Abstract
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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Publisher | University of California Press |
Number of pages | 276 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780520962569 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780520287440 |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences