CiNii Books - More than just food : food justice and community change

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- Broad, Garrett M.

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More than just food : food justice and community change

Garrett M. Broad

（California studies in food and culture, 60）

University of California Press, c2016

: pbk

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Summary: "Raising concerns about health, the environment, and economic inequality, critics of the industrial food system insist that we are in crisis. In response, food justice activists based in marginalized, low-income communities of color across the United States have developed community-based solutions to the nation's food system problems, arguing that activities like urban agriculture, cultural nutrition education, and food-related social enterprises can be an integral part of systemic social change. Highlighting the work of Community Services Unlimited, a South Los Angeles food justice group founded by the 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'"--Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

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 non-profit 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 non-profit industrial complex.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Food Justice and Community Change 1 * Networks, Narratives, and Community Action 2 * Food Systems, Food Movements, Food Justice 3 * In a Community Like This 4 * The Youth Food Justice Movement 5 * From the Black Panthers to the USDA 6 * Competing Visions and the Food Justice Brand Conclusion Appendix: A Note on Theory and Method Notes References Index

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