Finding Center: Todd Warfield On Peace And Justice On Earth

“Peace on Earth” may be a common Christmas proclamation, but at Rolling Ridge, it is not just a spiritual platitude.  It is a commitment to justice we take quite literally.

Through the generous support of an anonymous donor and a grant from the United Methodist Camping and Retreat Ministries, we hired Todd Warfield this fall as our Naturalist Consultant to expand the Rolling Ridge Earth Center and our eco-spiritual programs.  An educator and herbalist, Todd is also a United Methodist Home Missioner. “Connecting with the land is important to me,” he says. “Because everything is connected.”  As a person of Abanake heritage, Todd is helping us live into our Land Acknowledgement, in which we have committed to tell our history honestly, and to live peaceably on land forever tied to the Pennacook Abenaki people.

Already Todd has begun to help us bring peace to our 38 acres of creation: tending to the many damaged trees and trails impacted by the September 8th, 2023 microburst storm; cataloging flora and fauna on property; designing new eco-programs; and connecting with our current eco-partners.  Todd’s goal is to help our guests live in connection with Earth in ways marked by community rather than consumerism—“not just taking, but stewarding forward what’s here, for future generations.” 

To our donors, our grantors, and those who financially support the Ridge, THANK YOU for your generosity and your commitment to bringing peace and justice on Earth!