Today, we continue our series of conversations about Hope: A User’s Manual.
Section five of the book is The Practice of Hope. If you’ve read the book, we hope this conversation will enhance that section. If you haven’t read it, the conversation stands on its own.
Section five is the get-your-hands-dirty section, so what could be more fitting than a conversation about gardening with Derrick Weston! As you’ll hear, we talk about a lot more than just gardening: food, faith, race, justice… it’s a wide-ranging conversation that stands well alongside the most practical section of the book.
The Rev. Derrick Weston is Theological Education and Training Coordinator for Creation Justice Ministries (formerly the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program). Derrick is a writer, filmmaker, podcaster, speaker, and educator. He is co-host of the Food and Faith podcast and producer of Spoon, Spade, and Soul, a podcast highlighting food and land-based ministries in the Episcopal church; he produced the short film series “A Wilderness Like Eden” highlighting the work of churches engaged in food justice work. You’ll hear us talk about the black church food security network, which is featured in that film project.
Derrick is co-author of the forthcoming book The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection, and Celebration, now available for pre-order!
And here’s my conversation with Derrick about Black Panther from season one of the pod! Parts one and two.
Contact MaryAnn McKibben Dana at maryannmckibbendana.net.
Editor and Producer: Mel Dana
S02 E05 The Practice of Hope