catapult magazine

vol. 11, num. 7 :: 2012.03.30 — 2012.04.12

"Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias," writes the mad farmer Wendell Berry in his manifesto. Planting things, sequoias or otherwise, is a sign of rootedness and hope. In this spring season of planning and planting, how are you thinking about rootedness in the coming year? What are your plans for your garden -- and your place?

Feature

A crop of kids

by Nicole Carlin

A mother reflects on that which she will not live to harvest.

Editorial

Filled to capacity

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Reflecting on a day in the life of the *cino community Three Rivers, Michigan.

Articles

Blooms, dreams, roots, wings, aging and other things

by Terrilynn Quillen

How a maxim has taken on meaning throughout a life.

To plant or not

by Martin Wiles

The warmth of spring invites re-consideration of planting efforts.

Tree huggers

by Paula Jenkins

Memories from summers spent as a camp counselor in the California redwoods.

Gallery

Moment of Wonder

by Sarah Lynn Phillips

In case you missed it the first time

Gardening lessons

by Carol Vande Kraats

A series of columns travels through the seasons of nature and of life.

Singing still

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

A musical tour of sentiments about ownership.

Weighty friends

by Katherine Murray

Remembering friends whose presence brought a sense of rootedness, even in their diversity.

Weaving the web

Liquid faith

Killing the Buddha

Mark Bergen writes on the efforts of migrant workers to maintain connection to their faith in a foreign culture.

The liturgy of a neighborhood

Curator

Jenni Simmons writes about the rhythm of life in the suburbs.

There’s no place like home

Perspectives

Brian Walsh and Steven Bouma-Prediger reflect on the true nature of homelessness.

daily asterisk

Even in a country you know by heart
its hard to go the same way twice
the life of the going changes.
The chances change and make a new way.
Any tree or stone or bird
can be the bud of a new direction. The
natural correction is to make intent
of accident. To get back before dark
is the art of going.

Wendell Berry
“Traveling at Home” from Traveling at Home

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