Tuning in the Loft Up in the loft, the pipes are separated from the choir space behind narrowly slatted walls…
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Theology of the Table and the Slow Food Revival
Faith in the Soil, Part 4 Modern life has pushed the dinner table to the margins. We eat in cars,…
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Massive Crowds Love the 2026 Kingsport Farmers Market
The Kingsport Farmers Market opened for the 2026 season on Saturday, April 25, and the crowd showed up early. Throughout…
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Slow Food Tri-Cities is Now an Official Non-Profit
It feels like it was yesterday that I was walking the grounds of Spade & Spoon in Johnson City, admiring…
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The Pinnacle of the Bean: Three Generations of Chocolatiers
I don’t know about anyone else, but in my mind, one of the best things God ever put on the…
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Ancient Animal Welfare Still Guides Modern Farmers
Faith in the Soil, Part 3: Ancient Welfare, Modern Pastures Stand next to a conventional feedlot and take a deep…
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Virginia Tech Secures $3.5M for New Composting Facility
BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has committed nearly $8 million to something most people don’t think…
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Sowing Seeds of Faith: The Mountain Sanctuary
Faith in the Soil: The Biblical Agrarian Movement, Part 2 If you stand on a ridge in the Appalachian Highlands…
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Sowing Seeds of Faith: The New Appalachian Agrarians
Faith in the Soil Series, Part 1 If you observe a modern, large-scale commercial farm today, you will see a…
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Regional Cleanups: How to Celebrate Earth Day This Year
As the frost melts away and exposes the familiar green of an Appalachian spring, attention turns to the ground beneath…
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