EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Fourteen, Number Four July / August 2005 Resources The Ecological Crisis is a Moral Crisis: Pope John Paul II on Environmental Responsibility, edited by Fred Krueger, 2005, printed on a mix of kenaf and 100% recycled, post-consumer waste paper. Over 140 different statements from Pope John Paul II call for "ecological conversion," on a spectrum of issues dealing with ecology, lifestyle and the path into a future of justice and environmental balance.       To order a copy of this unique compilation, send $17 plus $4 for postage and handling for each copy to: The Publication Dept., Religious Campaign for Forest Conservation (RCFC), 887 Sebastopol Road, Suite A, Santa Rosa, CA 95407. Or email fred@ecostewards.org. Permaculture: Finding Our Own Vines and Fig Trees, by Carol Coston, O.P. Sor Juana Press, San Antonio, Texas. In this little 104-page book, Sister Coston describes the process that led her to help found Sister Farm, a seven-acre ranch near San Antonio, Texas. Sister Farm is dedicated to advancing the ideals of permaculture, a concept of "permanent agriculture" first popularized in the 70's by Australian agriculturist Bill Mollison. Very interesting reading. Home     Table of Contents