The sun is strong on our backs as our footsteps crunch through leaves, sticks, and other plant life in the field. Birds are chirping and singing in the trees around us. We pause for a minute, silently, listening to the environment around us. What a beautiful way to start a Sunday morning, on IBAREDO’s (Iglesias Bautista de la República Dominicana) farm, together with around 20 youth.
Plastic is everywhere, from lifesaving medical devices to electronics, toys and bottled water. But so is the waste of plastic and there is growing concern about its potential impact on the health of people and our planet. Some believe we are reaching a tipping point as more and more plastic ends up in our
The basic premise of ecology is that everything is connected. The very definition of ecology embodies this truth: the word ecology comes from two parts –eco from the Greek oikos, for “household,” and logia, for “the study of.” Anyone who has grown up in a household understands that it is a complicated web of
The garden serves our needs. We serve the garden's needs, and in so doing, we mutually fulfill God's design (or economy) and show our love to God and His good gift. As an evangelical university graduate in 1979, my favorite album was Bob Dylan's Slow Train Coming, and my favourite song was Man Gave Names
As soon as they can walk they spend time at the wharf and in the boat, stretching lines, painting buoys and helping seine the weir. They grow up, immersed in fishing as the way of life of their family, down through the generations. There are hundreds of small fishing communities in Atlantic Canada. I live in one of
