Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (Aug 2023)
Finding justice in the food movements
Abstract
First paragraph: Justin Sean Myers’ Growing Gardens, Building Power: Food Justice and Urban Agriculture in Brooklyn documents the emergence and development of urban agriculture in East New York. Using food as a lens, the book presents a detailed account of a community’s collective effort to confront its racialized history of segregation and disinvestment and simultaneously fight for food sovereignty and social justice. . . .
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