change 1 Flashcards
why change current food environments?
o Health (Wellness, poverty, obesity)
o Environment Concerns (Fossil fuels, pollution, animal welfare)
o Social Justice (Fairness, food democracy, human rights)
what is the state of the power grid, and how should it be altered?
o It is in Chaos
o High power, +ve impact
o Low power, +ve impact: Farmers markets
o High power –ve impact: Food marketing, selling junk food in schools
o Low power –ve impact
• Idea: shift all of things with high power and –ve impact to LOW power section… and all things with low power and +ve impact to HIGH power
what is the local innovation approach?
- Individual, institutions/public opinion, government
- No time for a Top Down approach because the Fed is slow to react
- i.e. Community supported agriculture – People buy shares which they can work for, regular allocations of food, helps farmers
- Can exist under the radar of corporate interests
- Fosters ingenuity
Joan Gussow
• While most nutritionists were studying biochemistry of food, Joan interested in food systems
• Talked about importance of thinking organically and knowing where food came from
what are 5 specific examples of local action?
• Growing Power (Urban Agriculture)
o Will Allen, Milwakee, Farm in the city
o Pack up home-grown food and deliver to wherever the need is great
• Philadelphia City School
o Committed school, committed food officer, committed parents… (integrated solution)
o This community could become a model for others
• Philadelphia Food Trust’s Healthy Corner Store Initiative
o Partnered with stores to develop “Snackin’ Fresh” marketing (fruit salads, bottled water, refrigeration units)
o Partnered with local schools
• Limited pop/junk in vending machines
• Math problems centered on nutrition
• Youth Advocacy program
• Food Justice Initiatives
o “Locally driven, locally owned solutions to food insecurity”
o Mandela Marketplace, Oakland CA
• Connects small minority farmers and urban markets
• Activist Chef – Jamie Oliver (The Naked Chef)
o Had a big impact on food at schools in the UK
o “The Food Revolution” TV Program
