Sydney

Food - a gift from our Mother Nature

EarthCare Centre and Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC), Sydney

Every faith celebrates food as a gift from Mother Nature. Food provide nourishment to our bodies and minds, food is meant to be wholesome - Satvik for Hindus, Kosher for Jews and Halal for Muslims. Today we consume more processed foods and fewer fresh fruits and vegetables. It is impacting the environment and is not healthy. We now understand that eating meat, especially meat from ruminant animals, is adding significantly to global warming. Eating meat and fish in larger quantities also poses the moral question on how we treat our fellow living creatures, especially through industrial-scale farming which involves animal cruelty.

"Being involved with ARRCC means that I get to join the ocean of Meat Free campaigners as one voice…. My voice, Your voice, Our voice! My intention is to inspire millions of people to respect, value and cherish our Mother Nature in every breath we take!"

The Health and Happy Hearts program run by Ling and Tom Halbert is an exemplar of community education around preparing and cooking meat free dishes with ingredients sourced fresh from the garden to table. The workshops are run at the Hawkesbury EarthCare Centre. Ling believes the program shares spiritually, organically, socially and economically principles with its participants.

Pictured: Vijai, Ireen, Ling, Kerryn, Chantal, Kim, Jessica, Jennifer, Pat, Megan, Colleen, Sue, Ruth, Leanne and Maureen