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Sisters take to WhatsApp to exchange advice in sustainable agriculture
… takes a long time to evolve. This has been true for me regarding my current interest in agriculture. Although I grew on a small acreage in the country surrounded by farmers, I only had … required training in business skills. I had come to know of one new method of farming as regenerative agriculture . Some sisters had reported that they were doing organic farming, trying …
'Marvelous mission of GSR' spreads good news of sisters' work
… of stories and reflections. I noticed how many of my stories were about different aspects of agriculture. This interest is motivated by the hunger that so many people are suffering in the … our soils. So many sisters, especially in the Global South, are farmers and are all learning regenerative agriculture methods. They give me hope. I never dreamed I would be doing this work …
Sinsinawa Dominicans spread mission through collaborative farm programs
… as to wholesale accounts like restaurants and dozens of customers of their community supported agriculture program , or CSA. This spring marks their seventh year as owners and operators of … but ensuring profitability for farmers. "Brandt is considered the grandfather of what we call regenerative agriculture," Schwab said. "If we just look at climate instability, we know all …
Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes in Kenya win sustainable development award
… in Kenya, I am deeply passionate about empowering Indigenous farmers and fostering sustainable agricultural practices to address the pressing issues of food security and environmental conservation in our target regions. The project I lead is titled " Regenerative Agriculture Through Sustainable Farming Methods ." In Kenya, the agricultural sector is the …
Hunger in four dimensions calls for contemplatives in action
… bleed away so many families' resources. These worldwide grassroots movements are engaging in regenerative , permaculture and restorative farming, just to name a few. Each is a different approach to agriculture. Farmers have learned that it is our soil that hungers for regeneration and …
How Earthrise in Minnesota grew into regenerative farming
… a heart for teaching, especially in small rural parishes. With the spring of fresh air in the regenerative gift of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), there also came the call to step out … beings as a total community. It was then that we began our ministry of a community-supported agriculture (CSA) operation on a small piece of our parents' farmland. Along with the work of …
Monday Starter: Wisconsin congregation sells motherhouse to developers
… be a great benefit to the surrounding area." The sisters also remain committed to supporting regenerative agriculture into the future and will continue to explore ways to collaborate with farmers and …
Permaculture practices grow food, skills and sustainability
… Josephine Kwenga … When I learned that Global Sisters Report has been featuring articles about regenerative agriculture , I wanted to share my experience here in Kenya of a new way of farming that my …
Lessons from groundhog radishes and spring's smell
… western Kentucky. It was then that I came to recognize, anticipate and appreciate the healthy agricultural fragrance of spring; it was then that I began to be acquainted with sustainable agriculture , a relationship that would take root in my experiences and mission. Now — no … at the time, our motherhouse farm managers and gardeners began moving us into the realm of regenerative agriculture, a move that ultimately led to a partnership with a local community …
Regenerative agriculture can help bring soil back to life
… forms that live in soil that help provide us with nutritious food. I began reading more about agriculture and learned it seems that about one-third of food production worldwide is carried on … of discovery, introducing us to original prairie plants and grasses and to the concept of regenerative agriculture . They introduced us to the good news that we can do something about …
Nuns and Nones project teaches sisters how to create land legacies for justice
… she added. For example, the Sinsinawa Dominicans own a massive campus and 400 acres of prime agricultural real estate in Wisconsin. Dominican Sr. Quincy Howard, who is taking the Land … best positioned to model a healed relationship with the Earth" — Indigenous people and other regenerative stewards — "are oftentimes the least likely to be able to do it because they can't … is "an emerging coalition and learning community seeking to connect religious traditions, agriculture, and ecological stewardship, inspiring a spiritual and ethical revolution in our …
Save the planet: Sister-related updates from COP26, the UN climate change conference
… ecosystem integrity, women's land rights, gender-just climate action and transitions to a regenerative economy. (Please be aware that they also call for women's reproductive health and … and restore ecosystems. Build defenses, early warning systems and resilient infrastructure and agriculture to avoid loss of homes, livelihoods and lives. 3. Mobilize finance. 4. Work together …
In the face of catastrophic climate change, sisters join call for a just transition
… a vision to help us shift from an extractive-based economy to one that is just, equitable and regenerative," said Canadian Sr. Sheila Smith, who represents the Society of the Sacred Heart at … industry in large areas in Southeast Asia and the Amazon Basin; the trend toward monocultural agriculture, uprooting small farmers everywhere. "These are all challenging, daunting problems," …