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Growing gardens, building power : food justice and urban agriculture in Brooklyn /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Myers, Justin Sean (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Nature, society, and culture.
Subjects:
Social justice > New York (State) > New York.
Food security > New York (State) > New York.
Urban agriculture > New York (State) > New York.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1.
  • Introduction: from food to food justice
  • 2.
  • The social roots of food inequities in East New York
  • 3.
  • Community gardens: spaces of resistance
  • 4.
  • Realizing social justice at the farmers market: the importance of the state
  • 5.
  • Money and the movement: the limits of nonprofit activism
  • 6.
  • Addressing inequities in grocery retailing: cheap food vs. high road jobs
  • 7.
  • Conclusion: beyond access, toward food justice.