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Fermenting cabbage
It’s no secret that you should eat your veggies. Eating your fermented veggies is even better! Lacto-fermented veggies like sauerkraut, kim-chi, or full sour pickles are unparalleled for developing a healthy gut and immune system. The good news is that all of these veggies are delicious and easy to make yourself, even in small batches. I made this pint of sauerkraut in less than 5 minutes. https://youtu.be/QS9V5JPhH0k...
Earth Day Every Day: What smoking and climate change have in common
...it will put vast numbers of people out of work. But our tipping point is occurring. The truth is the overwhelming majority of people in our country, regardless of their political beliefs, know that climate change is a real and present danger and that something must be done to stop it. I’ve been following a study called “Climate Change in the American Mind,” conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (climatecommunication.yale.edu) and the George Mason University Center for...
Plan to attend this upcoming virtual climate meeting
...economy to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Our hope for the future is that the United States will establish a carbon fee and dividend which essentially places a fee at the site of extraction, meaning fossil fuel companies would pay the fee. The distribution of the fee will disperse revenue to citizens across the country in the form of a regular monthly payment. Canada, Australia, Switzerland, the European Union and many other countries have implemented various types of carbon...
Reflecting on Saint Isidore the Farmer Feast Day
Saint Isidore was canonized in 1622. His Feast Day is May 15. Saint Isidore is the patron saint of farmers and all who work the land. He is also the patron saint of Madrid, other Spanish cities, the Philippines, Honduras, as well as the United States National Catholic Rural Life Conference. Legend of the saint Isidore de Merlo y Quintana was born in Madrid to poor and very devout parents. As a boy, he went to work on the land...
Season of Creation 2021 Prayer
Note: We wanted to share this prayer from Season of Creation, the organization’s 2021 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which is September 1, 2021. More information on Season of Creation can be accessed here. Creator of All, We are grateful that from your communion of love you created our planet to be a home for all. By your Holy Wisdom you made the Earth to bring forth a diversity of living beings that filled the soil,...
Redecorating our Guest Room
Normally when I entertain esteemed guests, I put my best finery on display. The fine china, the heirloom serving dishes, the best linens. I clean places and spaces to a degree that I haven’t since the last time I entertained. You all know the drill. A view of the field that stretches along St. Mary’s Road next to the east entrance of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. For our Friends So, I’m a little embarrassed by the mess on display right now for...
Poem: Earth rising
Editor’s Note: “In honor of Earth Week this week, Sister Ruth Johnson, SP, shares the poem below that she wrote to reverence Earth.” Sometimes I hear voices rising from the Earth warm words – sounds that resonate and flutter leaves rustling growing green thoughts from the soil It is alive and clings to us in ways we have forgotten It’s self-giving and “belonging” sing no more as it once did it cries in need of it pleads for us in...
Have you Herd?
Keeping the alpacas cool in the summer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJNVLxsCvFk...
Bella and the Alpaca Team’s Special Update: Heartfelt Thanks and New Trailer Feature!
We are filled with joy and gratitude as we announce that, thanks to your generous donations, we have successfully funded the purchase of a new trailer to transport me, Bella, and my alpaca friends to our outreach appointments! Your support means the world to us, and we cannot thank you enough for making this dream a reality. With our new trailer, we can now travel more comfortably and safely to our various engagements and appointments. It is a wonderful feeling...
Thankful for a good, old-fashioned Indiana winter
On the farm, when it is 94 degrees and the humidity is so thick it feels like walking through warmed up honey, we dream of the winter months. When the weed, insect and parasite pressure is so tough because we had mild temperatures the previous winter we talk about how badly we need a true winter with freezing temperatures to help kill off some weed seeds and the parasitic eggs and larvae. So now here we are in what feels...