I was already a bit on the fence about my primary bank which was Wachovia. Though I had been with the bank for some years, I began to give Wachovia the side eye when I learned about 8 years ago that it had history wrapped up in the enslavement and sale of my Ancestors....
While I didn’t do much at all for Black Friday this year, last year was a totally different story. I hinted at my desire to do something in a “Black Friday” post last year and later that week I settled on the specifics of the creative protest while sharing a meal with family. Some...
I was surveyed this morning about how the urban food movement can improve and more specifically about what the Chesapeake Urban Farming Summit could address in future gatherings. I sent the following note and I share it here hoping to provoke critical dialogue about the possibilities of the urban farming movement as it intersects...
Gardening is really finding its own special place in my life. I’m really becoming hooked on eating what I personally had a hand in growing. The congregation and community are catching on as well. I think it took folks a minute to understand that at this stage we are not selling our produce, we’re...
This is the second morning in a row where I’ve had fresh juice with breakfast. My family blessed me with a special gift this year for Father’s Day. Knowing my recent focus on living a holistically healthy and simpler life; they got me a juicer! Earlier this week my wife went to the local...
As I continue exploring alternative ways of being in this world, I’m excited by people and groups who have moved past theoretical olympics or revolutionary diatribes against what is and into practical applications of what can be. I’m less concerned if these practitioners are perfect in the execution of their ideas. I’m more focused...
Last week I attended an urban agriculture conference organized by Engaged Community Offshoots, Inc. (ECO) and hosted at the United States Department of Agriculture. ECO is an organization which “seeks to reverse the effects of systemic poverty, racism, and environmental destruction through establishing and promoting social venture community-based businesses.” My friends at Baltimore Food...
As I continue on this journey of simple living, I’ve been encouraged by way of documentaries and books to ask the question, “Where does my food come from?” I mean really. Whose hands are responsible for killing, cleaning, arranging, and bagging what I just ordered off of the menu and am about to put...
This past Monday was a phenomenal day. I usually have about two of these types of days per week and I’m always blown away as to how God orchestrates them. Monday is usually my day of rest. After preaching, praying, visiting the sick, and generally trying to encourage people during a long Sunday; Mondays...
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