Ep24. Gardening- God Made Creation for ABUNDANCE

Written By Jon Marc & Teresa Grodi

VIDEO VERSION

Audio Version

Episode Description

“I come so that you might have LIFE and have it ABUNDANTLY.” In this episode, JonMarc and Teresa discuss the connections between God’s meaning for the human body and God’s meaning for all Creation and the ways in which we participate in the flourishing of Creation.

Notes

Readings

Deuteronomy 11: 8-17

For more information on Pope John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” teachings, watch Awaken Catholic’s “Naked Without Shame” show: https://www.awakencatholic.org/naked-without-shame

Christopher West is a profound teacher of Theology of the Body: https://tobinstitute.org

Charles Dowding

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg

Website: https://charlesdowding.co.uk

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Gardening-Natural-No-dig-Way/dp/0857840894

Video on beets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPVHCh1cDMw

Quotes

“what does it mean to garden organically, it means understanding enough about your locality, your soil, your climate, your plants to work with them all in a way that ensures that your garden, its produce, and you yourself are bursting with health….I advices you to forget the rules, instead understand better what is going on in the soil, and with your plants, and in your own garden, and work out your methods instead….” (Organic Gardening: The Natural No-dig Way by Charles Dowding)

Joel Salatin

Website: https://www.polyfacefarms.com

Documentary: http://www.polyfaces.com

Book - Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World: https://www.amazon.com/Folks-This-Aint-Normal-Healthier/dp/0892968206

Regenerative Farming

Documentary: http://www.polyfaces.com

International Institute: https://savory.global

Find a local regenerative farmer: https://regenerationinternational.org/regenerative-farm-map

Find a local small farmer: https://www.localharvest.org/

Find regenerative farmer brands in the grocery store: https://savory.global/land-to-market/

Alan Savory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMjKcCfBtfI&t=691s

https://savory.global

In Defense of Nature: The Catholic Unity of Environmental, Economic, and Moral Ecology by Benjamin Wiker: https://www.amazon.com/Defense-Nature-Catholic-Environmental-Economic/dp/1945125411

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds: https://www.rareseeds.com

 
Jon Marc & Teresa Grodi

Teresa is a member of the Body of Christ, a wife, and a mother of five. She was born, raised, and resides in the Diocese of Toledo, OH. Teresa received her B.A. and M.A. in History at Bowling Green State University, where she met her husband JonMarc. She has been involved in ministry in many capacities and currently organizes pilgrimages for Catholic Faith Journeys. Teresa and JonMarc love to take walks and to discuss faith, philosophy, culture, food, the Domestic Church, the Feminine Genius, and the C.S. Lewis Space Trilogy, among other things.

JonMarc is the Chief Operating Officer of the Coming Home Network International and has been interviewed on EWTN programs such as Life on the Rock and The Journey Home, as well as various radio programs. A graduate student of philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville, JonMarc resides in Perrysburg, OH, with his wife and five young children.  Some of his favorite topics for discussion & writing are the nature of religious faith, aesthetics, Catholic Social Teaching, the writings of G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien, and various intersections of philosophy and theology in family life. You can connect with JonMarc via the Coming Home Network, on social media, or where he occasionally writes at www.RestatementOfTheObvious.com.

http://ElevateOrdinary.com
Previous

Ep25. The Spirituality of the To-Do List
Next

Ep23. Freedom vs. The Bandwagon