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FOODAISM
Judaism Meets Food Justice: Stories from Boston
Joel Wool
Joel is an environmental organizer and activist, an alumni of the Join for Justice Fellowship, and a board member of the Dorchester Community Food Coop.
Nice to meet you!
Opening a food co-op in Dorchester is difficult, visionary, and complicated
There was pushback to the process of Boston launching urban agriculture
I didn't have the burden of tradition when I challenged political structures
In religious spaces, you can talk about an issue on an emotional, spiritual level
The burdens of inequities in the food system are disproportionate and unjust
Shmita includes giving up
one's own ownership
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