A Plant-Based Food event
Plantsgiving Potluck
(Plant-Based Food Sharing on Thanksgiving)
Date November 27, 2025
Time 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Location Spirit of Life Lutheran Church, 290 W. Gloucester, Gladstone, OR 97027
Looking for a place at a community table and a healthy, creative, plant-based Thanksgiving feast?
You are warmly invited to Climate Cafe’s annual Thanksgiving Day “Plantsgiving” Potluck! Bring a dish to share–organically and regeneratively grown.
Come, be thankful. All are welcome.
We’ll gather to share gratitude, community, and a celebration of the abundance and generosity of the plant kingdom. Let the abundance and variety of greens, roots, mushrooms, grains, and fruits inspire your potluck contribution!
Share your favorite plant-based dish to share with eight (8) people.
Please provide an ingredient card to accompany your dish.
Need an idea? Here’s a popular recipe:
Pumpkin Soup
Blend together and warm:
- Fresh Pumpkin Pie squash: Medium size, gently cooked
- Carrot and onion: Additional veggies for the soup.
- Apple: Any variety of apple will work in this recipe (peeled or unpeeled)
- Vegetable broth: Organic
- Coconut Milk: Organic
- Seasonings: A simple blend of garlic, fresh sage, cayenne (to taste), ground
cinnamon, nutmeg, sea salt, and black pepper
For more information about Christ the Healer’s Climate Cafe and its regenerative mission, please visit www.climatecafe.co.
We can’t wait to give thanks and feast with you!
Love All of Creation as Yourself
Donations are welcomed in a “pay it forward” gift economy, but not required.
SECOND ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL
A Potluck Feast with Drumming & Music
Time: Saturday, August 30, Noon – 1:30 pm
Location: Abundant Grace Farm: 7221 S. King St, Canby, Oregon
Starting at 10 am – Please come early to meet the Farmers and help harvest fresh produce for the meal.
Bring a local, and organic dish to share with others, if you are able. Your local farmers market is a great place to find regeneratively grown food, too.
Our events aim to provide a low-carbon footprint with plant-based, planet-friendly meals. Everyone should be able to eat delicious and nutritious food, no matter their income.
What is the Climate Cafe’?
The Climate Cafe is a new way to plan, eat, and share food – together
Eating is something we all do, yet we often overlook the impact our choices have on our health, our community, and the planet that sustains us. The Climate Café brings people together to change that — building community through growing, preparing, and sharing food in ways that nourish both people and the earth.
We partner with farmers using regenerative practices that keep the soil healthy and productive for years to come. By joining in, you’ll learn simple, practical steps — from how to think about food, to how to shop, cook, and make the best choices for yourself and others.
Our pop-up events are hands-on: plant, harvest, and prepare meals alongside others committed to climate justice. Then, enjoy the most nutritious, delicious food — shared in a pay-it-forward gift economy so that everyone can eat well, no matter their income.
Whether you’re already passionate about whole, plant-based foods or just beginning your journey, you’ll find friendship, learning, and inspiration at the Climate Café.
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What gifts are you inspired to share? We need support in food planting, farm support, harvesting, communication and education, hands-on learning, and food preparation.
*Donations are managed by Christ the Healer UCC
The Power of Community
What if anyone, on any budget, could enjoy the highest quality food? What if, together, we could reverse the harm caused by unhealthy diets — restoring vitality and well-being to our communities? At the Climate Café, this vision is already taking shape. Here, the same nourishing meals are shared with everyone — whether you give more, less, or simply your time. This is the gift economy in action: giving and receiving without barriers.
Our events are about more than food — they’re about connection. We grow together, learn together, and create low-carbon, sustainably sourced, plant-based meals that heal our bodies, our communities, and the earth.
As I discovered on my own healing journey, vitality isn’t about one big change — it’s the sum of everything you do, supported by the right food and the right people. Too often, limited budgets force families into low-quality diets. We’re here to change that — making vibrant, life-giving food accessible to all.
If you believe food should bring health, that community is our greatest resource, and that everyone deserves a seat at the table, then Climate Café is for you. Join us — and help plant the future, one meal at a time.
A philosophy and practice
According to CtH UCC Co-Founder, Gabrielle Chavez, Climate Café creates an opportunity for CtH to live out the ideal of the early church, as demonstrated in Acts 4:32: All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need.
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