Times of Tri Robinson. In this strange era when so many religious folks deny climate change, and actively ignore issues of environmental injustice, Tri has dedicated much of his life to persuading conservative Christians that their faith actually requires them to care for the earth. At the same time, Tri stands with those who stand outside of conservative culture, and offers visions of a new kind of Christ-follower . . . and a new kind of church. Listen in as we explore his hopeful vision, and learn how this man moved past religious politics to become and advocate for God’s love toward all of creation. To leave a review of the podcast: Tri’s Website: Purchase the DVD of Cowboy and Preacher: To stream the film Cowboy and Preacher: Please help us to expand the reach and frequency of this podcast:
Key Words: Climate change, religious right, Moral Majority, Sierra Club, millennials, evangelical, conservative, Roe v.Wade, Pacific Crest Trail, Jesus Movement, environmentalist, Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reformation, climate denier, sanctity of life Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 12. Dismantling Protection: A Government Employee Speaks Out | 07 Sep 2020 | 00:50:17 | |
This episode features an employee of a federal land management agency who has much to say about the current administration’s systematic dismantling of programs and laws that have been developed over the years to preserve and restore the health of the environment. According to the Brookings Institution, in this last summer alone the current administration has loosened restrictions on methane emissions from oil wells, undermined the process of determining energy efficiency requirements for appliances, moved to open Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration, and weakened core elements of the Endangered Species Act. On the condition of anonymity, our guest has agreed to share an insider’s view of the relentless attacks being mounted on this matrix of regulations that have taken generations to put into place.
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| 11. Cultural Courage: Rachel Jones and Jason Lyle on Life in the American South | 24 Aug 2020 | 00:55:42 | |
In this episode we’ll be talking to Rachel Jones, who teaches at a college in Tennessee, and Jason Lyle, who leads an international nonprofit and serves in a church in Georgia. Both live in places where there is cultural ambivalence about the importance of earthkeeping, and for some, even outright denial of climate change realities. Rachel and Jason though have each found creative ways to express their love of creation, and to speak out of their passion for environmental justice in ways that don’t shut down the conversation. Notes: Key Words: Climate change denial, climate change, global warming, conservative, evangelical culture, creation care, tree hugger, hunting, agrarian, Trump Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 10. The journey so far: Forrest Inslee and James Amadon on the future of Earthkeepers | 08 Aug 2020 | 00:34:24 | |
In this episode, Forrest and James Amadon review the episodes that we’ve created in the first six months of the Earthkeepers podcast. We identify some of the themes that have emerged, consider some of the personal lessons we’ve learned, and dream a bit about where the podcast is headed in the future! Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 108. Being a Good Relative in the Family of Creation: An archive episode with Randy Woodley | 01 Jul 2024 | 00:37:40 | |
In recognition of the recent summer solstice, we are releasing an episode from the podcast archives. This is in fact an episode from season one, a conversation with Randy Woodley. Out of all the episodes we’ve done, this episode has been listened to more than any other—and for good reason! As you listen to this conversation, you might ask yourself a practical question: What is a specific practice that I can embrace in this solstice season, to help me to become a better relative in the family of creation? Eloheh Indigenous Center for Justice Dr. Woodley's book: Shalom and the Community of Creation Dr. Woodley’s book: Decolonizing Evangelicalism Dr. Woodley's article - The Fullness Thereof Earthkeepers' interview with Tri Robertson Richard Twiss - author & teacher
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| 9. Global Community: Randy Borman and the Cofán Forest Guardians | 25 Jul 2020 | 00:51:20 | |
In this episode we’ll be talking to Randy Borman, a respected leader among the Cofán indigenous people of Ecuador. Randy was born at the headwaters of the Amazon; he grew up among the Cofán people, speaking their language and living life in the forest as any young Cofán does. However, he also learned American culture from his missionary parents, and later pursued a Western university education before returning to his home and his people in Ecuador. Today, Randy is a respected leader among the Cofán, and is also well-known internationally among global environmental advocates. In our conversation we talk about indigenous worldviews, the unseen world, protecting the rain forest as a defense against climate change, and the need for a global cooperative approach to earthkeeping. Notes: Guest: Randy Borman - Head of Fundación Sobrevivencia Cofan Cofan Survival Fund webpage Randy Borman bio Washington Post interview Cofan Facebook page Cofan people - Wikipedia page Cofan and ecotourism program If you would like to support the work of Cofán earthkeepers in Ecuador, you’ll find a link to the Cofán Survival Fund in this episode’s notes section. And please note that Randy’s dream of a coop approach to carbon offsetting is still just an idea. If you or someone you know would be interested in further conversation about putting such a plan into action, we would love to be in conversation with you. Please send an email with your ideas and questions to podcast@circlewood.online. Amazon rainforest, Ecuador, indigenous, Cofan, carbon offsetting, carbon coop, forest management, carbon sequestration, river turtle, environmental exploitation, Cofán Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 8. God in Nature: Victoria Loorz and Wild Churches | 09 Jul 2020 | 00:51:47 | |
Forrest Inslee and James Amadon talk with Victoria Loorz, founder of the Wild Church Network and author of a forthcoming book called Church of the Wild. The Wild Church Network is a broad association of religious communities that practice faith life in ways that foster connectedness to all of creation. A key practice of a wild church is holding some or all of their community gatherings in the outdoors, encouraging and guiding people to sense God’s presence in the natural world. You might recall from a previous episode with Lenore Three Stars, that an essentially indigenous value is seeking to be a “good relative” among all the myriad beings that make up the family of creation. In a similar way, Wild Churches seek to cultivate this dynamic of relationship that they call “KIN-dom”.
