Ethical Eating

Menu for the Future, a six-session workshop developed by the Northwest Earth Institute and offered by the Ethical Eating group, was well attended this spring. Facilitated by Lois Howlet, a member of Ethical Eating, the workshop invited participants to learn more about modern food systems and to reflect upon their own role as consumers of food in a global marketplace.

The intention of the workshop was to promote dialogue, not consensus. The many informative readings and discussion questions contained in the course book prompted thoughtful, in-depth conversation. Personal stories about gardening, food purchases, farm experiences, volunteering to alleviate hunger, cooking, and mealtime rituals were shared by all.

The course concluded with a vegetable garden tour at Tim Vogel and Pauli Juneau‘s home and a delicious potluck dinner. We learned from the course and from each other, had great fun, and left with a heightened awareness of how our own food choices affect the Earth we live on.

For more information on the Northeast Earth Institute, visit their web site at http://www.nwei.org/.

For more information about our group, please contact our chair!