Retreats
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Named and Naming
With university student pliability they rolled out of the van. They’d come for a week of conversation with valley ranchers, spiritual guides, farmers, and Tribal politicians. Our work today was to talk about the valley’s history, politics, religion, spirit, hurt, joy and… Continue reading
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Removing Upton Sinclair’s Gag and Re-Learning Good Food Treatment
August 23, 2015 Last week federal Judge Lynn Winmill ruled the Idaho Ag Security Act law unconstitutional. The “ag gag” law made it a crime to make undercover recordings or gain employment at a farm under false pretenses. Idaho legislators… Continue reading
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God is in the Flies
July 19, 2015 [Post By Selys Rivera: Yakama Christian Mission Intern 2015] When I first arrived at JustLiving Farm/Yakama Christian Mission this summer, I was determined to prove I was more than just a city girl. So to detox from… Continue reading
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Forever Learning, Forever Teaching
June 21, 2015 [Post By Selys Rivera: Yakama Christian Mission Intern 2015] There it sat, promising it could get me to where I needed to go if I only had the patience – a 1986 Nissan pickup truck. The yellow… Continue reading
Chewing the Cud 