Definition of numinous St John of the Cross' poem Dark Night of the Soul Kids Vs Global Warming - nonprofit Victoria started with her son Thomas Merton - mystic, monk, author - Thomas Merton Center and Wikipedia Definition of Fr. Richard Rohr: Centering Prayer Quote: "All great truths the opposite is also true" in Niels Bohrs' writings Quote: "The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects." Thomas Berry “Petrochemical Age” in Evening Thoughts p. 96 Quote: "We don't protect what we don't love..." Richard Louv, The Nature Principle p. 104 Biography of activist Julia Butterfly Hill Prof. Ryan Bolger, Fuller Seminary Fr. Richard Rohr - Center for Action and Contemplation
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| 7. Reconciling with the land: Christi Renaud and Plant with Purpose | 29 Jun 2020 | 00:41:29 | |
In this episode we talk with Christi Renaud, Director of Marketing and Development for an organization called Plant with Purpose. Plant with Purpose works with impoverished communities around the world, helping people to build strong local economies by encouraging good agriculture and financial management practices. What sets Plant with Purpose apart from many other international development agencies though is their emphasis on ecology and environmental health. In essence, they help farmers to become better earthkeepers. Importantly though, Plant with Purpose doesn’t teach earthkeeping in a way that dismisses or dishonors what farmers already know. Instead, they work alongside them, offering ideas and resources, but also asking questions that respect local knowledge. Join us as we discuss the importance of local knowledge in community development, the connections between environmental justice and social justice, and creation care’s rootedness in yearning for God. Christi Huizenga-Renaud -Director of Marketing and Development at Plant with Purpose Plant with Purpose Democratic Republic of Congo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 6. Creation Kinship: Lenore Three Stars on Indigenous Worldviews | 11 Jun 2020 | 00:38:08 | |
Lenore Three Stars is a member of the board for Circlewood—the larger creation care community to which the Earthkeepers belongs. In many ways, Lenore has had a shaping influence on the priorities and values of this podcast. In particular, as a member of the Lakota people, she has helped us to understand and embrace elements of an indigenous world view. In this episode we discuss a kinship model of creation care, as a corrective to a dominant Western worldview that views people as separate from, and dominant over, creation. Lenore Three Stars North American Institute of Indigenous Theological Studies Richard Twiss. One Church, ManyTribes Wendell Berry: "There are no unsacred places, only sacred and desecrated places."Given https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146152.Given Standing Rock Water Protectors Albert White Hat Dr. Randy Woodley. Shalom and the Community of Creation https://bookshop.org/books/shalom-and-the-community-of-creation-an-indigenous-vision/9780802866783 Key words: Native American, First Nations, creation care, ecology, environment, Lakota, environmental justice, kinship, dualism, indigenous world view, Richard Twiss, Randy Woodley, Standing Rock Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 5. Spirituality and Science: Leah Kostamo and A Rocha Canada | 01 Jun 2020 | 00:53:55 | |
In this episode we’ll be speaking with Leah Kostamo. Leah and her husband Markku co-founded A Rocha Canada, and today she provides leadership and spiritual direction at A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Center in the greater Vancouver, BC area. We’ll be talking about her work, and also about a book that she wrote, called Planted: A Story of Creation, Calling, and Community. Leah explains the work of A Rocha worldwide, an organization that is in great part focused on education—on helping people to understand the spirituality of creation care, but also the science of it—and importantly, on the interconnectedness of both realms. We also touch on themes of hospitality, children and nature, spiritual practices, eco-justice and our “ecological footprint”, and environmental science. Book: Planted: A story of creation, calling and community A Rocha, Canada Peter & Miranda Harris, founders of A Rocha Professors Loren & Mary Ruth Wilkinson, Regent College https://www.regent-college.edu/faculty/retired/loren-wilkinson Dr. Frank Richardson, ornithologist, and Dorothy (Frank’s obituary) Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder,1965. Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods Eva Selhub, Your Brain on Nature Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger Hebrew Passover prayer: Dayenu Ecological footprint calculator Semiahmoo People Dr. Cheryl Bear Dr. Terry LeBlanc Ronald Wright, A Short History of Progress Joanna Macy, on active hope Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 4. Educating for Earth Justice: Matt Ryan and The Talking Farm | 18 May 2020 | 00:40:13 | |
In this episode we talk to Matt Ryan, and urban farmer in Chicago whose makes it his mission to educate the community about the social and environmental justice dynamics of growing food. The conversation includes crucial topics such as the intimacy of a farmer’s relationship to the land; the sustainability of small-scale farming; urban and backyard farming; the global food supply chain; and winter gardening. The Talking Farm The Talking Farm's Facebook page
Mentions: regenerative agriculture Actions: CSA (community supported agriculture) humanely raised animals (example organizations) independent rating system for ethically-raised animals
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| 3. Gardens and God: Christine Aroney-Sine | 04 May 2020 | 00:39:18 | |
