Global food crisis: What you can do

Consider what you eat

Today, the average item of food in the U.S. and Canada travels more than 1,000 miles before it lands on our tables. Through stories and simple "whole foods" recipes, Simply in Season, a Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) cookbook from Herald Press, explores how the food we put on our tables affects our local and global neighbors. The cookbook shows the importance of eating local, seasonal food and invites readers to make choices that offer security and health for our communities, land, bodies and spirit.

Increasing meat consumption has helped drive up demand for grain, and with it the price. MCC just signed on to a campaign called the Cool Foods Pledge. Amongst other consumer actions, this campaign is calling for lower meat consumption.

Cool Foods Campaign Pledge (pdf)

MCC also is involved with End Hunger Fast, a similar campaign calling for lifestyle changes that may help reduce global hunger.

 

Support MCC food programs

MCC and its global partners are working hard toward food security for people around the globe. Watch this space for more information about current and emerging projects and how you can help.

If you are led to be a partner with MCC to help hungry people feed themselves, please specify “FOOD” on your gift.

 

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See also:

Global food crisis: helping through mcc Global food crisis: Complexities and opportunities Global food crisis: MCC responds