Graffiti and Grub

In the September 21st issue of The Nation (article also available online), LaDonna Redmond says that to change our food system and to engage a broader audience, food-justice activists need to change their language:

“There are many Americans who have the resources to buy healthy food and still are denied access to it. This denial of access has created “food deserts,” a term I despise but use for the sake of argument. The trouble with the term “food deserts” is that it describes lack in a way that indicates that the solution is outside of the community labeled a desert…”

for more of her essay, entitled ”Food is Freedom”, click here.