In this episode, contemplative author and gardener Christine Aroney-Sine offers a perspective from the Global South, and from an Australian point of view in particular. Drawing from her books The Gift of Wonder and To Garden with God, as well as from her blog Godspacelight, she shares her thoughts about the connection between gardening and community, and explains lectio tierra--the practice of sensing the presence of God in nature. We speak as well about the ways in which all of these things found expression in ancient Celtic traditions--an historical European indigenous worldview that is finding new relevance today among people who care about community development and creation care. Guest: Christine Aroney-Sine: https://godspacelight.com/about/ Website: https://godspacelight.com/ Book: The Gift of Wonder: https://godspacelight.com/the-gift-of-wonder/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/To-Garden-With-God-177821975582936/ Book: To Garden with God: https://godspacelight.com/shop/to-garden-with-god/ Book: Rachel Carson's Silent Spring: https://www.rachelcarson.org/SilentSpring.aspx Wendell Berry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Berry; http://www.wendellberrybooks.com/ Norman Wirzba: https://normanwirzba.com/ Australian wildfires: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/3/21048891/australia-wildfires-koalas-climate-change-bushfires-deaths-animals-damage Carbon offsets: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/sep/16/carbon-offset-projects-carbon-emissions or https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/carbon-offset.htm Garden blessing: https://godspacelight.com/2010/09/27/garden-blessing-for-earth-day/ Quote: "The fastest pace for noticing is a walk." ― Wendell Berry, Our Only World: Ten Essays Lectio tierra: https://godspacelight.com/2016/08/25/listening-to-the-life-of-jesus-in-a-tree/ Psalm 1: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+1&version=NIV Poet Mary Oliver: https://www.poet Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 2. Urban Community: Tahmina Martelly and World Relief | 25 Mar 2020 | 00:45:53 | |
In this episode Tahmina Martelly of World Relief explains the connections between social and environmental justice, and how they play out in her work with immigrants and refugees. As a community developer, she prioritizes the voices of the poor and marginalized, and collaborates with them to create solutions to food deserts, the absence of greenspaces, and the challenges of being landless. The community garden that they have built together has become a center for multicultural community, where people celebrate ethnic, cultural, economic, and religious diversity. Tahmina also addresses resistance among some religious folks to matters of global warming and climate change, and challenges us to think about the sort of grace it takes to model a different approach to creation care. Tahmina Martelly - Director of Resiliency & Empowerment programs at World Relief: https://worldreliefseattle.org/leadership-team Community garden website: https://worldreliefseattle.org/garden Seattle Globalist article on the opening of the community garden; https://www.seattleglobalist.com/2018/04/16/refugees-and-immigrants-grow-homeland-foods-at-kent-community-garden/73140 Latin phrase, Nihil de nobis, sine nobis: Nothing about us without us: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_About_Us_Without_Us Article that exemplifies Nihil de nobis, sine nobis: https://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/01/detroit-tree-planting-programs-white-environmentalism-research/579937/ Hillside Church in Kent: http://hillsidechurchkent.com/ Definitions raingarden: https://www.groundwater.org/action/home/raingardens.html or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_garden bioswale: http://nrcsolutions.org/bioswales/ or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioswale food forest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_gardening Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 1. Earthcare Spirituality: James Amadon and Forrest Inslee | 18 Mar 2020 | 00:51:08 | |
In this episode Forrest Inslee, Earthkeepers Podcast host, and James Amadon, Executive Director of Circlewood, talk about what the podcast is about, and what to expect in future episodes. Both tell their stories of how they sense and understand God in nature, and how creation care eventually became a core element of their respective callings. They speak of the need for community among people who believe that earth care is connected to spiritual practice. Only by finding support in one and other, and by learning in global community from a diversity of perspectives, can ecologically-minded people begin to shape a movement--a movement to combat climate change, to mobilize for environmental restoration, to advocate for environmental justice, and to restore right relationship between people and the rest of creation of which they are a part. Circlewood Vision & Mission Statement: https://www.circlewood.online/about James' & Forrest's bios: https://www.circlewood.online/people Author Wendell Berry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Berry Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 107. Greening Real Estate: Ecology, Community, and Bees, with Wes Willison | 17 Jun 2024 | 00:40:04 | |
In this episode (part two of the conversation begun in the last episode) Forrest and Wes focus more directly on the overarching theme of season five: the idea that every vocation can somehow be made greener—and that in almost every job we can find ways to practice the values of earthkeeping. As a real estate agent in Philladelphia, Wes has given lots of thought to how his work of helping people to find homes is essentially ecological work and an expression of creation care. That’s where they pick up part two of their conversation, where they turn to questions of home, and land, and ownership. Mentions: Keywords: youth, climate anxiety, climate crisis, home, land, ownership, real estate, earthcare, church, politics, theory, theology, systemic injustice, social justice, indigenous, traditions, camas, community, restoration, commons, ecology, generations, homeowners, mortgages, unions, renting, owning, interdependency, communal life, co-ownership, PFAS, green space, belonging, accessibility, ethics, affordability, environment, safety, resources, landlords, property management, love, hope, change, Jesus, kingdom of God, bees, beekeeping, walkable communities, physical closeness Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 106. A Millennial's Take on Our Climate Future, with Wes Willison | 03 Jun 2024 | 00:44:19 | |
In this podcast we speak often of the particular concerns of younger generations—including Gen X, Millennials and Gen Alpha. We try to pay attention to voices representing these generations, knowing that they are the ones who will ultimately suffer more as the climate changes—bringing increasing environmental and social disruption in the coming years. In this, the first of two episodes, Forrest speaks with Wes Willison—a guy in his early 30s who has given a lot of thought to the particular struggles that he shares in common with many other Millennials. Mentions:
