Spirit of Agriculture

A series of fascinating essays looking at the importance of agriculture from a Bahá'í perspective.
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Agriculture and Religion: A Necessary Unity

Paul Hanley
Agriculture in the World's Religions: An Overview

P.J. Stewart
This Vital and Important Matter: A Survey of the Bahá'í Writings on Agriculture

Paul Hanley
The Involvement of the Central Figures of the Bahá'í Faith in Agriculture

Iraj Poostchi
A Perspective on Food in the Bahá'í Faith

Paul Fieldhouse
Rethinking the Management of Small Rural Businesses

Michel P. Zahrai
Reinventing the Village

Gary Reusche
The Genetic Modification of Crops: A Bahá'í's Perspective

Paul Olson
Igi Oko: The Tree Farms at Sapoba, Nigeria circa 1927

Richard St Barbe Baker
Strengthening Local Economies and Community Identity: FUNDAEC's Experience

Pascal Molineaux
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
Gardens for Mongolia: Growing the Capacity of Mongolia's Families

The Mongolian Development Centre
Five 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