"Educating People of Faith: Personal Choices, Agricultural Sustainability and the 21st Century Challenge of World Hunger," a conference on food resources in Virginia and around the globe, is set for Saturday, September 29, at St. Stephen's, Richmond.
     The event, jointly sponsored by the Stewardship of Creation Committee and the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church, will include discussions on key issues involving food availability in Virginia and globally.
     The conference, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will include a luncheon focused on "Creation Stewardship and Diet."
     "Subjects during the conference will be explored from a number of viewpoints with particular attention to how, through personal choices and greater knowledge of broader issues, people of faith might develop greater resources for stewardship of the earth," said Craig Dubishar, chair of the Stewardship of Creation Committee.
     "These issues include how we eat, the land that is farmed, what is grown, how food is cultivated, where it comes from, and the effect on public health, our well-being, the vitality of our soils, the health of our streams and rivers, the energy we consume and its sources, the world food supply, and the future of the planet."
     Conference speakers will include experts in public policy, preservation of agricultural land, water and energy resources, sustainable livestock production, and challenges and opportunities to alleviate global food insecurity.
     Cost of the conference, including the luncheon, is $25 a person, or $20 a person for multiple attendees from the same church.  Additional information and registration details are online.