Keywords: climate crisis, climate anxiety, younger generations, millennial, gen Z, earthcare, radicalization, politics, ecology, seminary, farming, worms, faith, government, policy, violence, social media, news, anxiety, depression, hope, future, children, parenting, guns, gun conversion, gun violence, gun control, sacrament, Christianity, community, ritual, tradition, cross, crucifixion, church Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 105. Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart, with Brian McLaren | 20 May 2024 | 00:46:40 | |
Back in 2001, Brian McLaren wrote a book called A New Kind of Christian. For many, it turned out to be a revolutionary book that explored a kind of faith outside the boxes of mainstream Christianity—a faith that challenged tired, unhelpful ways of thinking and doing, and raised exciting possibilities for a reinvigorated postmodern Christianity. His latest book, called Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart he again challenges readers (of any faith, or no faith) to see the world in a fundamentally new way that acknowledges the dire challenges that face the planet, and to become the sort of people who can speak truth and offer solace in the difficulties to come. In this cohosted episode, Forrest Inslee and Christine Sine talk to Brian about this new book, and about its profound implications for how we live and love in the face of the profound environmental and social changes facing our planet. Mentions: Keywords: climate, climate change, anxiety, doom, future, ecological overshoot, resources, waste, energy, life, fossil fuels, civilization, faith, advocacy, contemplation, action, being, transformation, resilience, church, scripture, Bible, hope, truth, reality, oppression, indigenous Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 104. Earth and Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos, with Leah Rampy | 06 May 2024 | 00:44:15 | |
Every now and then, Earthkeepers features an interview with an author about a new book, but only ones that we recommend . That is certainly the case with Leah Rampy’s new offering, called Earth and Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos. In the book, she explores what lies beneath our unwillingness to change how we interact with the natural world, but also what we can do to nurture deeper connections to our places.
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Keywords: climate, biodiversity loss, ecosystem, soil, native plants, living world, grief, loss, joy, compassion, connection, earthcare, place, nature, oneness, othering, separation, unity, species loneliness, eco anxiety, solastalgia, climate chaos, hope, reconnection, awareness, intention, attention, heart, listening, eyes of the mind, eyes of the heart, relationship, church Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 103. Growing Little Earthkeepers: Shauna Causey of the South Whidbey Preschool | 22 Apr 2024 | 00:36:24 | |
On this podcast, we talk often about the importance of creative, out-of-the box thinking when it comes to making a difference in promoting earth care and fighting against climate change. In this conversation, we find out what such innovative problem-solving can look like when it comes to educating young kids. Shauna Causey confronted the need for formational, quality preschool education for her own children by designing a solution that included integrating her love of nature and her interest in ocean conservation. The innovative, environmentally-focused preschool that she founded also helps her friends, neighbors, and the entire community. We hear Shauna's story through her interview with James and Forrest on-site at the South Whidbey Preschool.
Mentions: Keywords: youth, kids, school, preschool, education, early education, teaching, nature, stewardship, entrepreneurship, business, technology, environment, community, problem solving, change, hope, teachers, orcas, creation care Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 102. Love is Local: Learning Our Places with Ben Lowe, A Rocha USA | 08 Apr 2024 | 00:44:06 | |
Earthkeepers has been deeply affected by A Rocha because of the profound formational influence of the organization’s founders, Peter and Miranda Harris. On the podcast we’ve frequently featured A Rocha voices, including that of Leah Kostamo of A Rocha Canada, way back in episode 5. In episode 62, we talked about carbon offsetting with Brittany Michalski of Climate Stewards, a nonprofit in the A Rocha family of organizations. And in episode 79, we spoke about hospitality and community with Jo Swinney, Communications Director at A Rocha International and daughter of the organization’s founders. In this episode, James and Forrest talk with Ben Lowe, the executive director of A Rocha USA about his first year on the job and about his future vision for helping people seek God’s heart for the places where they live. Mentions:
Keywords: creation care, faith, religion, conservation, climate, evangelical, climate action, environment, biodiversity, biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, restoration, community, harmony, creation, right relationships, ecosystems, extinction, place, Jesus, environmental footprint, environmental handprint, love, hope, youth, activism Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 101. Turning the Tables: Forrest Gets Interviewed, on the Think Global podcast | 25 Mar 2024 | 00:35:51 | |
Recently, Brandon Stiver and Phil Darke asked Earthkeepers host Forrest Inslee to be a guest on THEIR podcast, called Think Global, Do Justice. Among other things, they wanted to ask about a book he edited recently with Angel Burns, called Re-Imagining Short-Term Missions. They also talked about COP 28, evangelical attitudes toward creation care, poverty and environmental justice, Star Trek, and even the story of how Forrest came to adopt his daughter. So, for a change of pace, here is an abridged version of Phil and Brandon’s interview of Forrest. Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 100. Youth in Climate Action: Launching a New Circlewood Podcast | 11 Mar 2024 | 00:38:00 | |
This is the 100th episode of the podcast! In keeping with this landmark episode, we’ll be doing something special: We’re launching a NEW Circlewood podcast called Youth in Climate Action! As you might imagine, this podcast will focus on the needs and questions of younger folks about earthcare and the climate future. Importantly, it will also feature young voices, and highlight innovative approaches to inspire a new generation of earth activists and advocates. In this episode of the Earthkeepers podcast, James and Forrest will be in conversation with the two founders of the Youth in Climate Action podcast—Michael Matchell and Kinsley Rawson. Guest: Kinsley Rawson
