Featured articleWhat is Soul Food, and Does It Really Matter? Is the typical African American food culture rooted in fried foods, fatty meals and overcooked vegetables as a result of a poverty-driven post-slavery survival tactics, or is our food culture actually built on nutrient-dense, homegrown food and a rich history of being “green?" Does it really matter?By Kimberly Seals Allers Featured blog post Jim Goodman to Occupy Wall Street: "I'm trying to feed you. The corporations won't let me."December 7: Jim Goodman makes the connection between corporate greed and what's for dinner at Occupy Wall Street |
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Meet the FellowsKelvin Graddick Kelvin Graddick manages a Georgia-based farmers cooperative that seeks to reclaim and expand opportunities in food and economic security. |
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October 2011
Food is not just a vehicle for the delivery of nutrients and calories; food is a source of pleasure and family ties and community building. Food is mystifyingly intertwined with culture, family, faith and tradition. In our most recent Web Digest, each fellow has provided his or her own perspective on the influence of culture on food.
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Culture in the Grocery Aisles How could culture influence the goals and strategies of grocery stores? How could grocery stores influence culture?By Brahm Ahmadi |
Unapologetically Black and Green.jpg) The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network was founded by members of Detroit's African-American Community interested in working together to promote greater access to healthy food, sound food policies, and community self-determination. By Malik Yakini |
Culture clash over local food in Appalachia In the heart of Appalachia, where there isn’t a critical mass of suppliers or customers for whom the term “locavore” rolls naturally off the tongue, Steven Hopp's Harvest Table restaurant remains something of a curiosity.By Jane Black |
Diverse Grocery for a Diverse Food System In the San Francisco Bay Area where I grew up, Asian American produce and ethnic markets are sometimes the only purveyors of fresh, affordable food that remain in inner-city neighborhoods.By Nina Kahori Fallenbaum |
“Please Pass the Amaranth!” – Getting Back to our Food Roots Rubi Orozco, Public Health Specialist at La Mujer Obrera combats obesity in her community by looking to the healthy practices of her ancestors.By Rebecca Wiggins-Reinhard |
The African American food culture of Harris County, GA A sense of pride in eating the fruits of our own labor and tradition is part of the reason why the Black food culture of Harris County has stood the test of time.By Kelvin Graddick |
What is Soul Food, and Does It Really Matter?Is the typical African American food culture rooted in fried foods, fatty meals and overcooked vegetables as a result of a poverty-driven post-slavery survival tactics, or is our food culture actually built on nutrient-dense, homegrown food and a rich history of being “green?" Does it really matter?By Kimberly Seals Allers |
Politics in my Pizza: Concientización for Kids Kandace Vallejo's students are young, working-class immigrant kids who know that something isn’t right about the world around them but don’t quite have the language to put their finger on exactly what it is. At this Austin, Texas community center, education is an exercise in problem-naming, critical thinking and action. By Kandace Vallejo |
Blueberries: An Intergenerational Gift Barbara Norman’s annual family farm day is a typical Michigan field day in almost every way except one—the majority of the farmers enjoying the day are African-American and Hispanic.By Cheryl Danley |
Oral History At a multicultural potluck, how to choose a dish that honestly represents a cultural background?By Arnell Hinkle |
Faith in Food Culture In the way that faith formed many of our original cultural norms around food, there exists an opportunity for today’s communities of faith to lead us on a path to better physical health and wellbeing.By Haile Johnston |
Revitalizing Northwest Coastal Indian Food Culture Through sharing rich stories, old-world and environmental knowledge, we have discovered new ways of approaching a modern balanced diet based on the principles of historic Northwest Coastal Indian food.By Valerie Segrest |
Class Wars and the Soda Tax With half of the sugar in US diets coming from sweetened beverages, advocates of a "soda-tax" look like they've got a strong case. But is this part of a culture war between the rich who can afford not to drink Coke, and the poor who can’t afford anything else?By Raj Patel |
Field of Teens In North Carolina, a rural community garden grows into something unexpected: A cure for the unhealthy teenager.By Fred Bahnson |
To Market, To Market Are modern policies and practices driving out the most traditional farmers and ranchers?By Don Bustos |
