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[https://www.agrowingculture.org/vision/ A Growing Culture] describes '''food sovereignty''' in their organization's vision, as the following: ''"Healthy, accessible, and culturally appropriate food is a human right. Living wages, living environments, living traditions are human rights. Dignity. Diversity. Culture. All human rights. These are the bedrock of the food sovereignty movement."'' | [https://www.agrowingculture.org/vision/ A Growing Culture] describes '''food sovereignty''' in their organization's vision, as the following: ''"Healthy, accessible, and culturally appropriate food is a human right. Living wages, living environments, living traditions are human rights. Dignity. Diversity. Culture. All human rights. These are the bedrock of the food sovereignty movement."'' | ||
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<p>The knowledge that follows on this page comes from:</p> | |||
<li>A webinar on Indigenous [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItV7gDbQkQQ food sovereignty and community led research] hosted by '''[https://researchforthefrontlines.ca/ Research for the Frontlines], '''featuring '''Tiffany Traverse and Waba Moko'''.</li> | |||
<li>An [https://www.instagram.com/p/C48PmJRgKjr/?img_index=2 instagram post on abolition and food justice] by '''Rania El Mugammar''', artist, abolitionist, social justice educator and consultant.</li> | |||
<li>A summary of a literature review on food sovereignty by''' Marie-Camille Théorêt'''. You can read their full literature review [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FbgQOAXw4Hc6WBUTAQjMtXV3XMYory9r/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104999225508815189487&rtpof=true&sd=true HERE].</li> | |||
<li>There are also several additional resources cited throughout.</li> | |||
<p>[https://viacampesina.org/en/food-sovereignty/ La Via Campesina] definition of food sovereignty focuses on the rights of farmers/consumers and local communities to determine their food systems and control the resources needed to produce (like land, water and seeds). <ref>Desmarais, A. A., Claeys, P., & Trauger, A. (Eds.). (2017). Public policies for food sovereignty : social movements and the state (Ser. Routledge studies in food, society and the environment). Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.</ref> The definition is based on 6 pillars: valuing food providers; localizing food systems; making decisions locally; building knowledge and skills; working with nature. Indigenous peoples added a seventh pillar, which is that food is sacred. <ref>Desmarais, A. A., Claeys, P., & Trauger, A. (Eds.). (2017). Public policies for food sovereignty : social movements and the state (Ser. Routledge studies in food, society and the environment). Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.</ref> </p> | <p>[https://viacampesina.org/en/food-sovereignty/ La Via Campesina] definition of food sovereignty focuses on the rights of farmers/consumers and local communities to determine their food systems and control the resources needed to produce (like land, water and seeds). <ref>Desmarais, A. A., Claeys, P., & Trauger, A. (Eds.). (2017). Public policies for food sovereignty : social movements and the state (Ser. Routledge studies in food, society and the environment). Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.</ref> The definition is based on 6 pillars: valuing food providers; localizing food systems; making decisions locally; building knowledge and skills; working with nature. Indigenous peoples added a seventh pillar, which is that food is sacred. <ref>Desmarais, A. A., Claeys, P., & Trauger, A. (Eds.). (2017). Public policies for food sovereignty : social movements and the state (Ser. Routledge studies in food, society and the environment). Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.</ref> </p> | ||
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<p>Within food sovereignty are the concepts of “agroecology” and “food democracy”. Agroecology means practicing agriculture in harmony with the environment and the community. Food democracy refers to the inclusion of public and local participation in food sovereignty projects. <ref>https://www.nfu.ca/campaigns/agroecology/</ref> </p> | <p>Within food sovereignty are the concepts of “agroecology” and “food democracy”. Agroecology means practicing agriculture in harmony with the environment and the community. Food democracy refers to the inclusion of public and local participation in food sovereignty projects. <ref>https://www.nfu.ca/campaigns/agroecology/</ref> </p> | ||
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== Food sovereignty is a climate justice issue == | == Food sovereignty is a climate justice issue == |
Revision as of 23:38, 8 April 2024
A Growing Culture describes food sovereignty in their organization's vision, as the following: "Healthy, accessible, and culturally appropriate food is a human right. Living wages, living environments, living traditions are human rights. Dignity. Diversity. Culture. All human rights. These are the bedrock of the food sovereignty movement."
The knowledge that follows on this page comes from:
La Via Campesina definition of food sovereignty focuses on the rights of farmers/consumers and local communities to determine their food systems and control the resources needed to produce (like land, water and seeds). [1] The definition is based on 6 pillars: valuing food providers; localizing food systems; making decisions locally; building knowledge and skills; working with nature. Indigenous peoples added a seventh pillar, which is that food is sacred. [2]
Within food sovereignty are the concepts of “agroecology” and “food democracy”. Agroecology means practicing agriculture in harmony with the environment and the community. Food democracy refers to the inclusion of public and local participation in food sovereignty projects. [3]
Food sovereignty is a climate justice issue
Abuse of workers |
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Abuse of the land |
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Colonialism's erasure of Indigenous food systems |
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Access to food became a privilege, rather than a right, thanks to capitalism and racism (which also created the climate crisis!) |
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The direct impact of climate change on Indigenous food systems |
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Further resources
- A Growing Culture offers several written and visual resources related to food justice and sovereignty. See https://www.agrowingculture.org/ for more.
- Black Forager, on instagram and tiktok, shares videos related to foraging practices.
If you have any suggested revisions or additional resources to share related to the above content, please email them to kenzie@lehub.ca.
- ↑ Desmarais, A. A., Claeys, P., & Trauger, A. (Eds.). (2017). Public policies for food sovereignty : social movements and the state (Ser. Routledge studies in food, society and the environment). Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.
- ↑ Desmarais, A. A., Claeys, P., & Trauger, A. (Eds.). (2017). Public policies for food sovereignty : social movements and the state (Ser. Routledge studies in food, society and the environment). Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.
- ↑ https://www.nfu.ca/campaigns/agroecology/
- ↑ https://migrantrights.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MigrantWorkers_Backgrounder.pdf
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C48PmJRgKjr/?img_index=1
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C48PmJRgKjr/?img_index=1
- ↑ Climate False Solutions. (2021). Hoodwinked in the hothouse: Resist false solutions to climate change. https://moodle.ubishops.ca/pluginfile.php/285048/mod_resource/content/1/HOODWINKED_ThirdEdition_On-Screen_version.pdf
- ↑ Ralph C Martin (2019), Food Security-From Excess to Enough. Dundurn Press.
- ↑ https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2019/11/28/palestine-is-a-climate-justice-issue
- ↑ LaDuke, W. Hoover, E. (2019). Indigenous food sovereignty in the united states : restoring cultural knowledge, protecting environments, and regaining health. (D. A. Mihesuah & E. Hoover, Eds.) (Ser. New directions in native american studies, volume 18). University of Oklahoma Press.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C48PmJRgKjr/?img_index=1
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C48PmJRgKjr/?img_index=1
- ↑ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMMPr16jL/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C48PmJRgKjr/?img_index=1
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C48PmJRgKjr/?img_index=1