A series of fascinating essaysand project summarieslooking at the importance of agriculture from a Bahá'í perspective.

Project Summaries

• An Investment for Well-being: Restoring the Agricultural Environment on Bolivia’s Altiplano
• A Tanzanian School Promotes Self-reliance
• Rural Education in Northern Honduras - Ineke Gijsbers
• Felin Gelli Rural Training Farm Ineke Gijsbers EcoAg Service: Farm Apprenticeships For Youth - Nancy E. McIntyre
• The Garden Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb - An Interview with the Architect, Fariborz Sahba

More information on these subjects can be found at www.thespiritofagriculture.comContents

1. Agriculture and Religion: A Necessary Unity
   Paul Hanley
2. Agriculture in the World’s Religions: An Overview
   P.J. Stewart
3. This Vital and Important Matter: A Survey of the Bahá’í Writings on Agriculture
   Paul Hanley
4. The Involvement of the Central Figures of the Bahá’í Faith in Agriculture
   Iraj Poostchi
5. A Perspective on Food in the Bahá’í Faith
   Paul Fieldhouse
6. Rethinking the Management of Small Rural Businesses
   Michel Zahrai
7. Reinventing the Village
   Gary Reusche
8. The Genetic Modification of Crops: A Bahá’í’s Perspective
   Paul Olson
9. Igi Oko: The Tree Farms at Sapoba, Nigeria circa 1927
   Richard St Barbe Baker
10. Strengthening Local Economies and Community Identity: FUNDAEC’s Experience
    Pascal Molineaux
11. Balancing Science with Inspiration: A Bahá’í Scientist’s Struggle to Discover the Hidden Secrets of Restoring Corals and Fish to Degraded Coral Reefs
    Austin Bowden-Kerby
12. Gardens for Mongolia: Growing the Capacity of Mongolia’s Families
    The Mongolian Development Centre