Category Archives: Food

Crop Mob and God

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Kristin Swenson

I participated in my first “crop mob” yesterday at Bellair Farms (CSA). If you’re already lost — what’s a “crop mob” and what is “CSA”? — you’re not alone. Both are pretty new ideas out of the old world of agri-culture, … Continue reading →

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Forgetting… and Remembering

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Kristin Swenson

Living as a nomad, it was bound to happen: I left my computer behind. Bouncing between cities (two) and offices (four) as I’ve done the past semester, I rely on THE LIST — things to do before leaving the house (empty … Continue reading →

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No Fishing in the Sea of Galilee

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Kristin Swenson

The storied “sea” (actually a freshwater lake) where Jesus performed miracles among its fisher-folk and from which Jesus called his disciples to become “fishers of men” is now off limits. Galilean fish stocks are so depleted that Israel has instituted a ban … Continue reading →

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Sexy Spring Comes ’round Again, Just Like Back in Biblical Times

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Kristin Swenson

A version of this post first appeared in Christian Century‘s “Theolog.” It’s spring, and Richmond is busting out in lush green. White pompoms of elderberry blossoms are bustling with bees. Hard new figs are attached impossibly to smooth branches, and my … Continue reading →

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Now that’s one bad apple

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Kristin Swenson

Countless visual representations of the Garden of Eden creation story narrated in Genesis chaps 2-3 depict a crisp apple as the downfall of Adam and Eve. Yet the original Hebrew reads simply “fruit.” Without knowing that, we English speakers (and … Continue reading →

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Genesis, Vegetarians, Blood, and Life

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Kristin Swenson

“In the beginning,” the Bible says, food meant plants. Everybody — human beings, birds, beasts, everything that moves and breathes — vegan. Yup. ”It was so… and very good.” Or so the authors/editors of the first chapter of the Bible tell … Continue reading →

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