What can the church do?
As one of the viable organizations in rural communities, churches may have a mission to help strengthen
their community as well as take care of themselves.

Bringing neighbors together
A guide to starting and carrying out neighborhood gatherings in your neighborhood

Mapping place and mind
A guide to mapping as an important tool to reveal the assets and resources present in an organization or
community.

Mapping food outlets - MS Word download
Directions for making a community map that will picture what is known and unknown, reveal patterns,
structure issues, and discover new possibilities about food and food security in your town/parish

Participatory appraisals - MS Word download
A guide to participatory appraisals that enable local people to share their knowledge of life and conditions
in their place, look for patterns and trends, state issues and discover common ground for action.

Finding community resources - MS Word download
An appraisal to find community resources which can be responsive to immediate questions and help to
create a support network.

Where do you shop?
Worksheet activity and dialogue outline for an appraisal about purchasing food and food security in your
town/parish

Analyzing local food systems for success - MS Word download
Process outline for describing a local food system from the land to the eater’s table, analyzing which
technical processes AND what relationships add benefit and value to the system, and looking for
resources, gaps and issues in that system.