Jul 1, 2020 | Natural Steward, Wednesday Quotes
“Trees were the temples of the gods, and, following old established ritual, country places even now dedicate an outstandingly tall tree to a god.” Pliny the Elder, Natural History What we find in the news and social media tends to frame much of what we think about... 
Mar 18, 2020 | Man of the Household, Natural Steward, Wednesday Quotes
“It was considered unpatriotic to hoard food.” It really struck me when my mother shared this memory from when she was a child during World War II. The war was an occasion for real soul-searching. Who am I, anyway? How is my life intertwined with that of others? How... 
Feb 5, 2020 | Natural Steward, Natural Steward (Featured Posts), Wednesday Quotes
Stewardship is using the natural world carefully so that it thrives and thus serves human life well. The natural world provides food, cloths, and shelter, each with its proper delight and beauty. It can also form our mind and character, teaching us basic lessons of... 
Jan 29, 2020 | Natural Steward (Featured Posts), Wednesday Quotes
“In the loss of skill, we lose stewardship; in losing stewardship, we lose fellowship; we become outcasts from the great neighborhood of Creation.” Wendell Berry, The Gift of Good Land “Old usage tells us that there is a husbandry also of the land, of the soil, of the... 
Jan 15, 2020 | Natural Steward (Featured Posts), Wednesday Quotes
“To husband is to use with care, to keep, to save, to make last, to conserve.” Wendell Berry, The Way of Ignorance In this post I want briefly to examine the meaning of stewardship. In two following posts I will examine more specifically how stewardship pertains to... 
Oct 30, 2019 | Natural Steward, Natural Steward (Featured Posts), Wednesday Quotes
“Art imitates nature.” Aristotle VIDEO FOLLOWED BY DISTINCT WRITTEN REFLECTION This growing season was dry. A number of trees, not to mention my garden, suffered. Upon seeing them losing leaves in early September, I asked my local state forester to look at my trees,...
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