Guest: Michael Matchell
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Keywords: environment, youth, climate action, creation care, podcast, community, climate change, climate crisis, UN, climate change conference, COP 28, fossil fuels, stewardship, faith, religion, Christianity, environmental advocacy, stories, hope
Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 117. Surviving and Thriving: Earthkeeping after the Election | 11 Nov 2024 | 00:17:08 | |
What are the prospects for the planet now that Trump has been re-elected? What are the implications of the recent election in terms of how we advocate and care for the earth? In this urgent no-frills episode, James and Forrest offer thoughts on how we might care for ourselves AND how we can persist and persevere in our calling as earthkeepers. They reflect on the recent election's impact on future progress in climate action and the emotional responses it has elicited in many. They discuss the importance of grieving without falling into despair, finding community support, and taking actionable steps towards environmental care. The dialogue emphasizes the need for resilience, the power of letting our actions speak louder than words, and engaging with nature as a source of healing and comfort.
Keywords: climate action, grief, community, environmentalism, hope, divine presence, healing, sustainability, post-election, earth care, Trump, Inflation Reduction Act, global leadership, global warming, renewable energy Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 99. Poverty and Earthcare in Tension: A Ugandan Perspective, with Victor Ochen | 26 Feb 2024 | 00:29:52 | |
This special episode features a guest host from Uganda, Dr. Edward Olara, who Forrest interviewed in episode 71. Edward was once Forrest's student and has become a friend; they’ve worked together in Uganda to encourage and empower development professionals. Recently, Edward published a book called The Elephants and the Farmers. As the HOST of this episode, Dr. Olara interviews a Ugandan friend and colleague, Mr. Victor Ochen, the founder and Executive Director of the African Youth Initiative. Born in northern Uganda, he spent his first 21 years surviving a violent conflict that in the end displaced over three million people. In that conflict, the Lord’s Resistance Army forcefully recruited or abducted 60,000 children to serve as soldiers—and among them was Mr. Ochen’s own brother, who has never been returned. Guest Host: Edward Silas Olara Guest: Victor Ochen Mentions: Keywords: environment, youth, politics, policy, war, conflict, trauma, healing, social justice, hate, intergenerational trauma, sustainability, tolerance, government, poverty, hope, education, information, society, inclusivity, resources, peace, conflict resolution, coexistence, farms, climate change, activism, economy, green energy, future, global cooperation, faith Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 98. Fighting Fast Fashion: Knowing the Stories We Wear, with Kathleen Audet | 12 Feb 2024 | 00:46:05 | |
In the last episode, we talked about the enormous impact that relatively mundane choices like what we eat have on the health of the planet. In this episode, we talk about another part of our everyday habits that we might not normally think about in earthkeeping terms: what we wear—and the impact of the clothing choices we make on the planet as a whole. To get us thinking about our OWN fashion habits, let me ask you a couple of questions: First though, pick just one item of clothing you are wearing right now. Do you know where that garment was made, and how far it had to travel to get to you? Or let me ask this: Do you know anything about the people who actually made the fabric this item is made of . . . . or anything about the people who stitched all the pieces together . . . or how much they were paid to do it? Do you even know what this item of clothing is made of—or importantly, what impact the making of that material had on the environment? I think a lot of us would be hard pressed to answer even one of those questions. But for those of us who long to become better at loving and caring for all creation, these are the kinds of questions we need to ask of ourselves and of our habits. And that is why we talked with Kathleen Audet, owner of an image consulting firm called Allegory. She has made it her mission to promote awareness about the things we wear—and to think about social and environmental justice when it comes to buying, owning, and even getting rid of clothing. Also, as part of our focus on “greening all vocations” in this season of the podcast, Kathleen shares the story of how she has found ways to do good for people and planet through her work as an image consultant.”
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Keywords: image consulting, sustainability, spirituality, religion, style, fashion, fashion industry, personal image, pollution, waste, consumers, affordability, ethics, fair labor, child labor, traceability, social justice, awareness, fast fashion, greening, scripture, creation care, capsule wardrobe, environment Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 97. Eating Like Earthkeepers, with Nutritionist Leslie Aaron | 30 Jan 2024 | 00:44:42 | |
While most listeners to this podcast have found ways to make changers in their lives in order to live in more earth-sustaining ways, how often do we pay attention to what we eat as a critical factor for an earthkeeping lifestyle? Think about the foods that made up the last meal you ate: Do you know where those foods came from? How they were produced? How those foods impacted your carbon footprint? In this episode, Forrest talks to nutritionist Leslie Aaron—a person who helps people answer such questions for a living. Leslie works to promote community nutrition in places all around the world. She and her husband Douglas also work as contractors with global nonprofits in disaster relief and have their own organization called Fulcrum Missions, which supports local churches and ministries through context-appropriate projects. In one of their most recent endeavors, they’ve been working in Nicaragua to set up aquaponics systems—an approach to farming both fish and vegetables in sustainable, environmentally sound ways.
