Conscious Food—Sustainable Growing, Spiritual Eating

Rooted firmly in eco-spirituality, this analysis and guide to reconnecting with edible nature focuses on how modern people can regain Spirit in food individually and collectively. The author provides a background on the emergence of agriculture and the declining connection with food as society evolved, particularly during times of war, and scrutinizes today’s “conventional” farming that relies upon deadly toxins and unsustainable fossil fuels. The book outlines how modern people can avoid being victims of biocultural evolution—and the resultant entropy of declining global and personal health—and instead contribute to the movement toward mindful food choices and better world health, both physically and spiritually. The author discusses how society can nurture the unseen Spirit world that permeates plants through adopting nondenominational spiritual understandings, and includes how-to examples for growing organic food and fostering a supportive community and urban agriculture, as well as notes for expanded resources.

Jim PathFinder Ewing (Nvnehi Awatisgi) is a journalist, shaman, Reiki Master, teacher, and lecturer. He is also an internationally recognized author on complementary and alternative medicine. His traveling lectures focus on shamanism, spiritual ecology, integrative medicine, and Native American spirituality. He has been featured in dozens of publications, including Sacred Hoop, Shaman’s Portal, Indie Shaman, Healthy New Age, PlanetLightworker, Spirit of Ma’at, Awareness, Children of the New Earth, Smash! and on About.com. He lives in Lena, Mississippi.