Thanks to Dr. Susan Kendall and Rev. John Creasy for their insightful presentations on Food Justice in the John Knox room on Tuesday, Feb. 15th. Dr. Kendall shared about the theological basis for doing everything we can on a day-to-day basis to be good stewards of God’s creation. She focused on issues that affect water availability and consumption — reminding us that water is not a renewable resource and that our actions have a ripple effect either positively or negatively.
Rev. Creasy, co-pastor at Open Door church in Highland Park, shared about his vision and experiences developing Garfield Community Farm. We learned about how the Farm has not only provided lots of organic produce to the community, but has also mobilized volunteers from the community and elsewhere to help beautify the Garfield neighborhood. He discussed the idea of practicing permaculture — sustainable land use design. Permaculture aims to create stable, productive, and natural systems of food production while harmoniously working with the natural balance of the many factors that make an ecosystem.
Both speakers gave us all a lot to think about in terms of our individual and collective impact on the Earth. Let’s all keep these issues in mind as we make our daily consumer choices.
