A homily/essay written for Govardhan Puja, October 28, 2019. There are those certain holidays when you just want to be with your people. Depending on your upbringing, it might be Thanksgiving; Christmas; Yom Kippur; Diwali; for me, Govardhan Puja ranks high on that list. No matter where I am, on Govardhan Puja I make it … Continue reading Giriraj’s Radical Love
What is the potential of locally-focused food enterprises for economic and community revitalization? That question is at the heart of an endearing, if sometimes rambling, book by Vermont farmer Ben Hewitt. The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food (Rodale Press, 2009) examines the role of food-based enterprises in the … Continue reading Review: “The Town That Food Saved”
Allegra Lovejoy 