Ethical Eating as Spiritual Practice

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Comment by Maura Noel on October 26, 2009 at 3:18am

I have been vegan for several years. It matters to me that I am not contributing to a food industry that looks at animals as only a dollar sign and abuses them in unimaginable ways. The abuse of animals is a direct abuse to the environment and other human beings as well. Land that could have been farmed by poorer nations, to feed themselves, has been destroyed by the grazing animals that become meat for wealthier countries. The dung from these same animals contaminates the water sources for people and this cycle of destruction is really sad. I believe that my own spiritual practice of ethical eating directly engages a circle of love because we are all interconnected; people, animals and the earth we live upon.

Comment by jo an gaines on October 16, 2009 at 7:19am

In Honolulu we've been energized by the DVD on how Cuba became 80% organic. So impressive on not only what it did for the health of the people but how they experienced 'community' in new ways..you can get the DVD, THE POWER of COMMUNITY How Cuba Survived Peak Oil at WWW.powerofcommunity.org.

Comment by Shana Henry on September 7, 2009 at 11:37pm

I just helped to launch a Local Food Network in our valley the other night, the Nambucca Valley. It went really well, the interest is there. Many of us are starting to see eating local as vital to the earth, to our bodies, and to our communities. Our goal is to make local food accessible and affordable to all by supporting our local growers and local retailers who support local agriculture. Like you say Lucy, eating local does make sense, but you have to track it down and then cook it. This is the difficulty in todays global market and busy life. It sure makes eating and shopping feel better though.

Comment by Lucy Crichton on September 5, 2009 at 8:52am

I saw the film Food, Inc and was educated once again on the power of corporate food production and its impact on the way we live and eat. Eating local foods makes so much sense. I want to pay more attention and eat better and more wholesome food. It takes initiative and creativity in this place and time.

Comment by Tracy E. Longacre on July 25, 2009 at 6:14am

Happy to have found this group. Hope I can participate adequately.

My quandary is always -- balancing what seems to work for me physically with ethical eating. It's easier where I live now and it's pretty easy to know where my food comes from, but fish really works for me but I don't want to contribute to overfishing. . .

Comment by Shana Henry on July 19, 2009 at 9:57pm

I don't know anything about logistics, but would like the group to keep going. I will restart the group if no one else puts their hand up. What does starting a group entail, just responding more often than most?

Comment by Matt Henry on July 17, 2009 at 9:51pm

Sharon has left us, indeed. She actually spent a few weeks back and forthing about it, and decided to slip away quietly. She was very concerned about the groups she commenced, not wanting them to disappear. She was emailing me each day about her decision. She felt much welcomed here and very much interested, but was torn between this and another similar group she has long been part of, and felt she was doing a disservice to both by splitting her attention.

I'm surprised (happily) to see that the group remains intact, after I made myself an admin of it before Sharon left. There's not much that has happened yet - would it be best to simply restart it? Who would be interested to do this?

Comment by Matt Henry on June 30, 2009 at 1:39pm

Hi eaters!
I just added an article about food from The Onion, which is satirical, here.

Depending on your sense of humor, of course...

Anyway, I posted it there becasue, as John alludes to below, eating is the primary way we engage the world, and therefore ought to be a field for our spiritual practice - so we'll be going into that somewhat at the class in Asheville.

Comment by John Powell on June 4, 2009 at 2:44am

Beautiful about your dad, Sharon. Who was it said eating is
the primary way we engage the world?

Comment by John Powell on June 1, 2009 at 1:24am

Thanks for starting the group, Sharon. I especially appreciate it
when the proponents of ethical eating are neither tedious
nor preachy. :)

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