Growing Gardens, Building Power - Food Justice and Urban Agriculture in Brooklyn (Paperback)

Across the United States marginalized communities are organizing to address social, economic, and environmental inequities through building community food systems rooted in the principles of social justice. But how exactly are communities doing this work, why are residents tackling these issues through food, what are their successes, and what barriers are they encountering? This book dives into the heart of the food justice movement through an exploration of East New York Farms! (ENYF!), one of the oldest food justice organizations in Brooklyn, and one that emerged from a bottom-up asset-oriented development model. It details the food inequities the community faces and what produced them, how and why residents mobilized to turn vacant land into community gardens, and the struggles the organization has encountered as they worked to feed residents through urban farms and farmers markets. This book also discusses how through the politics of food justice, ENYF! has challenged the growth-oriented development politics of City Hall, opposed the neoliberalization of food politics, navigated the funding constraints of philanthropy and the welfare state, and opposed the entrance of a Walmart into their community. Through telling this story, Growing Gardens, Building Power offers insights into how the food justice movement is challenging the major structures and institutions that seek to curtail the transformative power of the food justice movement and its efforts to build a more just and sustainable world.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Nature, Society, and Culture
Release date:	September 2022
Authors:	Justin Sean Myers
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-8900-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Gardening > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8135-8900-2
Barcode:	9780813589008

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