Choosing Local Food (and ensuring the poor can choose it, too): Kris Van Haitsma of Mud Lake Farm
No action is neutral. Come, explore how our daily food choices can promote justice locally.
Fruits of the earth: food and the Kingdom of God: Cornerstone professors Matt Bonzo and Michael Stevens
This breakout will deal with the
intriguing relationship of food and the Kingdom of God. Food is more than
mere sustenance, but is rather one of daily reckonings with creational good.
But we also dwell in a world where our interaction with food is
symptomatic of the diseases of manipulation and coercion that have plagued our
world. We seek to promote a simple righteousness toward food, not rooted
in selfish pleasure but rather in the relational pleasures offered us in such
acts as growing, cooking and eating
the 'fruits of the earth.’
Fresh Air: Why Kids Need to be out in Nature: Nick Cunigan of Mixed Greens
Nick cunigan, a recent Calvin graduate, will tell us more about his work with Mixed Greens, a local non-profit that is committed to "cultivate, nourish, and sustain a generation of leaders, citizens, and communities who have a deep relationship with the land and therefore embrace and advocate for sustainable living" He may even bring his composting worms!
Dumpster Diving, Veganism, and Alternative Food Lifestyles: Jess Dreisenga, Dan Hooley, and Patrick Hekman
The food panel will be a lively and
informal conversation about food production and realistic lifestyle
choices. Panelists come with a variety
of different stories and backgrounds.
Some practice veganism, and all eat with discernment and intentionality.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER-KAREN LUBBERS 1:30-2:30
Karen Lubbers, a profound
storyteller and farmer, speaks about our human connection to the land. She's articulate, she's funny, she's very
well versed in the literature, and she has a clear grasp of the problems raised
by the industrial model of agriculture and also methods for trying to redeem
it. Karen offers her firsthand
experience of what it takes to produce food locally and organically, and she's
sensitive to every level of the discussion (human injustice, concerns about
animal welfare, and environmental sustainability issues.) Come hear Karen speak about what practicing
resurrection looks.
SECOND BREAKOUT SESSION 2:30-3:30
Food Deserts, Justice and the GR community: Sylvi Harris and Taylor Voss
Sylvia Harris and Taylor Voss,
alumni of Calvin, will be speaking on the how food relates to community
and economic development in an urban setting like Grand Rapids.
Vegan bread workshop: Brooks Wilbraham
Brooks Wilberham, master bread-maker and student at Calvin, will lead a vegan bread-making demonstration. Come make your own loaf and learn more about the simplicity of vegan cooking.
