If Daniel Weiss has learned anything about the small towns of east-central Wisconsin, it’s that folks in the region he calls home care about what they eat.
Say buzzwords like “organic,†“natural†and “superfoods†and — snap — people will organize fairs, farmers markets, farm-to-table workshops and debates about whether local free-range chickens have healthy social lives.
“You can talk about fresh veggies and how important food issues are for their families,†said Weiss, leader of the Brushfires Foundation, a sexual-integrity ministry based in Omro, Wisconsin. “People in a secular society will bond together to talk about food and good health. That’s real. That’s safe. …
“It’s totally different — even in our churches — if you try to get people to talk about pornography, smartphones, videogame addiction and all the stuff that’s filling up their hearts and minds.â€