[Announce] Fw: New Catholic Worker Farmer publication

[Robert Waldrop]

----- Original Message ----- 
> --------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Alice McGary <mcgarya at yahoo.com>
> Date: Feb 4, 2008
>
> The new MIDWEST CATHOLIC WORKER FARMER paper
>
> Would you like to receive it?
> Send me your address.
> Would you like to contribute?
> Next issue printing end of march.
>
>
> A few folks here in the Ames Iowa area are 
> trying to start a Catholic
> Worker farm, and along with that, I've been 
> collecting writings and
> thoughts from other CW farmers into a little 
> zine.  We put out our
> first midwest Catholic Worker Farmer this fall. 
> It was fun, so I want
> to keep doing it.  My current plan is to put 
> this paper out twice a
> year, late fall and early spring (after harvest 
> and before planting).
>
>
> Since the beginning of the Catholic Worker, the 
> rural
> life/agrarian/"green revolution" vision has been 
> a significant but
> harder to find aspect of the movement. My main 
> reason for putting this
> paper together is because I wanted to read 
> something like it and
> couldn't find it.   Here are some other reasons 
> I thought it was a
> good idea:
>
>
> - Help share ideas and connect different cw 
> farming communities
> - Educate other CW's about how cool and 
> important we are
> - Educate the general public about farm and food 
> issues and how they
> relate to the gospel, catholic social teaching, 
> and much much more
> - Maybe help start more Catholic Worker farms
>
>
> I'm looking for 
> poems/essays/drawings/pictures/etc from catholic
> workers involved in farming in any way. You just 
> need to send me
> something, and I will do the fun work of putting 
> it together, printing
> it, and distributing it.  Send me anything you 
> want, serious, silly,
> rough, polished, handwritten, but please 2-d.
>
>
> Also, I have no desire to be bossy or 
> controlling about this project.
> If you have ideas or advice, please tell me.  If 
> you're having
> trouble thinking of a topic, here are a few: 
> work and faith.  Or your
> favorite crop and variety this year, or your 
> favorite recipe.  If you
> can't make the deadline, send mesomething 
> anyway, and I'll use it next
> time.  Also if anyone out there wants to send a 
> few dollars or cents
> to help with postage for this project I'd be 
> very grateful.
>
>
>
> How to contact me/send me stuff.
>
> Please send entries by March 8
>
> Alice McGary
> 386 W Ave
> Ames Ia 50014
>
> But i do have email and it's very nice for typed 
> files.
> <mcgarya at yahoo.com>
>
> And i like phone calls
> 515-460-1467
>