Climate Action Book Club: The Politics of Food

Food is political, environmental, and deeply personal. For our next Climate Action Book Club, we're diving into the complex systems that shape what we eat—from industrial farming to the cultures and traditions we grew up with. We're asking questions about who profits, the tradeoffs we all face, and what it might look like to make conscious choices within imperfect systems.
Whether you're vegan, omnivore, or somewhere in between, Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer invites us to examine where our food comes from and what we value. Join us for a judgement-free conversation where we question, listen, and learn together.
💭We’ll have discussion prompts to help kick off the conversation
🥗 Bring a picnic blanket if you have one and a snack to share
🐶 Friends (furry, children, adult humans) are welcome!
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⌛️Shorter options
Eating Animals the 2017 documentary, inspired by the book
💬Discussion questions (update 4/28)
These questions are here to help kick off the discussion. Feel free to bring your own.
Was there anything in the book that surprised you or was new information?
Was there anything in the book that especially resonated with you? Or that you disagreed with?
“Eating and storytelling,” Foer writes, “are inseparable.” (p. 11).  “Meat is bound up with the story of who we are and who we want to be, from the book of Genesis to the latest farm bill” (p. 32). What stories does food hold in your family and/or traditions? What is the story that the current food system conveys about our society? If you were to write the next chapter of the story, what would that be?
Foer writes, “Few know the details about the contemporary meat and seafood industries, but most know the gist—at least that something isn’t right. The details are important, but they probably won’t, on their own, persuade most people to change. Something else is needed.” (p. 35). Why do you think that is, and what is the “something else” we need?
Have you ever considered eating less meat (and/or dairy/eggs) or going vegetarian/vegan? Why or why not, or what has your experience been like? How has this book impacted your eating habits, if at all?
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