The Menu: Fairness in the Fields - University Catholic Center

””””““““ Chef’s Special: Issue 6, April 29, 2007Newsletter of the UCC Social Justice Team “But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the... More

””””““““ Chef’s Special: Issue 6, April 29, 2007Newsletter of the UCC Social Justice Team “But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous. ” Luke 14:13-14 The Menu Fairness in the Fields Catholic Social Teaching: “For I was hungry and you gave me food” The primary goals of agricultural policies should be providing food for all people and reducing poverty among farmers and farmworkers in this country and abroad. A key measure of every agricultural program and legislative initiative is whether it helps the most vulnerable farmers, farmworkers, and their families and whether it contributes to a global food system that provides basic nutrition for all. Limited government resources for subsidies and other forms of support should be targeted to small and moderate-sized farms, especially minority-owned farms, to help them through difficult times Less