More Than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 60)

More Than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 60)

Garrett M. Broad

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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.

Published: Jan 01, 2016

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Est. Pages: 296

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