Ethical Eating

The Ethical Eating group's Spring Potluck featured local foods including not surprisingly rhubarb, strawberries, asparagus, greens, local free range chicken, and even a locally made wine.

Eventually a cookbook is planned.

The group is focusing on the Maine Local 20 which are locally grown and available year round.  These include blueberries, apples, potatoes, carrots, beets, garlic, salad greens, tomatoes, winter squash, cabbage, onions, milk, cheese, eggs, ground meat, seafood, dry beans. maple syrup, honey and wheat.  FMI

Some generous growers at the Wednesday Farmers' Market on Monument Square this summer made their "leftover" produce available for pick-up by Wayside food rescue and our own Ethical Eating chair and her children for distribution to soup kitchens, food pantries and other needy people in the Portland area. 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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 "What’s On Your Plate?” is a witty and provocative documentary about kids and food politics.

Over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old African-American city kids as they explore their place in the food chain. Sadie and Safiyah talk to food activists, farmers, and storekeepers, as they address questions regarding the origin of the food they eat, how it’s cultivated, and how many miles it travels from farm to fork. They also check out innovative sustainable food system practices by going to farms, green markets, and community supported agriculture (CSA) programs. Sadie and Safiyah formulate sophisticated and compassionate opinions about urban sustainability, and by doing so inspire hope and active engagement in others. Church members can check out this movie at the church.