Join author, activist and gardener Christine Sine for this 1/2-day seminar exploring the connection between community, spirituality and gardening. Prepare yourself for the growing season by learning from a master gardener, connecting with other gardeners and taking a moment to recognize the spiritual in your gardening practice. Community and backyard gardening has been one of the major responses to our turbulent times but most people do not know how to relate their garden experiences to their faith. Yet the gospel comes to us in the midst of God's created world.

I read about the death and resurrection of Christ in the Bible, but I experience it every time I plant a seed and watch it burst into life. I read about the faithfulness of God to Israel but I experience it every time I watch the rain fall and nourish the seeds I have planted. I read about the miracle of the fish and the loaves but I experience a miracle every time I am overwhelmed by the generosity of God's harvest. In this workshop, we will discuss the wonderful ways that God and God's story are revealed through the rhythms of planting, growing, and harvesting in the garden.

Spiritual insights, practical suggestions for backyard gardening and time for reflection will all enrich and deepen our faith as we explore new ways to connect to the God we love. Each participant will receive a copy of To Garden With God - Spiritual Insights from the Garden and other helpful resources for organic gardening in the Pacific Northwest.

This is event will be facilitated by Christine Sine

DATE: May 1, 2011

TIME: 1:00pm - 5:00 pm

LOCATION: Camas Friends Church

COST: $20*

*If cost is prohibitive please contact mail@msainfo.org for scholarship information.

*Christine's book, To Garden with God, will be available at a discounted price at this event: small, B&W version available for  $12 (regular price is $20),  larger full-color coffee table book for $35 (regular price is $45).