Hear as Deacon & Farmer, Sarah Bowers reflects on her experiences and come to the table with a story from your journey. Lutherans Restoring Creation Connections Call: July 15, 2021, 5pm MST/PDT.  Sign up for their Good Green News emails to receive the zoom link or come back to this post to see the recording by July 17th. 

Telling someone to give up that burger in their hand seems to be the most ineffective way to start a dialogue about solving environmental crisis, but that doesn’t negate the fact that the way we produce food is intricately connected with our damaging relationship with the earth.  Below is a collection of perspectives that may help you launch a faithful discussion with those who are open to learning more about how what they eat impacts the rest of the planet.

• Try following one of the Action Plans through CreatureKind: Engaging churches in new ways of thinking about animals and Christian faith, with a special focus on farmed animal welfare.

• Watch “Kiss the Ground” or explore their site along with others in Bible Study or Youth group.

• Explore a variety of alternative agricultural opportunities and perspectives: Food-Faith-Farming

• Cutting Greenhouse Gases From Food Production Is Urgent, Scientists Say