Food and Faith Casey Henry, Author at Food and Faith

January 27, 2014

SNAPping Out of It

Posted 1:16pm

On Gratitude, and Following Up

Posted 3:06pm

For many of us, the transition from fall to winter is accompanied by more time spent enjoying the warmth and comfort of “The Great Indoors”. Preparing hot meals, nursing a mug of tea, catching up with a friend over hot chocolate; the coziness of the season is one of the main things a summer-person like… Read more »

October 17, 2013

Ode to the Waitress

Posted 4:58pm

She glides across sticky wooden floorboards, bearing a heavy tray and a plastic pitcher of raspberry iced tea. “You got six at 21, and the party in the back – stay focused, and smile” her manager winks as he impales the paper ticket on a mental spike. She digs for the ibuprofen stashed in the… Read more »

July 31, 2013

Rooted

Posted 10:10am

As a young American in my mid-twenties, I am accustomed to a rather mobile lifestyle. I have moved in and out of six different cities in the past six years. I have family scattered in multiple states, and the majority of my friends live somewhere other than their hometown. This mobility is part of the culture in which many of us are immersed. There is nothing intrinsically good or bad about our mobility or our tendencies to wander. At the individual level, it is conducive to self-discovery, fosters curiosity and open-mindedness, and nurtures the adventurous spirit. The impact of the “mobile mindset” on the community level can be viewed from many angles. What interests me at the moment is how our sense of place and commitment to our immediate community affects what we eat and how our food is grown.

The People on the Bus Go… Hungry?

Posted 8:58am

My shoulders sag under the weight of my grocery bags. Sweat drips down my back as I peer down the highway, my eyes scanning traffic for the number 17 bus. It’s five minutes late and the afternoon sun has all but melted me and my fellow bus riders into steaming puddles on the cracked sidewalk.

Finding Fellowship at the Farmers Market

Posted 1:22pm

I love Wednesdays. Wednesdays mean seeing old friends, meeting new ones, and catching up on the goings-on in the neighborhood. We congregate, and we share. The tantalizing smells of freshly baked bread, hot coffee, and a potpourri of home-grown herbs awaken my senses. I hear old men reporting to one another about the past week… Read more »

March 9, 2013

In Celebration of Women

Posted 6:18pm

Friday was International Women’s Day, a global celebration of women past, present, and future. I’d like to extend the holiday and reflect on the ways in which women affect and are impacted by our food system. Like many of you who are reading this, I am a woman and I eat. Sometimes I eat well,… Read more »

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