Want to Fight Rising Food Insecurity? Listen to People Who’ve Been Hungry.
As families face sudden, chronic food shortages, three researchers share lessons from hundreds of interviews with the food insecure.
Interview: Kids Around the World Photographed Surrounded by Their Weekly Diet
The article, written by Jessica Stewart, shares the work of photographer Gregg Segal as he set out to discover the diets of children around the world. Stewart writes “Segal’s photographs speak to themes of nutrition, class, and culture –Segal’s work…
Food Forest Landscaping
An article from Santa Barbara Independent, written by Brad Smith, considers how healthy lives can be achieved through food security, social justice, and climate adaptation. The article sheds light on how structural racism oppresses marginalized groups economically, socially, and health-wise…
Want to See Food and Land Justice for Black Americans? Support These Groups.
Food justice is racial justice. As the nation rises up to protest atrocities against Black people, here are some organizations working to advance Black food sovereignty.
Reckoning with Racial Justice in Farm Country
Rural communities and agriculture groups are divided over George Floyd’s death and the resulting protests. As some stay silent, others express solidarity or hold rallies in support.
Op-ed: We Can Build a Better Food System Through Mutual Aid
Imagine if food producers and movements worked together to secure the basic needs of those fighting for a better world for everyone.
How Black Communities Are Bridging the Food Access Gap
Addressing systemic racism in U.S. agriculture has to begin with the USDA.
Op-ed: How Urban Agriculture Can Fight Racism in the Food System
Growing food in cities offers a powerful way to reclaim communities and change the dynamics so that people of color have wealth and power.
Julián Castro on the Goya Boycott and How to Support Communities of Color
The former presidential candidate links COVID-19’s devastation in Black and brown communities with the need for a $15 minimum wage, free school meals, and universal healthcare.
Black Lives Matter in the Food System
During the first half of 2020, the disproportionate spread of COVID-19 in communities of color and the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police have drawn into sharp focus the systemic racism present in the United States—including…
