Transforming Food Systems With Spiritual Values at the UN

Our story of food is one of sacred joy. Interconnectivity. Dignity. Empathy. These values are enshrined in faith, non-faith, spiritual, and Indigenous traditions’ understanding of food. To eat food, especially healthy, nutritious food, is to experience our interdependence with nature, fully embracing the land we live on and those who have nurtured the food that is provided for us to eat. This session includes a sharing of the Interfaith Statement developed for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, discusses the relevance of the Inner Development Goals to achieving nourishing, regenerative, and equitable food systems, and includes time for workshop participants to explore the values we need to bring into our future food systems.