Food Justice and Municipal Government

 As seen in the article there is a table with 4 "Points of intervention". These points being, inequity and trauma, exchange, land, and labor democratic practice. These four points of intervention are then compared to the Puget Sound Regional Food Policy Council (PSRFPC) and the City of Seattle to compare and contrast what they intend to accomplish and what they actually accomplishing. All of these issues are some of the same issues we have already been talking about throughout the semester. It seems as though this can be boiled down to needing to get our problems in order and get people on the same page. The PSRFPC and the City of Seattle both have different areas of focus and it seems to be doing more harm than good. Substantial progress is not being made because either the underlying issues are not being addressed and fixed, and when things are trying to be addressed, they appear to be on a smaller scale and don't receive the funding and necessary help to expand further and help more people out. 

Going back to the 4 "Points of Interventions", I feel as though the more important area to focus on first is providing easier and more fair access to land. Without the land there wouldn't be a whole lot of space to help the food part of food justice. A big issue brought up with the PSRFPC and land is that there is a contradiction between protection of farmland and equitable access. By prioritizing the conservation it avoids addressing the barriers preventing equitable access to land for small-scale farmers. The City of Seattle seems to be on the opposite side of things. Diversity and support are there for food justice with community gardens and opportunities to teach and practice sustainability. On the flip side, there is a lack of funding and priority for expanding some of these community gardens. On top of this there is progress being made but the city itself has not announced it's role in addressing land issues. This lack of commitment can cause doubt and questioning about if the city cares about change. I'm unsure if this is better or worse than announcing your intentions to then have several contradictions with your actions going about the changes.