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Welcome to the blog of the Enough for Everyone program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). By "just living" we mean both justice-based living and just simply living – freeing ourselves of unnecessary concerns so we can focus on living faithfully and living well. Join us in the exploration!

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Melanie Hardison coordinates Enough for Everyone, a ministry of the Presbyterian Hunger Program. She enjoys the simple living journey in Kentucky, where she lives without a car, grows an extensive food and flower garden and recently downsized her home and belongings by 25 percent.

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June 7, 2011

Welcome to our new home

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May 31, 2011

Our blog has a new location

On Tuesday May 31, this blog is moving over to a new location with a new, easier-to-follow format. If you have this blog bookmarked or feeding through an RSS feed, note that the new URL will be www.pcusa.org/blogs/just-living/. Join us...

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May 25, 2011

Friday webinar: Colombia Free Trade Agreement

The U.S. Congress is currently considering Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Korea, Colombia and Panama. PC(USA) mission partners in Colombia are calling for the PC(USA) to raise its voice. The Presbyterian Hunger Program will host a webinar about the Colombia...

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April 12, 2011

Palm Sunday fronds worthy of celebration

This year over 800 PC(USA) congregations ordered Eco-Palms for Palm Sunday worship services. This 10% increase in orders over last year means that together Presbyterians purchased over 150,000 Eco-Palm fronds. Eco-Palms are harvested sustainably and provide economic development opportunities for...

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November 18, 2010

Join the webinar: Reclaiming Advent and Christmas

December 1 at 12:00 noon (Eastern time) Keep a sense of simplicity, wonder and reverence all season long. Join special guest Rev. Michael Mortvedt and staff of the Presbyterian Hunger Program in exploring ways to stay spiritually grounded through Advent...

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November 4, 2010

Fair Trade Delegation to Nicaragua!

January 8-15, 2011 The Presbyterian Hunger Program is leading a delegation to Nicaragua, and you are invited! Participants will experience the benefits of Fair Trade first-hand when they visit coffee and sewing cooperatives. The delegation is perfect for anyone involved...

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October 29, 2010

Halloween Chocolate: Treat or Trick?

Do you and your family participate in Halloween? Do you do traditional activities like dressing up in costume, trick-or-treating or giving out candy? Or do you do other creative things? When my brother and I were kids, there was a...

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October 22, 2010

Join the upcoming Delegation to Haiti

Apply by October 25 The Presbyterian Hunger Program recommends the following November 10-19 delegation for Presbyterians interested in Haiti and in recovering its agricultural sector. Two of the host organizations, Agricultural Missions and FONDAMA (Haitian Hand to Hand Foundation), are...

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May 7, 2010

...Until All Are Fed

Support this innovative Presbyterian music project Presbyterian pastor, hunger action leader and musician Rev. Bryan Field McFarland is joining with others and dreaming big dreams. They seek to record a hope-filled album, ...Until All Are Fed, to benefit the Presbyterian...

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May 6, 2010

Celebrate World Fair Trade Day through prayer, contests and more!

This year's theme for World Fair Trade Day, May 8, is Fair Trade Your Home. The celebration lasts longer than just one day; it goes on several weeks! A number of congregations will be lifting up the benefits of Fair...

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