How do we perceive the food we consume and its relationship to the nourishment of our bodies? How mindful are we of the foods available to us, to the children in our community, to others of different means? The Jamestown Public Market has long viewed ‘food as medicine’ as vital to the work we do. But what we if we all changed our perception of food as something not just to eat but to heal?
Market director Linnea Haskin will share the ideas behind the ‘food as medicine’ movement and ways we can be more mindful of how food nourishes us physically, mentally and spiritually.