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A few words from the occasional. intermittent, sporadic, discontinuous, irregular, erratic, spasmodic, fitful, spotty, few and far between, not-so-faithful agrarian blogger. One of my favorite activities associated with Faithful Agrarian is podcasting with my friends, Jerusalem Greer and Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows on the SpadeSpoonSoul Podcast (Triple S). We brought it out of hiatus to plug an …

I just finished a 2 hour walk in the woods around my house in Roslyn. I dipped down to the Cle Elum River via Suncadia past the Fish Shed and Fan House. My time included 1.5 of Shinrin yoku aka Forest Bathing aka Forest Therapy. I use the 3 labels interchangeably. Unless someone corrects me, …

Lucky me! It was my absolute pleasure to be a part of Episcopal Parish Network panel discussion on Sacred Spaces, Thriving Places: Stewarding Church Grounds and Community Engagement, on my natal day, February 27th. It was organized by the Rev. Bowie Snodgrass, Rector of Christ Church, Short Hills, NJ. H/T to Bowie and the EPN …

Thanks to my friend and SpadeSpoonSoul podcast co-host, Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, I’m heading to another Episcopal Family Reunion. In about a hour I will cross the Ohio-Indiana border (with the other Triple S co-host and today’s roadtrip driver, Jerusalem Greer). I’m on my way to the CRG Event Center in Plainfield for 187th Convention of …

I have developed a habit of blogging while flying to another part of the United States. Not in the mood today. I’m going to watch TV (not news!) and listen to music in-route to Columbus, Ohio. I’m also going to try to memorize this quote from Wendell Berry, written during the Vietnam War in 1968. …

Short post. I’m determined to post about this opportunity in as many places as possible. Kinda like the words of John Wesley: Do all the good you can,By all the means you can,In all the ways you can,In all the places you can,At all the times you can,To all the people you can,As long as …

I try to keep my blog to stories around what it means to be a faithful agrarian. I have a new category for stuff that I need to write that doesn’t quite fit – Random. While this blog post has the random label, in some ways it is anything but random. Today marks 10 years …

For the past couple weeks as a part of a class I’m taking from the Forest Therapy School, I’ve been listening to The Book of Rewilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding, Big and Small by Isabella Tree & Charlie Burrell on Audible.  I’m supposed to walk in silence and absorb all my local forest has …

The General Convention of the Episcopal Church (GC) is a triennial gathering of Episcopalians from the United States, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Venezuela, Taiwan, and the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe. It has two legislative bodies, the House of Bishops and House of Deputies (made up of priests, deacons, and laity). Kind …

Sometimes I use the label, Agrarian Evangelist. It sounds corny, presumptuous, and opaque. It usually requires a conversation. A few of my friends, those immersed in Jesus, church, creation care, gardening, etc. like it and wish there were more AE’s around. Fact is, there are. They just practice what I preach. I’ve never been comfortable …

Random Blog Posts: Along with my strived for bi-monthly blog of original work, I’m going to start posting random articles, ideas, and all manner of stuff I find interesting. According to vocabulary.com: Something that’s random is lacking in order, plan, or purpose. It happens totally by chance, like the random picking of lottery numbers or …

I love Raspberries!  Wild, U-Pick, Farm Stand, Farmers Market, Store Bought, Frozen, Shakes, Smoothies, Jam, Sundaes… Easily my favorite berry and fruit.  I had an encounter with raspberries and strawberries last month. Since I was in the middle of a sermon writing block on Jesus and the moneychangers (John 2:13-22), I decided on road trip …