Food Justice Basics
What is food justice?
A movement that addresses the inequities in food access and distribution.
What is a food desert?
An area with limited access to affordable, nutritious food.
What is gentrification?
The process of renovating a neighborhood, often displacing residents.
What is food apartheid?
A term highlighting racial inequities in food access.
What is one action you can take for food justice?
Start a garden, advocate, educate, volunteer.
Name one key principle of food justice.
Equity, sustainability, community control, etc.
Name one factor that contributes to food deserts.
Poverty, lack of transportation, urban planning.
How does gentrification affect food access?
Replaces affordable stores with expensive options.
Name one food with origins in systemic racism.
Sugar, rice, watermelon, etc.
What is a food justice campaign?
An organized effort to create change in food systems.
Why is food justice important?
It ensures everyone has access to healthy, culturally appropriate food.
What is a food swamp?
An area with too many fast food and convenience stores.
What happens to local food culture during gentrification?
It can be erased or appropriated.
What is cultural appropriation in food?
Commercializing ethnic foods without honoring origin.
Why are youth voices important in food justice?
They bring innovation, passion, and lived experience.
How is food justice different from food charity?
Justice addresses root causes; charity treats symptoms.
How do food deserts affect health?
Higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and poor nutrition.
What is one example of a displaced food business?
Any known case like a family diner or ethnic grocer.
Who is Leah Penniman?
A: A Black farmer and food justice activist.
A Black farmer and food justice activist.
How can schools support food justice?
Healthy lunches, gardens, curriculum.
Give an example of a food justice organization.
Soul Fire Farm, Black Urban Growers, etc.
Name one solution to address food deserts.
Urban farming, mobile markets, local co-ops.
Name one way communities resist gentrification.
Community land trusts, protests, policy changes.
What does systemic racism in the food system look like?
Discriminatory land laws, labor practices, etc.
What is food sovereignty?
The right of people to define their own food systems.