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Fresh Moves for food deserts
On food justice
We've posted some definitions for clarification and/or inspiration on Folks Gotta Eat before, so let's keep adding to that list. Food Justice: Food justice seeks to ensure that the benefits and risks of where, what and how food is grown, produced, transported, distributed, accessed and eaten are shared fairly. Food justice represents a transformation of the current food system, including but not limited to eliminating disparities and inequities.
Food deserts, continued...
Recently someone stopped me in a conversation and asked what I meant by the term "food desert." We've talked about food deserts before on Folks Gotta Eat, but I like to revisit it and amplify some of the examples I come across.
Challenge for winter's dark days
I'd noticed a lot of people posting pictures of meals they'd made for their "Dark Days Challenge" on Twitter and on some blogs I read, and wondered what it was all about. A quick Google search lead me to Urban Hennery and their page about the 2011 Dark Days Challenge.
Discount rate and our future
Humans are special, not because we are made in god's image, and commanded by the Bible to rule over the earth, but because we have the amazing ability to choose a future in which we thrive and develop in a just society while coexisting with a healthy natural world. - Jeff Schweitzer
Feeding the future
I don't know how I made it to age 36 without becoming a liberal cynic like many folks I know. I am still filled to the brim, overflowing actually, with hope and excitement for this world, and the creativity, commitment and real innovation that will lead to a more just, sustainable future. This morning, I read about the U.S. Government's new implementation strategy for its global hunger and food security intitiative, "Feed the Future." And, as it's Teach Me Tuesday, I'll share it with you.
Do you understand farm subsidies?
I was reading in the Huffington Post this morning about U.S. farm subsidies and how rich farmers are still getting most of the cash. They made reference to the Environmental Working Group's "Farm Subsidy Database." As one of millions of folks who barely understands the complexities of farm subsidies, yet still has a physical reaction when I hear the words "corn subsidy," I thought I'd go take a look at the EWG database.
Farmer Jane enters the scene
Yesterday evening, as I was putting off my yoga practice and surfing the Web for distractions, I came across the National Resources Defense Council's 2010 Growing Green Awards winners. Don't get me wrong, Russ, Karl, Fred and Mike are doing some fantastic work, but they're all older white men. Feeling a little deflated, I surfed on. Redemption came in the form of a new book released just yesterday: Farmer Jane.
What in the world does **** mean, anyway?
One of the things I think regular folks find most alienating about the sustainable food system movement is the assumption that everyone knows what you're talking about. Terms get tossed around and we all nod as though we know what they mean. Often there is a disconnect. To help folks get on the same page with the language of food system sustainability, I'm adding a new feature on Folks Gotta Eat - definitions.
