In two weeks, Taylor University will hold its annual honors conference. This year, the theme is
Simplicity & Sustainability: Flourishing in an Age of Excess
The conference will feature keynote speakers Dr. Read Shuchardt of Wheaton College and poet and author Kathleen Norris (be still my heart; this woman has been like a mentor to me through her books for the last decade, and I can't wait to meet her).
We'll also have breakout sessions:
Brent Aldrich, on art and communities designed for sustainability and flourishing
Ragan Sutterfield, on “Feasting and Fasting: Disciplines of Simplicity and Sustainability”
Dr. Michael Guebert, on “Sustainability and Stewardship: Cultural Cliché or Christian Calling?”
I'm so excited about this conference. As a companion to our panel discussion, I'm putting together a resource sheet for attendees, and I'd love your input. What books, films, websites, apps, etc have helped you make steps towards simplicity and sustainability in your everyday life? (Here's what I have so far.)
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Amy, here is a suggestion.. remove the clothes from your closet, and then put back the ones you wear.. Makes life simple.. give them to someone.. love, grams
I recommend the book No Impact Man by Colin Beavan. http://www.amazon.com/No-Impact-Man-Adventures-Discoveries/dp/0374222886
This is the book that first piqued my interest in sustainability and eventually led me to enroll in a masters program for Sustainability Management. He also made a documentary, but the book is considerably more inspiring.
I'm so bummed that I won't be at this conference! Here's one new book that challenges us to move toward true sustainability in helpful ways (and my thoughts on why it's important, with the caveat that I've only read a tiny bit of it... )
David Owen's THE CONUNDRUM
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slowchurch/2012/09/12/the-roadblocks-to-sustainability-and-how-we-begin-to-tackle-them/
More:
Food and Faith - Norman Wirzba
The Wisdom of Stability - Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
The Freedom of Simplicity - Richard Foster
Green Metropolis - David Owen
Farming as a Spiritual Discipline - Ragan Sutterfield
Reconciliation with the Land - Norman Wirzba / Fred Bahnson
Making Healthy Places -
Dannenberg / Frumkin / Jackson
Year of Plenty -
Craig Goodwin
Enough:
Contentment in An Age of Excess -
Will Samson
Simply In Season Cookbook...
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I could go on all day, but will stop here... ;)
What about including a recipe for laundry detergent and fabric softener?
Square Foot Gardening is pretty practical,especially for urban living and for starting out small, and I love Apartment Therapy's Green Living section, even though it's kind of light and fluffy.
oooh, that more-with-less mennonite cookbook i wrote about would be a good fit i think. ugh, there is another book i use all the time but i can't remember the title and it is packed away somewhere. have too much fun with ms. norris!
A book that helped keep me grounded for a few years is 'Plain and Simple,' which is the chronicle of a woman's fascination with and journey to the Amish way of life.
amy--i'd like to try your bread. i've tried a similar recipe twice without success....do you have any tips? and, can you add olives/rosemary/whatever? if so, at what stage? and does it matter if it is in the fridge in a glass, metal, or plastic bowl?
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