Today I ran up against a number of powerful food quotes. The first one was in an article about the world hunger conference in Rome and from Pope Benedict XVI “Give food to those who are dying of hunger because if you do not, you shall have killed them,” (Pope Benedict XVI). The other one was from an Essay of Peter Maurin:“To feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to shelter the homeless, to instruct the ignorant, at a personal sacrifice, is what God wants us to do.” In this time of world hunger we have no choice but to feed the hungry. The growing urban garden and farming movement is but one small choice in this responsibility. Feeding the hungry is what we must do. Yet cooking a healthy meal for my family tonight I realized that we take such a luxury and blessing for granted. I say this not to feel guilty, but to take an attitude of gratitude to the blessing of food many of us enjoy.

After working with Marna and Dawn on their DMZ garden yesterday I drove one of the youth to the neighborhood store so he could purchase some chips and other ‘junk food’ for himself. Where he got the money for the ‘junk food’ I do not know, but I do know this unhealthy food is very costly and not healthy. The choice for low-income persons is to purchase unhealthy, expensive food or to work for food and enjoy affordable, healthy food. This reminds me of another food quote: ”You are what you eat.” Today I am some whole wheat pasta, Italian sausage, salad and fruit mix — my dinner.

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