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2010 CG Farm Shares$400 Full-share [...]

Common Ground Garden

When most people look at a bare 1.25 acre parcel of land, they see…weeds, dirt and …well, that’s it. But when Tara Varga Russell and the Common Ground team looked at the little acreage next to Eastwind Community Church (ECC) , they saw beauty and jobs and friendships and giving back to nature [...]

“Refugee,” “Immigrant,” “Émigré,” “Displaced person,”…all terms I’ve heard or read regarding those brave people who have had to leave the land of their birth due to political, catastrophic or a host of other reasons. Often leaving family and the comfort of familiarity behind, they begin the process of finding a new home in a refugee [...]

Life is about training.  We’re trained to use the potty.  We’re trained to tie our shoes. We’re trained to drive a car.  My three year old loves to learn new things, to be trained, and once he learns, he NEVER wants to be helped again.  It’s freeing to use that new found independence.  It’s freeing [...]