Come to the Table is an on-going project that explores the connections between food security, faith and farms.
We include lay leaders and ministers, nonprofits, government officials and individuals.
We work together as people of faith to create a food system that that feeds our communities, supports farmers and farmworkers, and fosters a connection to the land.
Come to the Table is a project of the Rural Life Committee of the North Carolina Council of Churches. For more information, contact Claire Hermann at (919) 542-1396 or by e-mail or read more here.
Announcing the 2009 Come to the Table Conferences
The 2009 Come to the Table Conferences will be in Garysburg, NC, on Feb. 25; Boone, NC, on Feb 26; and Charlotte, NC on Feb. 27th. The conferences will focus on practical actions for congregations. Our keynote speaker will be Michael Schut, editor of Food and Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread. To get involved in the conference planning process, send us an e-mail or give us a call. More information is on our Community News page.
Featured Project Idea:
Congregation-Supported Agriculture
Community-Supported Agiculture (or CSAs) let people buy a share of the produce from a local farm. CSA members usually recieve a box of fresh fruit and vegetables every week during the growing season.
Congregations can buy shares too. They can pool resources to offer fresh food to members throughout the spring and summer. Many CSA churches also buy shares for limited-income families or the local food pantry.
Read CTTT's CSA information sheet.
More information:
For a listing of farms near you offering CSAs, visit the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association.
Leaflight buys CSA shares for food pantries in central North Carolina.
Watch this video about That's My Farmer, an Oregon CSA program.
Come to the Table is proud to be a partner in the the 2008 workshop series Growing Faithful Community Gardens, hosted by the brand new Piedmont Interfaith Network of Gardens.