How do you transform a food desert into a food oasis? Check out the plans of Cultivate South Phoenix. This neighborhood-based partnership is leasing an 18-acre site from the Roosevelt School District to help transform that area. This incubator farm Read more…
by Chris Schutte On October 3 of this year President Obama gave an update on the progress of his administration’s action to combat climate change. Among the many interesting and important facts he shared, I’d like to highlight two. First, Read more…
This morning we as faith-based climate change activists woke up to some difficult news: By a narrow margin, our nation has elected a President who believes that climate change is a “hoax” and members of the Senate and the House Read more…
Many people buy organic foods because they are concerned about pesticide exposure, despite the fact that many studies do not seem to demonstrate any nutritional advantage of one over the other. Numerous studies have failed to demonstrate health benefits one Read more…
My body is still in Tempe, but my heart and mind are in North Dakota today. Last week a call was issued for clergy from many faith traditions to come and stand witness with the Standing Rock Nation in its Read more…
Rabbi Michael Wasserman of The New Shul in Scottsdale delivered this compelling sermon on Rosh Hashanah and has been gracious enough to share it with us. We are grateful for his generosity, and it is published in its entirety: Read more…
Free simple supper. Not your typical Annual Meeting. Gather with old and new friends. Get the new Annual Report, hot off the press. Hear what AZIPL is up to – now and in 2017! It’s an ambitious and exciting Read more…
As people of faith, we believe that responding to the urgent threat of climate change is essential to caring for God’s creation and loving our neighbors. Human activity, primarily the burning of fossil fuels for energy, has thrown nature out Read more…
A few years ago I was busy putting in an organic garden. We had a backyard sand volleyball court, bordered by railroad ties, that had gone unused for 17 years. Since it has been a goal of mine to get Read more…
World Food Day is today. Food security is such an important global issue. It’s important to us at AZIPL and our interfaith member congregations. Why should we care? Because the right to food is a basic human right. The plight Read more…