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  • Spirituality and Food

    Many people in Oregon have been eating organic and locally grown food to connect with their spiritually sides. From Buddhists and Native American religions to Jews and Christians, everyone has a reason and explanation of how eating local organic food helps to connect them with their faith.

  • Jewish Farmers

    There are many Jewish farmers living in various communities throughout New York. Many of these farmers moved out to the country for spiritual reasons, and now live out teaching of the Torah as part of their lives.

  • Religion and Hunting

    All religions have varying views on the practice of hunting. Some advocate for it, as long as it is done in a sustainable way and food is not wasted. Other religions preach vegetarianism, as all animals are living creatures that should be allowed to live. Others allow the consumption of animals, but only if the animal is killed in a sacred way.

  • Sustainability at Religious Sites

    Years ago, religious sites such as monasteries would be completely self sufficient. All the goods needed by the monks and the surrounding community would be made in the monetary itself. This tradition is having a resurgence in today’s age. These locally made goods are being created and used to boost the economy of the area through tourism and sales to visitors.

  • Faith and Fire

    A recent study conducted by professors at the University of Melbourne shows a connection between fires on earth and religion. They found that there were significantly less fires on the earth on the traditional days of rest for the predominant faith in an area.

  • Islamic Practices and Sustainability

    Mr. Iskandar Waworuntu is working with Islamic faiths in Indonesia to incorporate sustainability with forgiveness. Much of the Muslim traditions have to do with purification. Waworuntu is hoping to incorporate these two ideas with each other, linking sustainability as a form of purification.

  • Urban Death Project

    Death is a part of life. Every religion has its own traditions and rites when it comes to laying a body to rest. A new program, the Urban Death Project may be changing how some faiths proceed with funeral services.

  • Faith and Composting

    Many churches and religious houses have recently took to composting. This is a more spiritual way of disposing of trash while remaining environmentally conscious. Not only that, but composting programs help to teach spiritual lessons of renewal.

  • Hindu Funeral Pyres

    Hindu people traditionally have a funeral pyre for their deceased. However, this funeral pyre is very environmentally damaging, as it burns hundreds of kilograms of wood and creates a lot of ash. To combat this, a Green Cremation System has been developed that will allow for all traditional funeral rites and bring down environmental impacts.

  • Factory Farming and Religion

    Food is an important part of life. It is also important to many religions. Specifically, using animals as food has a long standing history with many religions. Many faiths have rules and guidelines about how animals are to be raised and killed. With the rise of factory farming, it is expected that many religions would shun its practices, but that’s not completely true.

  • Sustainability in Religion: A History

    Sustainability has been developing for a long time. It has recently been featured more prominently, as various world events and cultural changes are pushing it to the forefront of modern issues. Churches and religious houses are no exception when it comes to adopting sustainable goals and ideals.

  • Engaged Organizations: Earth Charter Initiative

    The earth charter initiative was created to help engage communities on sustainability all around the world. This includes engaging religious communities.

  • Engaged Organizations: National Religious Partnership for the Environment

    This is a network of 4 major religious coalitions. They seek to preserve the planet by providing outlets and resources for anyone and everyone.

  • Engaged Organizations: Maryknoll

    Maryknoll is a Catholic non-profit mission movement comprised of four organizations: Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, Maryknoll Lay Missioners, and Maryknoll Affiliates. Each organization sponsors mission trips. In addition to supporting sustainable development and environmental service trips, Maryknoll has trips related to Health Care, Human Rights, Education, and more.

  • Caring for Creation: The Evangelical's Guide to Climate Change and a Healthy Environment

    Pastor and evangelical leader Mitch Hescox and meteorologist Paul Douglas have collaborated to integrate faith and science for their book Caring for Creation: The Evangelical's Guide to Climate Change and a Healthy Environment. This book demonstrates how Christians can take practical steps towards creating a more sustainable future, becoming leaders through a conservative evangelical approach. The authors focus on both individual and global issues, discussing ways to protect families, improve health issues, and clean up local communities.

  • United Methodist Agency Green Roof

    John Hill, from the Board of Church and Society at the United Methodist Agency, narrates the video below about their recent green roof addition. The series of squares used covers the entire area of the flat roof, reducing energy consumption, making the building cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. In addition, and equally important, it reduces storm water runoff. When it rains, the water remains in the roof rather than adding pollutants into the nearby watershed, which feeds into the Chesapeake Bay.

  • Bahá’í Articles and Resources about Nature

    This website provides a collection of resources about the Baha'i Faith's beliefs about Nature. This webpage includes a collection of extracts from Baha'i writings and Baha'i Statements, along with essays and further readings.

