12.01.08
Posted in Blog, Green Blogs, Joel's Blogs at 7:37 pm by Joel
I was excited to be offered the opportunity to assist the Volusia Soil & Water Conservation District with their annual native tree sale. For over twenty years now they have been selling bare root native trees to residents here in Central Florida. Think about that a moment… Through the years, the annual tree sale has resulted in thousands of trees growing in our area giving off oxygen, preventing soil erosion, helping purify groundwater, providing shade, as well as food and shelter for wildlife.
I had approached Volusia Soil & Water to explore ways our nonprofit could partner with them and when they asked whether I would be interested in helping them with this years sale it seemed like a great fit for our organization. Part of our mission is to promote environmental justice and putting hundreds of bare root saplings in the hands of area residents seemed like a powerful act, contributing to the better future for our environment that all of us want. Besides the honor and privilege of managing the sale, I am without a doubt very happy that a share of the proceeds will be offered in support of “Fair Share”, our urban agriculture project! We need to raise funding and I certainly don’t mind working for it! Read the rest of this entry »
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11.27.08
Posted in Blog, Joel's Blogs at 3:52 pm by Joel
Discovering heartfelt thanksgiving during difficult times is healing and uplifting. To express a heart full of thanksgiving during the difficulties of the present time I turn to the words of Howard Thurman (1900- 1981), one of the most influential African American theologians of the 20th century, raised by a grandmother freed from slavery, and a native son of my hometown of Daytona Beach…
In Your presence, O God, we make our Sacrament of Thanksgiving.
We begin with the simple things of our days:
Fresh air to breathe,
Cool water to drink,
The taste of food,
The protection of houses and clothes,
The comforts of home.
For all these we make an act of Thanksgiving this day! Read the rest of this entry »
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10.10.08
Posted in Blog, FAIR SHARE at 11:35 am by Joel
In light of the current state of our economy could there be a more profoundly appropriate time to be introducing our new initiative that moves the working poor beyond charity toward self-reliance? Here is all the dirt on how FAIR SHARE, our sustainable urban agriculture project can make a significant, tangible difference in the lives of some of our neighbors struggling against poverty. The project strengthens the efforts of emergency food providers, empowers people in need to better provide for themselves, and demonstrates viable economic incentives for bringing food production closer to home… right into the city. Read the rest of this entry »
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04.24.08
Posted in Blog, Green Blogs, Joel's Blogs at 7:29 am by Joel
A couple of days ago I bought some gas here in Daytona Beach and paid over $3.50 cents a gallon . While I was standing there at the pump and watching just how little fuel my ten dollars was going to put into the gas tank I remembered hearing recently that in Haiti fuel is going for around seven or eight dollars U.S. a gallon… when you can get it. Read the rest of this entry »
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