Pathways of Peace: Re-enchanting Our Relationship With Food

Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm UTC-05:00

120 E Boyson Rd, Hiawatha, IA, United States, Iowa 52233 | Hiawatha

Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
Publisher/HostPrairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
Pathways of Peace: Re-enchanting Our Relationship With Food
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Consider how food choices can contribute to food peace (and enjoy good food too!)
“What would happen,” Michael Pollan asked, “if we were to start thinking about food as less of a thing and more of a relationship?” For Prairiewoods Food Service Director Mariah Andrews, that question gets to the heart of plant-based eating.
“It’s not about rules, restrictions, or a number on the scale,” she says. “It’s about reconnecting—with myself, the seasons, and people. It’s about making meals that really matter.”
If we understand peace as relationship with self, others, the Source of All Being and Earth, what changes when we bring that vision to the food we eat? A new way of nourishing and promoting health begins to emerge—one that shifts food from a mere transaction to an act of planetary consciousness.
This weekend retreat invites you into a transformational experience. Together, we will:
• Explore wisdom from earth-honoring sages, physiology, and nutrition science.
• Reflect on how our food choices connect us to the web of life.
• Redefine success as flourishing on Earth—where food nurtures rather than depletes, connects rather than isolates, and honors rather than exploits.
• Create personal and community-centered practices that cultivate “food peace” for health, harmony, and wholeness.
At the heart of our time together will be shared meals, conversation, and reflection—building a pathway of peace with food at the center of the table.
Lodger Cost: $255, includes retreat content, Friday and Saturday lodging, Saturday breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast, lunch.
Commuter Cost: $195, includes retreat content, Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday lunch.
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