  • To Love Judaism, Be Jewish in Nature-Based Community

    "For thousands of years, the Jewish people didn’t have Jewish summer camps. We didn’t have Sunday school. We didn’t have day school. And yet, we transmitted our heritage, intact, from generation to generation.

    What cultural elements were in place, in those times before modernity, that made it possible to so strongly maintain our tradition? Which of these elements can we best draw from now, in today’s increasingly complex world?

    First, we lived directly off the land – we had an intimate, reciprocal relationship with our natural environment. Secondly, we lived in villages, in which each person was likely to feel a sense of purpose and role within the larger community."

  • Reinvigorating Tradition, One Bowl of Borscht at a Time

    "...My generation was inheriting only a small taste of this glorious tradition. I felt this potential loss in my kishkes. What would a Jewish holiday be without the smell of chicken soup pervading every corner of my home? But when I met Jeffrey Yoskowitz, a passionate pickler and food entrepreneur and the grandson of a remarkable Jewish woman from Poland who cooked like a real balabusta, my path grew clear. We were going to turn the tides by reinvigorating our tradition, bringing together our present day values and culinary skills with the wisdom of the past."

  • Reclaiming Food, Reclaiming History

    "To reinvigorate the global, contemporary Jewish kitchen with the folk wisdom embedded in Ashkenazi Jewish food, with food that is naturally seasonal, sustainable, and organic will require a bit of imagination, but it’s possible. That imagination begins with an exploration of history, and that history is far closer than you think. The one crucial ingredient remains: our desire and will to reclaim it."

  • Earth Day Action Toolkit

    "Every April 22nd, stakeholders of all backgrounds come together to advance sustainability and climate action in commemoration of Earth Day. Our world needs transformation. It’s time for the people of the world to hold governments and the private sector accountable for their role in our environmental crisis while also calling for bold, creative, and innovative solutions. This will require action at all levels, from business and investment to city and national government.
    That’s where you come in: as an individual, you yield real power for change through your influence as a consumer, a voter, and a community member.
    Don’t underestimate your power. When your voice and actions are united with millions of others around the world, we can create an inclusive and impactful movement that is impossible to ignore.
    Throughout April, we commemorate Earth Month with marches, rallies, volunteer events, and more. United together, we’ll drive a year of energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to a sustainable and equitable future for our planet."

  • Laudato Si' and the U.S. Catholic Church Recordings

    "The 2023 Laudato Si’ and the U.S. Catholic Church (June 14-July 27, 2023) national conference, is part of a biennial conference series  co-sponsored by Creighton University and Catholic Climate Covenant to equip and inspire Catholics to more deeply integrate Laudato Si’ and its creation care teachings into the U.S. Church. The purpose of this year's conference is to encourage a greater understanding of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform’s seven goals – Response to the Cry of the Poor, Ecological Economics, Adoption of Sustainable Lifestyle, Ecological Education, Ecological Spirituality, Community Resilience and Empowerment, and Response to the Cry of the Earth – and encourage Catholic individuals and groups to enroll in the Platform, providing them with a clearer path for accomplishing each of the goals through speaker presentations."

  • Heat and Health: A Faith Response to Building Stronger Communities

    "Today, more than 40 percent of Americans are at risk of extreme and excessive heat. July has been a hot month across the country with historic temperatures.

    Our resource and toolkit are now available to support you and your community! You can find download the resources here. We have an information briefing paper and shareable resources that show the warning signs of heat-related illnesses."

  • All Creation Gives God Praise: An Earth Day Webinar

    "Every year, Catholic Climate Covenant produces a one-hour educational program. This year [2019] we are focusing on the issue of protecting biodiversity to complement the Earth Day Network's 'Protect Our Species' campaign. In the webinar we explore why the Earth day Network chose the theme of 'Protecting Our Species' and all the wonderful resources and toolkits that they have available for your use. We also delve into the Covenant's Earth Day program and how you can facilitate a program in your parish, school, or religious community."

  • Religious Groups Combatting Rising Sea Levels in Louisiana

    Donald and Theresa Dardar have made it their mission to save the the susceptible coasts of Louisiana from rising sea levels due to climate change. Joining forces with the local Presbyterian church, Donald and Theresa have preserved sacred mounds, refilled oil field canals, and have built elevated greenhouses. Numerous faith groups in Louisiana have prioritized saving the environment as impoverished people experience heightened effects of climate change. Preserving the community around these faith groups drives individuals to maintain the unique and celebrated environment of Louisiana.