Fast for Change - New Posts

Giving and Receiving in Haiti - A Food Study Tour Reflection

- Thursday, December 22, 2011 - It is rare that I am up before dawn. But on a particular Monday in November, I found myself getting out of bed at 4:30 AM.

This was no ordinary day. On that particular Monday, I was a participant of a Canadian Foodgrains Bank Food Study Tour to Haiti. We got up that early because our group—made up of Foodgrains Bank supporters from across Canada—was leaving the capital city of Port-au-Prince to venture out to the small community of Anous, near Petit Goaves.

Steve Bell Fasts for Change

- Thursday, September 22, 2011 - Steve Bell, a singer, songwriter, story-teller, and friend of the Foodgrains Bank is doing a six-week coffee fast and blogging about his experience.

Each week leading up to World Food Day on October 16th, Steve will post some reflections on food and hunger issues.

Prayers, Hymns, & Litanies for the East Africa Food Crisis Available

- Thursday, July 28, 2011 - An Inter-generational Prayer for the Children of Eastern Africa, a prayer of Confession for the Famine in Eastern Africa, a table grace, offering prayer and contemporary hymn—these are some of the new prayers, litanies and songs and other resources available to help you and your church remember those who are suffering in that region.

Click here to go to the Prayers, Hymns, & Litanies for the East Africa Food Crisis page.

Waste Not, Want Not

- Thursday, June 09, 2011 - Food waste is a significant global challenge – but how food is wasted depends largely on context.

One third of all food produced is wasted, says a recent report from The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Food is lost at every stage, from initial production, through the supply chain, the retail stage, and finally at the household level.

Terence Z. Sibanda is on a one year internship with Canadian Foodgrains Bank through the International Voluntary Exchange Program. Since arriving in Canada last fall, he has spoken to over 5000 people about food security and agriculture in his home country, Zimbabwe.

Canadians Being Asked to Look at Food Policy

- Monday, May 02, 2011 - We are hearing more and more in the news about food policy. And for good reason. The issue of hunger is not going away, but that's not the only reason for looking more closely at food policies.

Interview with Brian McLaren

Podcasts - Wednesday, October 08, 2008 -

Heather Plett sat down recently with author Brian McLaren to explore his thoughts on the value of fasting for change in a world in which more than 800 million people are living with hunger.