A Call to the Light

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A Call to the Light

by Don Badgley
Poughkeepsie Meeting

 

Recently, a young man and non-Quaker observed to me that, in his experience, New York Yearly Meeting was best described as a “social justice club.” This observation is important and while incomplete, it is uncomfortably accurate. There is no question that our social causes in the world define Eastern non-programmed Quakers to those very few who notice us at all.

 

Food Production & Post-carbon Fulfillment

Submitted by NYYM-WebAdminis... on Tue, 03/20/2018 - 4:19pm

Food Production & Post-carbon Fulfillment

John Tornow, Liseli Haines, Pat Kenschaft
Interviewed by Pamela Boyce Simms

 

John Tornow, Seneca Castle, NY, Liseli Haines, Clinton NY, and Pat Kenschaft, Montclair, NJ all radiate a deep, content, fulfillment that they each attribute to ongoing collaboration with the natural world and growing food.