More than just food : food justice and community change /

More than just food : food justice and community change /

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Author / Creator:	Broad, Garrett M., 1986- author.
Imprint:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] ©2016
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 276 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	California studies in food and culture ; [60] California studies in food and culture ; 60.
Subject:	Food supply -- Social aspects -- United States. Food industry and trade -- Social aspects -- United States. Minorities -- Nutrition -- Social aspects -- United States. Social justice -- United States. Food industry and trade -- Social aspects. Food supply -- Social aspects. Social justice. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11755513

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ISBN:	9780520962569 0520962567 9780520287440 9780520287457
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Broad, Garrett M., 1986- More than just food 9780520287440

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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 276 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780520962569 0520962567 9780520287440 9780520287457