Faith in Place

Faith in Place
Founded1999
Location
Area served
Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
Productclean energy and sustainable farm-grown and prepared foods
MethodWorkshops, interfaith networking, cooperative building
Key people
Reverend Clare Butterfield, founder and Brian Sauder, Executive Director
Employees
28
Websitefaithinplace.org

Faith in Place is an American organization based in Chicago, Illinois that coordinates religious leaders to address environmental sustainability issues.[1] Partnering with religious congregations, Faith in Place promotes clean energy and sustainable farming.[1] Since 1999, Faith in Place has partnered with over 700 congregations in Illinois.[2][3][4]

Faith in Place has established cooperative fair trade markets, and, for a time, the Eco-Halal cooperative for "Muslim consumers to purchase sustainably raised lamb, chicken, and beef".[3][5]

  1. ^ a b Eat Where You Live: How to Find and Enjoy Local and Sustainable Food No Matter Where You Live by Lou Bendrick; The Mountaineers Books, 2008; ISBN 1-59485-074-7, ISBN 978-1-59485-074-5
  2. ^ "Green Awards 2007 Honorees: Rev. Clare Butterfield and Shireen Pishdadi, Faith in Place" Archived 2016-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Magazine, April 2007 by Geoffrey Johnson.
  3. ^ a b Beyond Organic: God, Food & the Environment
  4. ^ Grace Matters: Courtesy Toward the Earth by Peter W. Marty April 29, 2007
  5. ^ Bread rising: Environmentalist mixes faith with organic flour The Lutheran by Nicole Adamson, November 2006.