2/23 food sovereignty

 In Whose Justice Is It Anyway? The topic of food sovereignty and food security are addressed. They argue that even though these movements are supposed to fight inequality they often unintentionally reinforce it through white people and non minorities. A lot of the solutions focus on things like teaching people how to garden or encouraging healthier eating which can be helpful, but that can ignore the large scale racism that creates food inequality in the first place. It blames individuals for their food choices instead of looking at racism and land access  which contradicts food sovereignty. Something that stood out to me was that justice is not the same for everyone. If people can’t afford to shop at a farmers market or buy fresh produce they can eat that aligns with their culture, food injustice is then repeated even if that wasn’t the intention. Instead of outside organizations deciding what solutions should look like, justice would involve listening to what communities actually want and need. I had not really thought about how food justice efforts themselves could worsen privilege and injustice. By addressing systemic racism at the local and government level first we can better assess and support communities experiencing food injustice while also moving closer to true food sovereignty.