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 Where
do you buy the majority of your food — chain supermarkets, locally
owned and operated grocery stores, or farmer’s markets? Until now,
had you ever considered where your food comes from and all the
people involved in getting it to your table?
After
reading this article, do you have questions or concerns about the
food you eat? What might you do to become further educated on the
topic? How might you research ways to get involved with local food
growers?
In this article, the author makes the following statement: “Food
seems so central to our most important life experiences. Just think
of a wedding, birthday, funeral, Christmas celebration, or gathering
with family and friends without food.”
She continues on to say that this has evolved into one of the most
disengaged activities. Do you agree? Should we know not only where
our food came from, but the conditions under which it was produced?
Do you
think it is unhealthy — not physically but psychologically and
spiritually — that efficiency has become perhaps our highest priority
when it comes to food? When convenience and speed are most
important, do we lose something when we don't prepare our own food
or mindlessly consume it on the go?
Are
there Community Supported Agriculture opportunities in your area?
Have you ever participated as a shareholder or as a member of a
cooperative that produces food? How was your experience? Did you
gain more than delicious, fresh food in the process? Was your
spiritual connection with the growers, consumers, and the earth that
produced the food impacted in any way?
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