Monday, October 24th is National Food Day! And, whether they know it or not, it is effectively Ethical Eating Day. Just take a look at the 6 Principles of Food Day:
1 Reduce diet-related disease by promoting safe, healthy foods
2. Support sustainable farms & limit subsidies to big agribusiness
3. Expand access to food and alleviate hunger
4. Protect the environment & animals by reforming factory farms
5. Promote health by curbing junk-food marketing to kids
6. Support fair conditions for food and farm workers
See? Ethical Eating Day! I am super excited about this, and I invite everyone to grab the button from up top and join me in celebrating food day by learning more, being mindful of what you eat and how it affects the world around you, and cooking a healthy, ethical, home cooked meal that day.
Check out the Food Day website to sign a letter to your Congress person asking them to take notice of the issues Food Day is trying to raise awareness of and find ways to participate.
They even have a free downloadable cookbook with amazing recipes from a ton of celebrity chefs! I doesn't get better than that.
So, in honor of Food Day in just a couple weeks, I hope to see you all joining in, if even in a small way.
Want to be featured here on Cheap Wine and Cookies? Send me your Food Day plans, and you'll get your very own post.
What a fun and easy way to have a HUGE impact on our world!
2 comments:
That's the day before my birthday-maybe I will celebrate by making a cake... oh wait- does that not fit the standards :)
I've never heard of food day, so I'm glad I read this. I think it's really important to buy locally grown fruits and veggies. I always try to take advantage of farmers markets or other "fruit stands off the side of the road" instead of buying produce in the supermarket.
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