Food Activism Today: Sustainability, Climate Change, and Social Justice

Food activism is taking shape to address climate change, childhood obesity, and food insecurity. Activists are formulating alternatives to the current unsustainable agro-industrial food system. Food Activism Today investigates the moral visions of food activists, how class and racial hierarchies infuse some movements, and how food activism relates to climate change and ecological collapse. The volume explores food activism around local and sustainable food production and food security for lower-income people, finding little overlap between the two movements.

Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 07 May 2024
Publisher: New York University Press

As climate change, childhood obesity, and food insecurity surge at an alarming rate, activists nationwide are tirelessly working to address the urgent need for healthy and sustainable solutions to feed the population. Food Activism Today delves into the innovative approaches food activists are adopting to challenge the current unsustainable agro-industrial food system. Conducted over an eleven-month period in both urban and rural North Carolina, this comprehensive volume explores critical questions about the moral visions of food activists, the influence of class and racial hierarchies in certain food activism movements, and the interconnectedness of food activism with climate change and the impending ecological collapse. By examining food activism in the context of local and sustainable food production and food security for lower-income individuals, the book reveals surprisingly limited overlap between these two movements, suggesting that they currently pursue distinct approaches to addressing issues related to the food system, climate change, and access to healthy food choices. As the United States navigates a period of convergence between climate change and neoliberal tensions, Food Activism Today examines the future trajectory of food activism, the ethical considerations surrounding alternative food production methods, and the interconnectedness of food production with broader issues of climate change.

Weight: 726g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781479810970