Comments on: Reflecting Eden in ‘Nuestro Jardín’ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/06/01/reflecting-eden-in-nuestro-jardin/ A Blog by Jim Wallis and Friends Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:22:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: lemuria http://blog.sojo.net/2009/06/01/reflecting-eden-in-nuestro-jardin/comment-page-1/#comment-110932 lemuria Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:26:59 +0000 http://blog.sojo.net/?p=9036#comment-110932 We're vastly dislocated from nature because of urbanism. I still get shocked whenever someone replies in confusion about my mention of slogging in the everglades in search of orchids. Most urban people these days do not want to be better integrated with nature. They want to have warm feelings while talking about it. Nature is a vicious, cruel and inhospitable place of heathenism and superstition. There are no warm feelings emanating from this broken universe. We're vastly dislocated from nature because of urbanism. I still get shocked whenever someone replies in confusion about my mention of slogging in the everglades in search of orchids. Most urban people these days do not want to be better integrated with nature. They want to have warm feelings while talking about it. Nature is a vicious, cruel and inhospitable place of heathenism and superstition. There are no warm feelings emanating from this broken universe.

]]> By: lemuria http://blog.sojo.net/2009/06/01/reflecting-eden-in-nuestro-jardin/comment-page-1/#comment-90954 lemuria Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:26:59 +0000 http://blog.sojo.net/?p=9036#comment-90954 We're vastly dislocated from nature because of urbanism. I still get shocked whenever someone replies in confusion about my mention of slogging in the everglades in search of orchids. Most urban people these days do not want to be better integrated with nature. They want to have warm feelings while talking about it. Nature is a vicious, cruel and inhospitable place of heathenism and superstition. There are no warm feelings emanating from this broken universe. We're vastly dislocated from nature because of urbanism. I still get shocked whenever someone replies in confusion about my mention of slogging in the everglades in search of orchids. Most urban people these days do not want to be better integrated with nature. They want to have warm feelings while talking about it. Nature is a vicious, cruel and inhospitable place of heathenism and superstition. There are no warm feelings emanating from this broken universe.

]]> By: ando http://blog.sojo.net/2009/06/01/reflecting-eden-in-nuestro-jardin/comment-page-1/#comment-88764 ando Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:47:10 +0000 http://blog.sojo.net/?p=9036#comment-88764 I grew up with a large vegetable garden that we shared with a neighbor. In addition, my grandparents always had vegetables growing on their dairy farm. At some point we abandoned food production and left it to California, Mexico and other areas.<br><br>As for urban gardening, I was involved with a community gardening program in Milwaukee in the 1980s -- before Reagan helped to gut Extension -- and it was a place where many inner-city residents could grow their own food, have picnics and get to know their neighbors. Many older African Americans from the South grew up gardening and they had a great opportunity to grow their own food in the city, as well as Hmong and Latino gardeners. I grew up with a large vegetable garden that we shared with a neighbor. In addition, my grandparents always had vegetables growing on their dairy farm. At some point we abandoned food production and left it to California, Mexico and other areas.

As for urban gardening, I was involved with a community gardening program in Milwaukee in the 1980s — before Reagan helped to gut Extension — and it was a place where many inner-city residents could grow their own food, have picnics and get to know their neighbors. Many older African Americans from the South grew up gardening and they had a great opportunity to grow their own food in the city, as well as Hmong and Latino gardeners.

]]> By: freelance happenings « HarvestBoston http://blog.sojo.net/2009/06/01/reflecting-eden-in-nuestro-jardin/comment-page-1/#comment-88749 freelance happenings « HarvestBoston Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:40:18 +0000 http://blog.sojo.net/?p=9036#comment-88749 [...] check out this piece I wrote for sojourners’ God’s Politics blog on gardening, posted [...] [...] check out this piece I wrote for sojourners’ God’s Politics blog on gardening, posted [...]

]]> By: Eric77 http://blog.sojo.net/2009/06/01/reflecting-eden-in-nuestro-jardin/comment-page-1/#comment-88744 Eric77 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:59:23 +0000 http://blog.sojo.net/?p=9036#comment-88744 I really liked this commentary. I'm glad to see that urban gardening is catching on in more and more cities. It provides a local source of fresh produce, educates, brings communities together, creates a connection between grower and eater, and it's also a great way to get in touch with the Lord's creation.<br><br>Everyone who is able should rip out some of their perfect lawn they have in their backyard and plant an imperfect garden. I really liked this commentary. I'm glad to see that urban gardening is catching on in more and more cities. It provides a local source of fresh produce, educates, brings communities together, creates a connection between grower and eater, and it's also a great way to get in touch with the Lord's creation.

Everyone who is able should rip out some of their perfect lawn they have in their backyard and plant an imperfect garden.

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