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Keywords: food, nutrition, community, diet, local food, vitamins, creation care, harvesting, greening, simplifying, organic, globalization, availability, childcare, child nutrition, traditional diets, herbicides, pesticides, whole foods, processed foods, ultra processed foods, ingredients, monocropping, animal products, cage free, free range, imports, social justice, environmental justice Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 96. Coffee for the Common Good: TJ Fittis of Camano Island Coffee Roasters | 15 Jan 2024 | 00:27:59 | |
In this episode, we talk with TJ Fittis, owner of Camano Island Coffee Roasters. I became a fan of Camano Island Coffee way back in 2006, when I asked the company’s founder, my friend Jeff Ericson, to come lecture in a course I was teaching. This course was all about social entrepreneurship—and for those not familiar with that term, a social enterprise is a business that exists not just for financial profit, but also for social benefits that somehow make the world a better place. Jeff was a great person to help me teach social entrepreneurship because, in the year 2000, he had founded Camano Island Coffee Roasters as a means of supporting ethical farming practices, fair pricing and wages, and most importantly, the production of great tasting, all-organic coffee. To accomplish these social and environmental objectives, he partnered early on with a nonprofit called Agros—and organization that helps the very poor in Central America to gain access to land for farming, and to establish new cooperative villages. Eventually, Jeff sold the company to his son-in-law, TJ—who continues to pursue these founding values of making the world a better place by practicing good—and profitable—business principles. But even if you aren’t a business person, there is wisdom in this conversation that can help us to make more earth-wise choices as consumers. That’s where we started our conversation, in fact—with the ways in which Camano Island Coffee uses their subscription-based model they call the Coffee Club, to provide a high quality, organic product that is better for the coffee consumer, for farmers, and for the environment. Mentions: Find us on our website: Earthkeepers Support the Earthkeepers podcast Check out the Ecological Disciple Keywords: coffee, coffee roasting, fair trade, Camano Island, farming, farmers social justice, environment, small business, local business, organic, sourcing, decentralization, community, consumers Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 95. Launching Season Five, with Forrest and James | 01 Jan 2024 | 00:25:51 | |
We’re glad to have you back with us as we launch season five of the podcast in this new year. The format of this episode will be a bit different because, as is our usual custom, our Executive Producer, James Amadon, and Forrest reflect a bit on season four and look ahead to some exciting new directions for season five. Forrest Inslee Mentions:
Find us on our website: Earthkeepers Support the Earthkeepers podcast Check out the Ecological Disciple
Keywords: earthcare, creation care, earthkeeping, new year, community, climate crisis, youth, future, climate anxiety, hope, greening vocations, Camano Island Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 94. Greening the Holidays, with Abby Fehrsen and Friends | 04 Dec 2023 | 00:39:29 | |
This special episode encourages ways we can reimagine our holiday practices. Forrest is in conversation with Abby Fehrsen of Capetown, South Africa talking about how she and her family have creatively adapted their celebration practices to become greener. Then, toward the end of this episode, we’ll hear some holiday greetings from a number of Earthkeepers all around the world. You might remember Abby from an Earthkeepers episode that she hosted earlier this year, and from an interview in season three in which she and Liesl Stewart told us about their work helping communities to source their food in sustainable, earth-honoring ways from local producers.
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Find us on our website: Earthkeepers Support the Earthkeepers podcast Check out the Ecological Disciple Keywords: Christmas, holidays, food, gift giving, family, tradition, locally sourced food, simplicity, values, choices, spending, celebration, sustainability, creation care, community, New Year, Hannukah, Kwanza, solstice Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 93. Truth-Telling and Restorative Justice: The Myth of the First Thanksgiving, with Lenore Three Stars and Robbie Paul | 20 Nov 2023 | 00:38:22 | |
Every culture has core stories - mythologies that have everything to do with group identity. Sometimes those stories are connected to national holidays, as in the case of the American holiday called Thanksgiving. But who gets to determine what those core stories should be? In this episode we welcome two wise women who have made it their life’s work to serve as truth-tellers, and advocates for the stories of Native peoples that are seldom heard. Lenore Three Stars of the Oglala Sioux Band of the Lakota Nation, and Robbie Paul of the Nez Perce People, are here to help us to understand the importance of knowing, telling, and listening to each other’s stories--in ways that bring healing and restoration. Lenore Three Stars Robbie Paul
Mentions: Keywords: revisionist history, epigenetics, intergenerational trauma, Native boarding schools, residential schools, dec Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 92. Embracing Climate Grief, with Hannah Malcolm | 06 Nov 2023 | 00:55:18 | |
For many of us who are really committed to earthcare causes, it is easy to put all our focus on changemaking, on action, and on working for a more hopeful climate future. Sometimes though, we focus on taking action without really taking time to embrace the reality of what has already been lost due to climate change. Our guest in this episode makes the case that we need to allow ourselves to grieve what we have lost—and that this grieving will ultimately help us to become better, more honest earthkeepers. Hannah Malcolm is an assistant curate in the Church of England, a young mother, and the editor of a book of essays called "Words for a Dying World: Stories of Grief and Courage from the Global Church.”
