More Than Just Food
Food Justice and Community Change
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Garrett Broad | ISBN: | 9780520962569 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press | Publication: | February 9, 2016 |
| Imprint: | University of California Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Garrett Broad |
| ISBN: | 9780520962569 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Publication: | February 9, 2016 |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Language: | English |
The industrial food system has created a crisis in the United States that is characterized by abundant food for privileged citizens and “food deserts” for the historically marginalized. In response, food justice activists based in low-income communities of color have developed community-based solutions, arguing that activities like urban agriculture, nutrition education, and food-related social enterprises can drive systemic social change. Focusing on the work of several food justice groups—including Community Services Unlimited, a South Los Angeles organization founded as the nonprofit arm of the Southern California Black Panther Party—More Than Just Food explores the possibilities and limitations of the community-based approach, offering a networked examination of the food justice movement in the age of the nonprofit industrial complex.
The industrial food system has created a crisis in the United States that is characterized by abundant food for privileged citizens and “food deserts” for the historically marginalized. In response, food justice activists based in low-income communities of color have developed community-based solutions, arguing that activities like urban agriculture, nutrition education, and food-related social enterprises can drive systemic social change. Focusing on the work of several food justice groups—including Community Services Unlimited, a South Los Angeles organization founded as the nonprofit arm of the Southern California Black Panther Party—More Than Just Food explores the possibilities and limitations of the community-based approach, offering a networked examination of the food justice movement in the age of the nonprofit industrial complex.
