{"id":377630,"date":"2010-03-01T21:16:46","date_gmt":"2010-03-02T02:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogs.rj.org,2010:\/rac\/\/2.2516"},"modified":"2010-03-01T21:51:10","modified_gmt":"2010-03-02T02:51:10","slug":"food-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/377630","title":{"rendered":"Food News Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Food: everyone is talking about it, from Katie Couric covering the livestock and fast food industries<\/a> on CBS news to Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative<\/a> to fight childhood obesity. And since Rabbi Yoffie announced the new Shulchan Yarok, Shulchan Tzedek <\/i>(Green Table, Just Table) Biennial Initiative<\/a> last fall, Reform Jews across North America are talking about food too. <\/p>\n

It’s not easy to keep up with food news, so we are going to do our best to help – and we want you to be part of the conversation! That’s why, as part of our Movement-wide focus on sustainable, healthy, ethical eating, we are launching the new URJ Food Talk interactive listserv. It’s easy to join: just enter your name and email address here<\/a> for regular updates on food news, resources from congregations across our Movement, and to add your own ideas. The listserv is open to all who want to join the conversation on how to build a healthier, more sustainable food production and delivery system.<\/p>\n

But we are not just talking about how to make our food system more sustainable; we are taking action from the individual to the Movement level. Responding to Rabbi Yoffie’s call for young people to lead the way, our NFTYites are examining their food consumption choices<\/a> and calling on all youth groups to learn more about the environmental effects of our food system. (And just like Rabbi Yoffie urged NFTYites to consider exploring alternatives to read meat, school children in New York will eat less meat but learn more about their food if plans under consideration<\/a> to implement a meat-free Monday in public schools take effect.) <\/p>\n

Synagogues from Massachusetts to San Francisco are planting and tending community gardens, embracing sustainable and healthy eating choices through Community Supported Agriculture, and deciding what kinds of foods we should serve and eat in our holy spaces. And our URJ Camps are winning awards<\/a> for the best food service in town! If you want to get involved but need an idea, get inspired with our new Green Table, Just Table program bank<\/a> – and send us your ideas to add to the growing list of amazing food programs. Whether it is reducing red meat consumption, working at your synagogue garden, or simply taking more time to enjoy food with friends and family, we can all take steps to change our food system to be better for our bodies, our communities, and our planet.<\/p>\n

Don’t forget, our adult education curriculum, youth program, guide to synagogue food policy, and much more are still available (to download for free!) on our Initiative page.<\/a> So take a moment to visit the Food Initiative homepage today, join the listserv, download a resource, and let us know what you think. B’tei avon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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