Mentions: Keywords: climate grief, climate anxiety, mourning ecological loss, lament, liturgies, Psalms, ministry, church, worship, children, climate change, ecological collapse, creation care, earth advocacy, ecology of place, language, generational grief, climate justice, climate inequity Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 91. The Culture of Whales: Hydrophones, Cetaceans, and the Power of Story, with Joe Olson | 23 Oct 2023 | 00:34:29 | |
In the Earthkeepers podcast, we often talk about learning how to listen well—to the land, to the family of creation, and to Spirit. How, though, can we listen to our relatives who live under water? Our guest in this episode is Joe Olson, who has designed and built hydrophones – underwater microphones that he tailors specifically for hearing the voices of dolphins and whales. In fact, Joe recorded the voices of the whales at the opening of this episode. In this episode, we turn the tables and record Joe’s voice!
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Find us on our website: Earthkeepers Keywords: hydrophones, cetaceans, sound, water, noise pollution, orca whales, culture, conservation, animals, captivity, animal rescue, music, connection Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 90. Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, and Realistic Thinking: Earthkeeping in Jordan, with Mohammad Asfour | 09 Oct 2023 | 00:46:12 | |
What are the earthkeeping challenges in a place where human beings have been impacting the environment since the Paleolithic era? How does one think about restoring nature in a place known as the cradle of civilization? In this episode, we gain some practical wisdom from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. For that perspective, we welcome Mohammad Asfour, founding chair of WADI—an organization that advances water conservation and land stewardship practices in Jordan. He is also an environmentally conscious businessman and a skilled nature photographer. Among other things, Mohammad has fascinating proposals regarding the power of positivity psychology and mindful practice to help us become better earth keepers. Mentions:
Keywords: water conservation, environmental activism, ecosystem restoration, restorative planting, native plants, sustainability, microclimates, stewardship, community, education, civil society, governance, entrepreneurship, carbon, culture, positive psychology, Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 116. Pt. 2 The Great Search: John Philip Newell: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Search for Healing and Home | 28 Oct 2024 | 00:34:54 | |
In this episode James and Forrest continue with the second part of a conversation with John Philip Newell about his new book, The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Search for Healing and Home. In this book, John Philip argues for a re-imagining of how we relate to creation, to each other, to God and even to ourselves. He advocates for engaging creation as the primary means of knowing God, of seeing the sacred in all life forms, and of loving all creation as we love ourselves. And because the conversation was so full of emerging truths and insights, we split the conversation into two parts. In this, the second half of the conversation, they pick up at a point in our conversation just after John Philip has explained how some religious teachings have made us forget how to fall in love with nature, and caused us to lose sight of the divine presence in everything, all around us. Here then is part two of the conversation with John Philip Newell. John Philip Newell’s website Earth & Soul Takeaways
Key words: nature, spirituality, healing, connection, divine, pilgrimage, political discourse, faith, edgewalkers, sacredness, Wild Church, Edwin Muir, Victoria Loorz, Thomas Berry, Nan Shepherd Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 89. Family Earthkeeping: The DeJongs' Story of Urban Greenspace Restoration | 25 Sep 2023 | 00:48:50 | |
On the Earthkeepers podcast, we talk a lot about transforming damaged or neglected spaces into thriving ecologies that benefit both the human and more-than-human members of the community of creation. Way back in episode 2, for example, we talked to Tahmina Martelly about how neighbors turned an unused parking lot into a thriving community garden for refugees. In episode 40, we spoke with Casa Adobe in Costa Rica about how folks worked together to restore a neglected region of jungle and to provide community access to a nearby river. More recently, in episode 78, Nick Rubesh and John Wayne Seitzler told the story of their community’s efforts to re-wild a section of church property that was once just an unused stretch of lawn. In all these cases, it took a whole community of earthkeepers, working together, to accomplish the work of healing and transforming the land. In this episode, we’ll hear how the DeJong family was the catalyst to engage whole neighborhoods in the work of reviving and repairing a 43-acre forest called the Cheasty Green Space in Seattle. Mentions:
Find us on our website: Earthkeepers Support the Earthkeepers podcast Keywords: restoration, trails, accessibility, recreation, ecosystem, ecology, invasive species, deforestation, settlers, native species, wildlife, nature, spirituality, spiritual ecology, community, cultural restitution, cultural restoration, stewardship, connections, relationships, climate change Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 88. Building Green: Architect David Vandervort on Place-Based Design | 11 Sep 2023 | 00:34:17 | |
As you might know, the Earthkeepers podcast is part of a larger organization called Circlewood—and Circlewood has a dream to establish an inspirational, educational eco-village in a place called Camano Island in Washington State. In this podcast conversation, Circlewood’s Executive Director James Amadon and Forrest are joined by David Vandervort, the architect who has held the vision and designed the built spaces that will make up Circlewood Village. Among other things, we talk about green architecture, about listening to the land, and about building in harmony with the nature of place. ● Vandervort Architects Mentions: ● Circlewood Village Find us on our website: Earthkeepers Keywords: architecture, sustainability, sustainable architecture, community, village, design, creativity, environment, energy, resources, local, living buildings, equity, environmental justice, affordability, green building, regenerative architecture, restoration,
Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 87. Food Connects: Community Building and Environmental Awareness, Abigail Fehrsen and Kehinde Micheal Osatuyi of Muizenberg Kitchen | 28 Aug 2023 | 00:29:21 | |
Changing the climate future of our planet can only happen when we all work together and learn from each other—and that’s why this podcast includes diverse perspectives from around the world. Our guest host in this episode is Abigail Fehrsen in South Africa. Abby talks to Kehinde Micheal Osatuyi about the Muizenberg Community Kitchen—an inspiring and groundbreaking social enterprise that offers nutritious, affordable, plant-based meals to the community—but also gives special attention to the needs of the poor and vulnerable, and to promoting ecological awareness and environmental justice in all they do. You might remember Abby from episode 57, when she and her friend Liesl told the story of the community food cooperative they founded.
