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v. t. e. Local food is food that is produced within a short distance of where it is consumed, often accompanied by a social structure and supply chain different from the large-scale supermarket system. [1] Local food (or locavore) movements aim to connect food producers and consumers in the same geographic region, to develop more self-reliant ...
Slow Food is an organization that promotes local food and traditional cooking. It was founded by Carlo Petrini in Italy in 1986 and has since spread worldwide. Promoted as an alternative to fast food , it strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisine and encourages farming of plants , seeds , and livestock characteristic of the local ...
The Food Justice Movement is a grassroots initiative which emerged in response to food insecurity and economic pressures that prevent access to healthy, nutritious, and culturally appropriate foods. [1] The food justice movement moves beyond increasing food availability and works to address the root cause of unequal access to adequate nutrition ...
Nierenberg is the cofounder of Food Tank, a non-profit organization that is pushing for food system change. People have been growing food in cities as long as people have lived in cities.
Using interviews, local and federal data, and news, Stacker highlights 10 Black-led food justice organizations working for a more equitable food system.
A "farm-to-table" dinner at Kendall-Jackson used produce from the winery's on-site garden.. Farm-to-table (or farm-to-fork, and in some cases farm-to-school) is a social movement which promotes serving local food at restaurants and school cafeterias, preferably through direct acquisition from the producer (which might be a winery, brewery, ranch, fishery, or other type of food producer which ...
Forest Home Avenue School is among the groups that operate a mobile food bank providing culturally relevant food to nearly 200 families each month.
Community-supported agriculture. Community-supported agriculture (CSA model) or cropsharing is a system that connects producers and consumers within the food system closer by allowing the consumer to subscribe to the harvest of a certain farm or group of farms. It is an alternative socioeconomic model of agriculture and food distribution that ...