tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516439532686296753.post2026552902297496064..comments2023-08-03T05:59:52.217-04:00Comments on Service-Learning Center (Calvin University): The GardenerService-Learning Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14265951761967209865noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516439532686296753.post-89923862032036187932009-08-06T17:02:27.349-04:002009-08-06T17:02:27.349-04:00Beautiful post!
...not much of a gardener (yet?)...Beautiful post! <br /><br />...not much of a gardener (yet?) myself, I have similar ruminations on God and caring for creation through caring for my children. Both micro in comparison but both a window into our Creator's hand on us.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985397452264341752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516439532686296753.post-35519264494450827312009-08-06T13:25:11.693-04:002009-08-06T13:25:11.693-04:00Hi Janelle, it's great that you posted this re...Hi Janelle, it's great that you posted this response. I can definitely feel that spirituality, as you can sense from the post. Now, one of the reasons why people have a good feeling of what gardening is about is that a lot of older folks today, used to be gardeners and farmers. The forced industrialization has impacted so many! Especially in these new created communist cities like Lupeni and Uricani. We're talking about farmers having their land that has been taken away for the Workers Co-operative, forced to move to Lupeni [story of my grandmother], my dad's family and other thousands, and live in these communist blocks, work in the textile, mining or other industry. I believe relocation could not change their habits, I know people who still grow chickens in their appartments in Lupeni :) I think Romania's process of getting "in-tune" with the world is largely artificially quickened by foreign money, so you can see things like these through the cracks. Some regions like Bucharest are ultra-modern 21st century, some regions like in the Parang Mountains, it's the 5th century.. with nomadic "momarlani". It is an interesting country to live in, a mixed culture, eh? :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516439532686296753.post-489454238486845262009-08-06T03:06:45.583-04:002009-08-06T03:06:45.583-04:00Robi,
Fantastic post, it was a joy to read. We ju...Robi,<br /><br />Fantastic post, it was a joy to read. We just started our own little garden in D&B's back yard and I can totally relate. To me, it seems as though there is something spiritual about gardening (I wrote about it on our blog - there is an apparent connection to me between Eastern Orthodox theology and being involved in creation). <br /><br />I appreciate living in Romania because it seems as though even though people live in blocs, they generally have a better understanding of where food comes from and what it took to get it to the table (and many people who live in blocs even have gardens!). I do worry that this connection will be lost as it seems that the importance is not recognized explicity beyond, like you said, a matter of survival. What will happen as Romania becomes it's own land of plenty (of sorts, not quite like the US!) as it moves into the future?Janelle and Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587116428369551188noreply@blogger.com