Guest: Michael Kehinde Osatuyi
Mentions: Check out the International Community Development Masters program at NU. Keywords: food, kitchen, collaboration, community, COVID-19, volunteers, connection, youth, nutrition, garden, giving, receiving, empowerment, environmental justice, zero hunger, compost, zero waste, faith, generosity
Check out Northwest University’s International Community Development Masters!
Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 86. Better Ways to Build: Constructing Eco-Friendly, Healthy Dwellings with Jesse Nathanson and James Sledge of Nomadic Earth Architecture | 14 Aug 2023 | 00:43:25 | |
As we all know, sometimes it isn’t easy being green. Especially when it comes to sustainable, affordable, earth-friendly architecture. Remember the story of the three little pigs? It didn’t work out so well for the two pigs who built cheap houses out of straw and sticks. But what if it were feasible to build durable, eco-friendly buildings out of straw or sticks—or even corn cobs or woodchips? Our friends at Nomadic Earth Architecture say it’s possible, and they want to tell you how.
James Sledge
Mentions: Keywords: architecture, natural building, sustainability, non-toxic, ancient technology, resources, accessibility, education, runoff, magnesium, packaging, organic materials, affordable housing, volatile organic compounds, VOCs, housing crisis, toxicity, health, affordability, environmental justice, social justice, intersectionality, copowerment, stewardship, relationships, indigenous peoples, community Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 85. Becoming Hope: Debra Rienstra on her book Refugia Faith | 31 Jul 2023 | 00:48:08 | |
In this episode, James Amadon and Forrest Inslee reprise a webinar discussion with Debra Rienstra, author of a new book called Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth. In her writing, Dr. Rienstra asks deep and sometimes difficult questions, such as: What might Creator say to us about our role in caring for creation—if we could quiet ourselves long enough to listen? Also, How can we look for the possibilities of new life and restoration of the environment, when everything seems chaotic and hopeless? And most importantly, how can faith communities integrate earth care into their theology and practice, so that they become sources of healing and new life?
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Keywords: faith, climate change, community, literature, books, climate anxiety, Christianity, ecosystems, nature, creation, life, death, refugia, church, theology, scripture, transformations, liturgical year, locality, community, passion, reciprocity, stewardship, citizenship, healing, illusion of control, consequentialism, virtue ethics, redemption, reconciliation, anger, Holy Spirit, climate movement, hope Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 84. The Heart-work of Earth-care: The Teachings of Sri Chinmoy, with Pragati Pascale | 17 Jul 2023 | 00:42:13 | |
What does an Indian guru--who teaches through meditative art, performance and extreme sport--have to tell us about how we might better love our planet? In this episode Forrest talks with Pragati Pascale about the writings of Indian spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy. Pragati has worked for the United Nations for many years as a senior communications strategist and consultant on sustainability issues. She is also the editor of a new book, Listen to Nature: Living in Harmony with the Earth, which presents some of Sri Chinmoy’s teachings on nature and the environment.
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Keywords: meditation, spiritual awareness, United Nations, communications, media outreach, earthcare, environmentalism, climate change, climate action, harmony, relationships, poetry, visualization, peace, divine, respect, preservation, inner change, God, love, spiritual oneness, religion, faith, interfaith, collective behavior, hope Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||
| 83. Summer Meditation: The Wonder of an Onion, with Wes Willison | 03 Jul 2023 | 00:30:06 | |
In this special episode, we depart from the usual interview format and offer you some moments of guided meditation instead. While Forrest is in Ireland interviewing people for future episodes of the podcast, Wes Willison is stepping in to walk you through something called “The Onion Session." Drawn from the book The Supper of the Lamb, by Robert Farrar Capon, this is a guided meditation that is meant to focus our attention on one small and humble object. This soul-and-mind opening exercise helps us to perceive the wonder contained in an onion—and to appreciate it as one part of creation loved by God. Just a note: You might want to wait to listen to this episode for when you’ve got some down time. For this meditation exercise you’ll need an onion, a small knife, a cutting board, and about half an hour of uninterrupted time in a quiet space.
Mentions: Keywords: guided meditation, onion, focus, attention, place, meeting, heaven, location, prejudice, perspective, life, death, being, glory, structure, pressure, water, soul, reflection, nature, revelation, memory, power, echo, God, creation, uniqueness, creativity, love, joy, wonder, time, idolatry Find us on our website: Earthkeepers | |||