Food for the faithful

Bls points us to an article from the Post on how religious believers are reflecting their faith in their food choices.

I think the idea of having a church garden that supplies all the food for a seasonal picnic is fantastic. Not least because it resulted in an all-veggie potluck, about the opposite of most church potlucks I’ve been to. 😉

I’m sensitive to the concern voiced by the African-American pastor quoted in the article that many congregants might not have the resources to eat healthy. But surely that just highlights that this should be a pressing issue for churches: not only to embody principles of just and healthy eating in their own congregational lives, but to work for a more just, sustainable, and healthy food system. In fact, many mainline congregations are already involved in “fair trade” campaigns; this would seem to be a logical extension of that work.