Soil Solidarity No.14
AND WE ARE BACK!
QUICK UPDATE: Hey y’all! Starting this week Soil Solidarity is back! I want to apologize for temporary hiatus, and let you know that we are back on track for our weekly Sunday dispatches. The brief hiatus was due to me simply running out of bandwidth the last few weeks as my 2023 Fall term started back, and we held the official grand opening of the Jubilee House Reclamation Garden’s Initiative! Before we get to the regular programing here are some photos from the grand opening that I think you will enjoy. Neighborhood kids joined us in harvesting over 50 lbs of sweet potatoes that will be distributed through our 24/7 access community pantry!
And now for our regularly scheduled programming…
“The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all...Without proper care for it we can have no community, because without proper care for it we can have no life.” -Wendell Berry
Soil Solidarity is a weekly(ish) series dropping on Sunday’s where I share a handful of recommended reads or resources that I am finding helpful, interesting, or important for tending the “soil” of our hearts and faith. This list will include stuff I am reading, watching, and listening to from week to week that I hope will be worms in the compost bin helping you break down the decomposing matter of your theology and practice so that it can become rich fertilizer for cultivating a healthy relationship with the soil.
Soil Solidarity No.14
Webinar: Eco-Grief: How Do We Respond to Climate Change?
by The North Carolina Conference of the UMC
This may be cheating a bit, but here is the recording of the webinar I got to be a part of with my friend Dr. Brendan Johnson a couple of weeks ago.
From the Description:
“In the third in our Season of Creation 2023 webinar series, D. Brendan Johnson and Ryan Cagle share with us about the reality of eco-grief, our mounting anxieties, and how we can address them from both a mental health and spiritual perspective.”
You can view the recording of this webinar here!
Book: The End of Nature
From the Publisher:
This impassioned plea for radical and life-renewing change is today still considered a groundbreaking work in environmental studies. McKibben’s argument that the survival of the globe is dependent on a fundamental, philosophical shift in the way we relate to nature is more relevant than ever. McKibben writes of our earth’s environmental cataclysm, addressing such core issues as the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and the depletion of the ozone layer. His new introduction addresses some of the latest environmental issues that have risen during the 1990s. The book also includes an invaluable new appendix of facts and figures that surveys the progress of the environmental movement.
More than simply a handbook for survival or a doomsday catalog of scientific prediction, this classic, soulful lament on Nature is required reading for nature enthusiasts, activists, and concerned citizens alike.
You can purchase this book here.
Blog: Mass death of Amazonian dolphins prompts fears for vulnerable species
From The Guardian
“The sudden die-off of more than a hundred Amazonian river dolphins in recent days has prompted fears that rising global heat could be passing the tolerance threshold of species in vulnerable areas.”
You can read this article here.
Interview: Famous climate scientist Michael Mann on new book "Our Fragile Moment"
Interview by CBS News with Michael Mann
Michael Mann has been at the center of the discussion on climate change for over two decades. With his new book "Our Fragile Moment," he looks back at the planet over millenia and talks about what we must change going forward. Jeff Glor reports.
You can watch this interview here.