Sunday, September 20, 2015

Schedule, Weeks 3 and 4

WEEK THREE
September 14 & 16


September 14
Food justice, farm/nature therapy, and nature deficit disorder. In-class close reading from Spell of the Sensuous.

Due today: Use a device with a screen to learn about our topics for today, then summarize what you have found out… What is food justice? What factors drive food injustice? In what ways can nature be therapeutic? Who coined the term “nature deficit disorder”? Is this a real disorder? In what ways have your own interactions with the natural world had a positive impact on your life? Be specific. Post your responses to your blog before class begins today.


September 16
Potrero Nuevo Farm and Table of Plenty. Living the Hallmarks when interacting with low income people. Sister Jeannette Braun will join us for part of our session today. Pia on e-books.
[Jeannette coming Monday instead. Today do in-class writing: What does it mean to me to be connected to the world, to others and to myself? In what ways do direct relationships enhance or hinder my connectedness to the world, others and myself? In what ways do mediated relationships enhance or hinder my connectedness to the world, others and myself? What are my hopes for my four years at college in terms of increasing my connectedness to world, others and self? Use specific examples from your personal experiences to elaborate your discussion.

Due today: Make sure you have your Hallmarks booklet from the bookstore. Complete the California State Training



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Some quotes from the Catholic Social Tradition on the topic of private property… what insight do these provide into our topic of food justice?


Social function of property
“In the right of private property there is rooted a social responsibility. Indeed, in the wisdom of God the Creator, the overall supply of goods is assigned, first of all, that all men may lead a decent life.” (Pope John XXIII, Mater et Magistra, 1961, para 119, page 103)

“private property does not constitute for anyone an absolute and unconditional right. No one is justified in keeping for his exclusive use what he does not need, when others lack necessities.” (Pope Paul VI, Populorum Progressio, 1967, para 23, page 245)




A note from Sister Jeanette at Table of Plenty

Things are a bit different this year in that the CA State Health Dept requires that all servers take a food handler course and test and receive a food handler certificate.  Our 8th grade students have passed this requirement without any problem. I need to make sure that all those in the kitchen and  dining room understand the food safety regulations and are certified. Some of our high school students readily got summer jobs as a result of having this certificate!

Also, it looks like we'll have a few regular Bonner students coming from NDNU and they can drive carpools.

About Good Grooming:
Unfortunately,  some of our students are coming looking pretty scruffy- hair not combed or pulled back in a ponytail, chipped fingernail polish and not coming with the required white top/t-shirt-polo shirt. Some look like they grabbed their shirt out the the dirty clothes bin!  Coming well groomed is a health dept. requirement and TABLE of PLENTY'S too!

I'm sure that your students will do very well with the SafeWay
certification! It should take only about an hour or so and they
have 3 chances to pass this test and 75% is passing.  

Go to CAFoodHandler.com for the food handler course & test
and print your 3 year certificate.

The fee is $15, but use the promo code "beach" and get $5 off.
Please request that a copy of your certificate is forwarded to

We are willing to reimburse the $10 to any student who has their
certificate sent to me at tableofplenty.olp@gmail.com!

Thanks for your support, Patti! - Jeanette


WEEK FOUR
September 21 & 23


September 21
Jeanette Braun TOP. Exploring connectedness with world, others & self. Mediated & unmediated relationships. Close reading.

Due today: Do a close reading of the handout from Spell of the Sensuous. Write notes in the margins so that you remember any questions, observations or personal connections that come up for you as you read. Highlight any words you don’t know the meaning of, then look those words up. Then read the passage a second time. Make margin notes in a different color. At least one day later, read the passage a third time, making margin notes in a third color.

Also due today: Obtain your e-copy of Journey of the Universe


September 23
Journey of the Universe as a new mode of human connection to the larger world.

Due today: Read Journey of the Universe, chapters 1-7. Pull out at least one key idea from each chapter and summarize that key idea in a blog post.



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