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When Lies Are Truth And Truth Are Lies

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - May 19, 2024 16:42 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
John Novak shares on how truths can be objective, subjective (which is the only type that takes faith), or normative truth which is where you beleive in a certain truth as a group of people. How do we know what is truth vs what is not? Today's Music: Living Hope, Holy Holy Holy (Savior King), ...

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Hans Herren: Controlling Pests With Biology

Real Organic Podcast - May 15, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#171:  Hans Herren shares the story of using biological controls to save Africa's cassava crop from a disastrous, continent-wide Mealy Bug infestation. While he was awarded the World Food Prize for his efforts and recognized for the incredible number of lives that work saved, non-chemical biocon...

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God Is Truth

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - May 12, 2024 16:09 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Trent Johnson shares on what truth is and how, even if we don't understand the truth of God, we can trust in the faithfulness of God. All of God's promises about the death and resurrection of Jesus are all fulfilled and this truth is what keeps us on our feet and in His truth. Today's Music: T...

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Alice Waters: Organic Food In Our Schools Now

Real Organic Podcast - May 09, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#170:  Alice Waters' focus on educating young minds about where real food comes from, how to identify and prepare it, and how food relates to all facets of our lives and cultures has inspired many. She shared her latest plans and emotional motivations with Dave in California in January of 2024, ...

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To the Hard Places

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - May 05, 2024 16:25 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Today, Ron Jullian shares about where he and his wife have been working as missionaries to many countries in Africa where he has retired from the field missions. Now he works with recruitment in many ways for local workers. Interested in ministry and international missions. Ron shares about how ...

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Barbara Gemmill-Herren: Big Chem's Eyes Are On Africa

Real Organic Podcast - May 02, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#169: Barbara Gemmill-Herren shares her views on listening to farmers first and foremost as policies and support systems are developed, the need to pay attention to the social workings of agricultural communities, and the immense pressure applied to African farmers by global chemical companies t...

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Applying God’s Forgiveness and Grace

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - April 28, 2024 16:51 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Shannon Gallentine shares today on how we should apply the forgiveness and grace that God has given us and how we can share that forgiveness and grace with those around us. Today's Music: My Jesus, Your Grace Is Enough, Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone), and I Speak Jesus

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Zephyr Teachout: Today's Antimonopolist Movement Has Legs

Real Organic Podcast - April 23, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#168: Author and law professor Zephyr Teachout walks us through the hardcore push for consolidation in the food, agriculture, and chemical industries that has devastated rural communities and our population's general access to truly good food. She also delivers a hopeful message about policy cha...

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When There Is Unforgiveness

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - April 21, 2024 16:45 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Shari Blanchette shares on the differences between mercy and grace and unforgiveness. We then did small group breakouts to discuss how we deal with difficult times of forgiving others. Today's Music: My Lighthouse, Holy Forever, You Are My Strength, Abide, and Sing Over Me (special by Kayleigh...

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Hugh Kent: The Problem With Plastic Berry Farms

Real Organic Podcast - April 16, 2024 11:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#167: Dave Chapman visits Real Organic blueberry farmer Hugh Kent at his biodiverse King Grove Farm in central Florida, to discuss the takeover of the US berry market by global brands that are rapidly encouraging the growth of plastic farms. By leveling soil, spraying the ground with chemicals, ...

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Hugh Kent: How The USDA Supports Bad Agriculture

Real Organic Podcast - April 16, 2024 11:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#167: Dave Chapman visits Real Organic blueberry farmer Hugh Kent at his biodiverse King Grove Farm in central Florida, to discuss the takeover of the US berry market by global brands that are rapidly encouraging the growth of plastic farms. By leveling soil, spraying the ground with chemicals, ...

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God Is Forgiving, Gracious, and Merciful

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - April 14, 2024 16:28 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Chris McClure opens our next short series by talking about how God is forgiving, gracious, and merciful. Giving examples from his life, showing how God forgives us and is gracious to us, and is so merciful to us no matter what we have done. Today's Music: Blessed Be Your Name, Rescue, At the C...

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Seth Godin: No Society Thrives With Monopolies

Real Organic Podcast - April 09, 2024 00:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#166:  Seth Godin returns and lends his thoughts on corporate consolidation's threat to democracy and to our right to find, grow, and sell organic food. He also talks about the path forward and some ways to inspire effective action. Seth appears in our annual virtual symposium, which is availab...

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Applying God’s Sacrifice

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - April 07, 2024 16:49 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Sue German speaks on the topic of how we are free in Christ and no longer under condemnation and how we can apply His sacrifice in our lives. We then broke into smaller groups for further discussions and shared some of the discussion points with the rest of the congregation. Today's Music: G...

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Allan Savory: Desertification's Causes, Problems + Solutions

Real Organic Podcast - April 02, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#165:  Allan Savory joins Dave for an eye-opening conversation about the best path forward for solving our most-crucial planetary problems and symptoms, including Climate Change, rapid loss of biodiversity, desertification, wildfires, and the inability of humans to act collectively and organizat...

