More than just food : food justice and community change /
Garrett M. Broad.
- Oakland, California : University of California Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource.
- California studies in food and culture ; 60. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : food justice and community change -- Networks, narratives, and community action -- Food systems, food movements, food justice -- In a community like this -- The youth food justice movement -- From the Black Panthers to the USDA -- Competing visions and the food justice brand.
"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.
9780520962569
Food supply--Social aspects--United States. Food industry and trade--Social aspects--United States. Minorities--Nutrition--Social aspects--United States. Social justice--United States.