More than just food : food justice and community change

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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

  • : cloth

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-254) 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 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.

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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