Deepening our Relationship with the Earth With Janet Groen June 17 – 22, 2018 LOCATION Naramata Centre Please check website for cost of program. What would happen if we slowed down enough to hear what the Earth has to say to us? Listening to nature with our hearts, minds, and bodies offers us the chance …
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Attuning to Ebb and Flow: An Earth Pilgrimage in the Pacific Northwest September 21 to 28, 2017   The Olympic Peninsula in Washington state offers a rare and unique experience of rugged terrain, plentiful life, and ecosystems so rich and diverse that they abundantly sustain body, mind and spirit. Anchored in the Olympic Mountains, this …
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August 25 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm An event to celebrate your part in the Ignatius Farm Ecosystem and runs during regular CSA pick-up times at Ignatius Farm. Farm adventures for the whole family! Live musical performance Learn about organic farming & the farm ecosystem Free scoop of Mapleton’s organic ice cream & snacks …
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August 22 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm An event to celebrate your part in the Ignatius Farm Ecosystem and runs during regular CSA pick-up times at Ignatius Farm. Farm adventures for the whole family! Live musical performance Learn about organic farming & the farm ecosystem Free scoop of Mapleton’s organic ice cream & snacks …
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July 22 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm Interested in “getting your feet wet” in stream rehabilitation? Join Ignatius staff and Trout Unlimited volunteers for a morning of in-stream work to further improve the health of Marden Creek as a home for brook trout, sculpin and an abundance of other wildlife! Snacks provided. Cost – …
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Fri May 12, 2017 – Sat May 13, 2017 5:00 pm – 4:00 pm Earth Literacies, Music, Nature, Poetry Presented in Collaboration with Earth Literacies – Living Language Institute (Charitable Reg # 119207389 RR0001) We have a new sacred narrative for the world – a scientific cosmology that redefines the role of humans and offers …
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Spiritual Activism – G17S811 Workshop ID: G17S811 Dates: July 30 – August 5 Price: $575.00 – $1,295.00 Join us in creating a time and space of connective togetherness where we will collect our fragmented selves and harness the power of the collective. ‘Spiritual Activism: Working with Ancient Wisdom,’ helps us balance body and spirit, align …
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Earth Honoring Faith- Journey of the Universe – G17S731 Workshop ID: G17S731 Dates: July 2 – July 8 Price: $695.00 – $1,450.00 We are living in times of immense challenge on every front – socially, politically, ecologically, and spiritually. As Thomas Berry suggested, we need a new story to reorient and ground ourselves to meet …
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Canadian Foodgrains Bank Agro-Ecological Peacebuilding, Becoming People of the Land June 19 – 23, 2017 (Winnipeg) An intensive, week-long course of discussion, readings, practical examples, and visits to local farms on why peacebuilding grounded in faith must stand alongside science and technology toward a just and sustainable food system.

PRESERVING OUR FOOD – DEALING WITH THE PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF ABUNDANCE July 31 – August 4, 2017 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Let’s talk about food security and reducing waste, eating locally and global responsibility while we enjoy the harvest bounty, by learning to preserve it. We’ll explore techniques for drying, canning, pickling, and …
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