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Where does the earth hold you?

During my time as an intern with EcoFaith Recovery, I’ve been invited to go to various meetings, from the Thursday morning mutual mentorship gatherings, to Randy’s Facebook Lives, and the Green Circles gatherings. Every third Tuesday evening, EcoFaith has been

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Reflections on Indigeneity: From the 100 Days Journey

Reflections on Indigeneity: From the 100 Days Journey

The Pacific Ocean just before it reaches the bay of San Francisco at Mile Rock Beach and the Columbia River at Sauvie Island outside of Portland. These bodies of water have been integral in my life and spirituality. One of

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The Power of Pairing our Climate Anxiety with Hope (by EcoFaith Intern Kira Saito)

The Power of Pairing our Climate Anxiety with Hope (by EcoFaith Intern Kira Saito)

Over this past month I’ve been able to expand my research largely due to the resources that I’ve gained through a few awesome one-to-one meetings. The one-to-one’s have really allowed me to look at everything I’ve been doing from a

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An Introduction to the National Black Climate Summit and the National Black Climate Agenda (by EcoFaith Intern Kira Saito)

An Introduction to the National Black Climate Summit and the National Black Climate Agenda (by EcoFaith Intern Kira Saito)

RBGND: The National Black Climate Summit and the National Black Climate Agenda (A summary of the National Black Climate Summit, you can watch here) The Red Black and Green New Deal (RBGND) is an initiative of the Movement for Black

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Time to Bee Busy (by Carol Harker Community Carbon Team Leader at St. Andrew Lutheran)

Time to Bee Busy (by Carol Harker Community Carbon Team Leader at St. Andrew Lutheran)

Welcome to March! If you haven’t already installed a mason been house in your yard, now’s the time. It’s also time to move your mason bee cocoons outside where warming temperatures will wake up the bees and encourage them to

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Counting on Compound Interest (by Carol Harker Community Carbon Team Leader at St. Andrew Lutheran)

Counting on Compound Interest (by Carol Harker Community Carbon Team Leader at St. Andrew Lutheran)

As a banker and one of St. Andrew’s treasurers, Brian Cheney knows well the power of compound interest. And as a recent MBA graduate from George Fox University, he’s counting on that phenomenon to improve our world in big and

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Enbridge’s Line 3 and First Peoples (by Scott Shurtleff EcoFaith Leader from Waverly Heights UCC)

As we approach the transition to a friendlier administration, I am reminded that there are many challenges ahead in our climate justice work. Even as I write this text, Indigenous peoples are fighting for their treaty, land and water rights

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Where Are All the Birds? (by Eric Luttrell, Community Carbon Team Member at St. Andrew Lutheran Church)

Where Are All the Birds? (by Eric Luttrell, Community Carbon Team Member at St. Andrew Lutheran Church)

This morning Jan asked me, “Where are all the birds?” What she was commenting on was that we are not seeing many birds in our suburban Beaverton backyard, and we’re used to seeing birds. We have a bird feeder with

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Water Waste Not (by Lu Ann Staul Community Carbon Team Leader at St. Andrew Lutheran)

Water Waste Not (by Lu Ann Staul Community Carbon Team Leader at St. Andrew Lutheran)

One of the things we have observed during yard surveys is that watering—providing the right amount at the right time and in the right place—can be a struggle. Here’s a review of tips to help you be more water wise

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Surviving Tasteless Times (by Pamela Edwards of EcoFaith’s first Storytelling Cohort)

Surviving Tasteless Times (by Pamela Edwards of EcoFaith’s first Storytelling Cohort)

    Surviving Tasteless Times What my scars try to teach me   – By Pamela Edwards (Originally published on Medium.com)   For several weeks in early 2015, an ulcer in my mouth turned each meal into a small serving

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