Participants in the 2012 UUA General Assembly Workshop "Implementation Year for Ethical Eating Statement of Conscience, pictured to the right, were invited to complete the statement "To me, food justice means..." Their answers are below, both as text and as a word cloud!

"To me, food justice means...

• Nourishment of body while in right relationship with the rest of creation including animals, laborers, water supplies, soil, and air. In pursuit of healthy longevity, sharing this knowledge lovingly with others in order to encourage learning and growth.
• Applying our principles to the food we eat and those who produce it To me food justice means taking into account all aspects of what goes into the food I consume. Where it comes from, who produces it, effect on the earth, and the effect on the animals.
• Wanting to not be ignorant of how your food got to your plate.
• Food that is healthy, affordable, accessible, and culturally appropriate is a human  right. There is no scarcity of food—there is a scarcity of equitable distribution.
•  All beings have the right and privilege to eat food that will maintain optimum health
• Eating, growing, and producing food that is best for our health and the planet and finding ways that the most people can benefit from the practices.
• Considering environmental, social, and humane issues (animals & humans) when making food choices and policy choices.
• Buying food from within close proximity of where I live and being intentional about food for my benefit and that of my community, country, and planet.
• Equal opportunities for all peoples to have access to foods that sustain us in healthy ways.
• Eating a balanced, nourishing choice of foods, not too much, and taking into consideration the fair treatment of those who grew and delivered the food.
• Choosing peace on my plate in order to preserve peace in my home and in the world.
• The availability of enough healthy food grown through means that are healthy and just for all who help produce it.
• Connecting with our food in such a way that we understand and act on eating and producing food to nourish and enhance our bodies and our environment perpetuating the health and sustainability of both.
• Equitable access to quality foods for all, consistent with and responsive to their individual and community beliefs and needs. Fair and ethical treatment fo those who prepare foods for us from farm to table. Ethical treatment of animals and the broader environment. Wise public policies that promote sustainable practices for the production and distribution of foods.
• No animal suffers or dies to feed people. All people have access to healthy food. All food is labeled. All food workers are treated justly (pay, benefits, working conditions).
• Eating and helping others to eat healthfully in ways that have minimal negative impacts on our earth. It also means treating the animals as humanely as possible and ensuring that the farm workers are treated humanely.
• Preservation of the environment, respect for those who grow our food, production of healthy food, and raised awareness of healthy eating.
• Being aware of the total cost of its production, its environmental cost, the human cost, the health impact of consuming it.
• Affordable healthy food that does minimal harm to the environment and animals, for everyone.
• Making food choices which harm myself, the earth and all who live on it as little as possible
• Relating with our food through growing, preparing, and consuming in a way that values the planet, other creatures, and our own health.
• Making responsible choices in the foods I purchase and eat. Taking a stand for non-GMO, reduction of subsidies for corn products that create our processed foods. Honoring those who plant and honor their food.
• Food justice means eating in moderation, eating local, and buying fair trade. It means rights for farm workers and using the land responsibly.
• Caring for our own natural resources, the people who produce, harvest, process, and deliver the food, and true animal husbandry, which includes the humane treatment of animals.
• That no being (human or animal) has suffered or died in the production and consumption of that food. 
•  that everyone has access to wholesome, tasty food that has been produced locally with low environmental impact.
• Production, distribution, and consumption of healthy, nutritious and adequate food for everyone on earth at affordable prices which fairly compensate producers.
• Consuming food that promotes a healthy body—balanced, not excessive, wholesome—one in my long term best interest. It is ethical for those who produce it and for the animals, if any, involved. It does not seduce children with sugar/toys. It pays workers fairly.
• No living thing hurt in food production.
• Having the ability to obtain wholesome, nutritious food on a regular basis. Produced as locally as possible and the producers of which were adequately compensated.
• Good quality, healthy food available to everyone at reasonable price.
• Creating a world where we grow and eat with awareness and compassion.
• Food systems that operate in harmony with human rights, the natural world, and economic fairness.
• No person is oppressed in food production. Animals are treated humanely. We know where our food comes from. Everyone has the right to healthy food.
• Get opinions from both sides of a food issue/quesiotn before deciding for yourself. Well intended actions often lead to unintended consequences.
• All people having good food when they need it.
• Recognizing where our food comes from; promoting subsidies for whole, clean food over GMOs, eating foods that promote full health for individual needs; and educating folks about the necessity for bio-diversity and organic farm practices.
• Adequate quality food for all inhabitants of our planet.
• Justice for laborers and other workers, as well as economic justice, justice for animals, fair trade, organics, environmental justice, climate change mitigation, and noticing our food choices’ impact on hunger, malnutrition, access, and food insecurity.
• Learning about where and how your “food” is produced and acting by making informed choices that reflect UU values, such as respect for the interdependent web of life, i.e. valuing “certified humanely treated.”
• To me food justice means access to healthy affordable food for farm laborers.
• Access to adequate healthy non-genetically modified food for everyone on the planet.
• What happens when people bring compassion, creativity, consideration and factual information to the questions of feeding everyone well while respecting the planet, the workers, and all involved in the creation and processing and distribution of food.
• Protecting the planet. Then every body and everything wins!
• pledging to expand our fellowship’s awareness of ethical food issues.
• Equal access/equity in access to healthy food, produced in sustainable ways—farmers to producers, the earth and consumers.
• People everywhere have access to affordable, nutritious foods with producers and processors, receiving fair compensation and no harm being done to the environment.
• Local sustainable production of food to increase the health of all people, and available for all.
• Worker justice. Making sure workers across the means of production to consumption are paid good wages, receive good health care and retirement benefits, etc.
• Ethical treatment of animals used as food sources. Production of food in a manner that doesn’t’ lead to long-term negative environmental effects. Locally grown foods. Ethical treatment of laborers engaged in food supply industry. Much  more.
• Applying our principles to food and those involved with producing it.
• Treating our earth and its creatures (including ourselves) gently and with respect, dignity, and gratitude.
• Supporting farm workers. Educating children about their part in becoming food advocates during their lives.