Chaplain Co-leads EPF Young Adult Pilgrimage at the Abundant Table Farm Project in Oxnard focussing on "Food, faith and farming: Crossing Invisible Borders in our Community"
The Episcopal Peace Fellowship Young Adult pilgrimage experience in Oxnard exposes participants to the issues migrant farm workers and their families face as well as the issues we face as a country regarding food sustainability. During the pilgrimage, participants reflect on the work conditions in the field and challenges around housing, parenting and health care for the workers. We also explore the ins and outs of food sustainability issues and introduce the pilgrims to successful community garden and Community Supported Agriculture models being used to connect communities to locally grown produce. The pilgrimage “home base” is the Abundant Table Farm Project, a young adult intern program of the Episcopal Service Corps, Episcopal campus ministry center for Cal State University Channel Islands and home of “Join the Farm,” a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program in Oxnard.
Pilgrimage leaders at university chaplains Sarah Nolan (CSUCI) and Nicole Janelle (UCSB). The pilgrimage takes place March 18-22, 2011.
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