At Modern Farmer, we believe that food is a right. More specifically, access to nutritious, locally-grown food, is a right.
Unfortunately, not everyone has access (or enough access) to food.
But our food systems don’t have to look they way they currently do. We don’t have to accept the status quo. We can rise, as a community, and demand equal access to food. We can push for the right to grow food, and support our local food producers. And change can happen, from the smallest community garden to city and county-wide initiatives.
With that in mind, here are a selection of popular stories from our archive which highlight the ways cities across North America as prioritizing food equity. There are farms on top of hospitals in Boston, vacant lots that became urban gardens in Philadelphia, and a community feeding itself alongside the polar bears in northern Manitoba. There’s even a chance to learn from one of Canada’s largest cities on how it promotes local food year-round.
We want to hear from you. Tell us in the comments about local food justice organizations in your area.
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