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The Resurrection Is So Much More

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - March 31, 2024 16:54 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Andy shares on how the Resurrection is so much more than the disciples understood and means so much to us today. Today's Music: Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Death Was Arrested, Made For More, Living Hope, and King Of Kings.

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Austin Frerick: Modern Day Robber Barons Rule Our Food

Real Organic Podcast - March 26, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#164:  Author and journalist Austin Frerick joins Linley to discuss his brand new book, Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry. His research on the men shaping our food system through their desire for personal greed reveals a  shocking level of immorality. Austin's ...

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When Sacrifice Is a Struggle

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - March 24, 2024 16:47 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Shari Blanchette shares about how it can be a struggle to make sacrifices in our lives. Today's Music: Stand In Your Love, Holy Forever, How Great Thou Art, Made For More, I Have Decided To Follow Jesus, and Living Hope.

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JM Fortier: Envisioning A Hyper Local Small Farm Revolution

Real Organic Podcast - March 19, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#163: JM Fortier joins Dave to discuss the potential of promoting a replicable, decentralized food and farming system that relies on people building relationships with both land and community, by engaging their powers of observation and connection. https://realorganicproject.org/symposium-2024/...

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God Is Sacrificial

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - March 17, 2024 16:30 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Andy shares about the reality of what Jesus went through and what he sacrificed for us by selflessly giving his life for us so we may be saved. Today's Music: My Jesus, Made For More, O Praise the Name (Anastasis), and That's Why We Praise Him

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Zephyr Teachout + Dave Chapman: Live Panel w/ Matt Sheffer At Churchtown Dairy

Real Organic Podcast - March 11, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#162: Live from the Saving Real Organic Conference at Churchtown Dairy in October 2023, and moderated by Matt Sheffer of Hudson Carbon, Zephyr Teachout and Dave Chapman field (tough) questions from audience members about the fate of the US anti-monopoly movement and its ability to impact our foo...

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Applied Generosity

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - March 10, 2024 16:43 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Shannon Gallentine shares today about how we can apply the generosity that we have been learning about by looking at the motives of our hearts. We then broke into small group discussions and shared our summaries. Today's Music: Jesus Changed My Life, Made For More, Reckless Love, and The Love...

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Dave Chapman + Anna Jones-Crabtree: Notes For The Climate Underground

Real Organic Podcast - March 05, 2024 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#161: Co-director Dave Chapman joins our newest executive board member and Real Organic Project certified grain farmer Anna Jones-Crabtree for an interview by Al Gore at his Climate Underground Summit in November of 2023. Anna Jones-Crabtree holds a Ph.D in Civil and Environmental Engineering  ...

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When Generosity Is Broken

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - March 03, 2024 18:01 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Shannon Gallentine speaks on when generosity is broken. We often rely on ourselves instead of the resources and provisions that God has given to us to be generous to others. We then broke into small discussion groups and shared summaries with each other. Today's Music: From the Day, The Love O...

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Eliot Coleman: Denying Our Understanding Of Real Organic Practices Robs The World

Real Organic Podcast - February 27, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#160: Organic farmer and Real Organic Project champion Eliot Coleman returns to discuss the role corporations, trade associations, and government policy has had on limiting the amount of real organic food found in the marketplace today. In the second half of the interview, the conversation focus...

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Righteousness Defined

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - February 25, 2024 17:40 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
John Novak shares on the righteousness of God and how that is also defined as generosity. He then shares on how we can apply His generosity to our lives. Today's Music: Firm Foundation (He Won't), King Of Kings, Isn't the Name, What A Beautiful Name, Take My Life And Let It Be, and Grace Like...

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Errol Schweizer: Consolidation, Greenwashing, And The Growing Myth Of Local Food

Real Organic Podcast - February 20, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#159: An insightful conversation about what's happening on grocery shelves, with Errol Schweizer, whose career in the retail natural foods space included a long stint at Whole Foods on the merchandising team. Dave and Errol talk about Walmart's effect on food prices, sellers inflation, and the n...

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Restorative Justice

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - February 18, 2024 18:12 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Chris McClure shares on how the focus of God's justice is to create shalom (peace and wholeness). We then broke into small groups to discuss and then shared our thoughts with each other. Today's Music: Stand In Your Love, Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone), Holy Forever, and Abide

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Vandana Shiva: False Claims Of The Green Revolution, Then And Now

Real Organic Podcast - February 13, 2024 16:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
#158: Vandana Shiva shares her knowledge around the Green Revolution, a transformative and chemical-dependent set of agricultural practices and policies that promised to deliver food security to populations around the world. But has it delivered on those promises? And how does its outcomes compa...

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What Happens When Justice Is Broken

Listen – Sauk Valley Community Church - February 11, 2024 17:50 ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Listen in as Joanna Glen shares about how we can respond to others with God's restorative justice instead of responding with harsh or legalistic justice. We then broke into small group discussions followed by summaries of what we discussed. Today's Music: My Jesus, Act Justly Love Mercy Walk Hum...