A couple of weeks ago the Mustard Seed House and Mustard Seed Associates hosted a workshop/conversation called “Justice at the Table” about how to bring about changes in our personal food culture. This is a topic I have been interested in for years and it was exciting to be able to share so much with others and learn from them in turn. One of the goals I have for the resources I’ve already put together would be to make it available to others in an easily accessible format. I believe however, that projects done in community are much richer, so I have a request.
- Do you have any reflections about things you’ve learned from your own personal food culture or experiences?
- Do you have any good pictures of food, gardens, farmer’s markets, baking etc…. ?
- Have you written any prayers or litanies on the topic of food justice?
- Would you be willing to share these things things in a resource that would be available to others?
I’d love to hear back if you do. This will be an on-going project for me for a while.
I have pictures!
and, while I am still green (as in slowly learning… not as in environmental goddess) when it comes to food justice, I do have some poems & writings I might could buff up and send your way.
Hi – I’ve recently started a series on my blog called Saturdays in the Garden where I’ll be addressing some of this stuff. http://julieclawson.com/category/garden/
Hi Ricci,
Have you discovered the National Council of Churches site on this? I stumbled across it a while ago, can’t remember how:
http://www.nccecojustice.org/faithharvesthome.html
Also, you might know about Earth Ministry, right there in Seattle. They published what I think was the first book connecting Christianity and food, Food and Faith: Justice, Joy, and Daily Bread, by Michael Schut, http://www.amazon.com/Food-Faith-Justice-Daily-Bread/dp/1889108901/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241564394&sr=8-1. They are at http://www.earthministry.org. I have never visited them or gone to any events, but have been getting their newsletter for years.
It’s been a blessing to get to know Eliacin a little bit through conferences and conference planning. I hope to get a chance to talk to you someday!
Take good care,
Nurya
Are you planning on having another Justice at the Table event? I’m very interested in this conversation!