Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness

 

CSLC is a 501 ( c ) 3 was  organized in 1999  to foster Community awareness and appreciation,  engender Service to the community, promote Learning, to strengthen our understanding of what makes community stronger, , and to give insight to the connection between our community and  the source  of all life.   We define  “Community” as everything alive within a physical boundary  close to home.  We define  “Service” as a commitment to sustain life by using only  resources available within that boundary.  We define “Learning “  as creating economic means to work solely  with our available resources. We define “Connection” as the discovery of and response to  the sacred in the local community. Our vision is earth as sacred community.

 

I am the founder and director of a small non profit that focuses on changing perspective and the motion of youth  and adults through community based service learning focused on agricultural sustainability, service in the community promoting and selling sustainable agricultural products from bicyle driven stands ( see image) learning focused on use and production of local resources, and connection to the spirit running the whole show.  Our mission is manifested in Patchworks Farm, Patchworks Produce, and Patchworks CSA.  We operate two small farms, several produce stands at local hospitals, and a workshop program called " The Sacred on Common Ground" to invite people from conventional faith communities to explore spirituality and our common beliefs through contact with the ground and the food that comes from it.