Central NC Come to the Table
How people of faith can relieve hunger and support local agriculture
Myers Park Baptist Church, Charlotte, N.C.
Fri., Feb. 27, 9 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Featuring speaker Michael Schut, author of Food and Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread and staff officer for Economic and Environmental Affairs for the Episcopal Church.
Registration is $10 and includes a local lunch and a copy of Come to the Table's new guidebook. Scholarships available. Registration is free for students of Hood Theological Seminary.
For more information, visit contact Claire Hermann, claire@rafiusa.org, (919) 542-1396 x207.
Full Schedule and Descriptions
8:00 – 9:00 |
Registration |
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9:00 – 10:00 |
Keynote: Our Soil, Our Roots: Story-Telling, Economics and Faith |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Poverty Simulation: Understanding the Poverty Around Us |
All about Community Gardening |
The Truth About Food: Industrial Agriculture and Contract Farming |
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11:15 - 12:15 |
Growing Gardens with Children & Youth |
Preserving the Land that Feeds Us |
Screening of The Guestworker |
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12:15 - 1:30 |
Lunch and Luncheon Talk: Preparing a Meal with Local Food |
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1:30 - 2:30 |
Eating Smart & Moving More for Churches |
Gardens of Reconciliation |
Teaching Children Taste and Touch |
Valuing Farmers |
2:45 - 3:45 |
Soul of Soil: Environmental Education for Communities of Faith |
How to Help the Hardworking Farmer |
Food Security For The Hungry: Local Food and Food Pantries |
Food Growing: The Real Dirt |
4:00 -4:15 |
Wrap-Up and Evaluation |
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Getting There
Map
Parking Map
Driving Directions
Thanks to our Community Sponsor
