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Food Literacy And Justice
Basic food literacy education:
Nourish defines food literacy as “the ability to make informed choices about food that support one’s health, community, and the environment.” At every scale — national, regional, local, school, organization, family— food literacy creates enduring value. Food literacy is an entry point and a catalyst for change.
Read my earlier blog post about food literacy as it relates to programming through The SAVOR Project.
Nutrition, food justice, and food sovereignty efforts led by and centering members of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community:
I am WANDA – We are Women Advancing Nutrition, Dietetics and Agriculture (WANDA)
Michael Twitty, The Cooking Gene, and Afroculinaria
Oldways Cultural Food Traditions
Samrin Nosrat’s resource list of Black people in food and Black-owned restaurants
Definition of food justice from the Black Food Sovereignty Council & Coalition
Black Food Sovereignty Council & Coalition
General nutrition and food-related resources:
Oregon Food Bank Seed to Supper program
FoodCorps: Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools
Worth reading – more coming soon!
Our Best Food Justice Stories of 2019
The ‘Thanksgiving Tribe’ is still fighting for food sovereignty
Will Farming be the Future of Food Justice?
Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Pratical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman
The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience, and Farming by Natasha Bowens
