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This cookbook addresses matters concerning the environment and conservation-befriending the Earth. Instead of trying to tackle the larger issues related to what is global warming, and being overwhelmed, and perhaps feeling defeated, he turns the attention to what is in our control. The focus is on what we as individuals in community can do to be better friends of Earth and one another with some practical suggestions and hopefully some inspiration as well. When addressing hot topics, like why are the King Salmon not swimming up the warmer Yukon to spawn, perhaps our best visiting can be done around a cookbook, or better yet, a canner. There is something therapeutic about taking a deep long breath and relaxing into peeling and cutting up vegetables, or preparing meat or fish to go into a jar in a canner and come out as a meal. Perhaps the book will persuade the reader to take some of the pressure off life, and even our beloved earth, by pressure canning jars of goodness with a friend or two.
About the author
The Reverend Doctor Stanley R. Copeland-or simply "Stan" as he is known to more folk and "Pastor Stan" as he is known to most kids-is the senior pastor of the 5,000-member, multicultural, urban congregation of Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Even though he has served in the urban centers of Houston and Dallas for more than three decades, his roots are deeply set in rural soil. Some might say that he really is just a good ol' boy from a small town in East Texas-Chandler. His parents, sister and her family and most of their kin still live there. He makes the 90-minute trip to "home" every chance he gets. He has a farm outside of Chandler, called Stillwater, which was what the community was name before Chandler's township was establishment in 1880. He also co-owns the Stillwater Farm Market Store www.stillwatermarket.farm, which is the storefront from which the Picklin' Parson, award-winning, From-the-Farm Gourmet brand of products were introduced to the public. Also, www.picklinparson.com showcases the products and promotional elements for the brand.
