Hi, I'm Ruth Valerio: academic, community activist, eco-warrier, author, practitioner, veg grower and pig keeper rolled into one.
I live with my husband and two daughters in Chichester, where I am part of Revelation Church, leading a cell group and preaching regularly, and I run A Rocha's Living Lightly initiative. I am part of the leadership of Spring Harvest and am a director of Cred Jewellery.
I am involved in issues of community regeneration, chairing the Community Association for the estate that we live on, and also chairing the local Community Action Partnership. With a theology degree from Cambridge and an MA from the London School of Theology, I am currently doing doctoral studies at Kings College London, looking at the concept of simplicity and consumerism.
I have written extensively on justice, environment and lifestyle issues, as well as writing Bible study guides for Scripture Union and CWR. Concerned to 'practice what I preach', I have an allotment, run a food cooperative and run a pig-keeping social enterprise with friends. I am also very involved with Transition Chichester and run the Chichester Garden Share scheme. I write a regular column in
Families First magazine.
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