The Ten Commandments of Food (pdf) is a resource for Food Week that PHP helped the WCC’s Food for Life Campaign develop. Accompanying the Ten Commandments is this educational tool for congregations.  It has theological reflections and steps for faithful action on each of the 10 commandments of food.

• Give thanks for the food you eat
• Eat food grown as close as possible to where you live
• Strive for all people to have knowledge about & access to affordable & nutritious food  
• Eat mindfully & in moderation
• Do not waste food                                                                                            
• Be grateful to those who grow and prepare food for your table 
• Support fair wages for farm workers, farmers & food workers             
• Reduce the environmental damage of land, water & air from food production & the food system 
• Protect the biodiversity of seeds, soils, ecosystems & the cultures of food producers. 
• Rejoice & share the sacred gift of food with all