{"id":192,"date":"2014-03-24T01:00:33","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T07:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/the40dayjourney\/?p=192"},"modified":"2014-03-21T18:19:43","modified_gmt":"2014-03-22T00:19:43","slug":"food-justice-through-agroecology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/the40dayjourney\/2014\/03\/food-justice-through-agroecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 17: Food Justice Through Agroecology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Food Justice Through Agroecology<\/p>\n

By Rev. Andrew Kang Bartlett<\/p>\n

Did you know that you practice agroecology when you buy a pint of organic blueberries grown by a nearby family farmer, or, when you pick up your share of produce for the week? You further promote agroecology when you plant an heirloom tomato seed. And, even when you collect water off your roof into a rain barrel, you\u2019re participating in agroecology by joining with agroecological water harvesters around the world.<\/p>\n

This means you\u2019re helping, perhaps without knowing it, to stem the tide of climate change, reemphasize traditional farming practices, and increase access to healthy foods. What would happen if we began to do these things with greater intentionality locally, nationally and globally?<\/p>\n

As the term itself suggests, agroecology is the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the practice of agriculture. It asks a basic question that has a number of complicated answers: how can we produce food while living in harmony with God\u2019s creation? The core principles of this science include:<\/p>\n