African american

Learn the simple techniques of gardening, stewardship, and inclusion in relation to the Biblical creation story and the parables and teachings of Jesus. Topics include: garden to table, community garden, community and mission, stories from a young African American farmer, composting and recycling, environmental justice and multiculturalism.

In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the black son of an African father and white American mother searches for a functional purpose in life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father, a figure he knows more as a myth than a man, was killed in a car accident. That sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey - first to small-town Kansas, where he sees his mother's family move to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, faces the bitter truth of his father's life, and finally comes to terms with their shared heritage.

Ear Candling is a process that goes back as far as biblical times, when hollow reeds from swamp regions were used as candles. It has been passed down for numerous generations by the North and South American natives, in addition to the Egyptian, African, Oriental and European cultures. The procedure has been essentially lost for many years, but has come back into practice once again and is now being utilized by a wide assortment of individuals.