Food Justice
Anabel's is committed to becoming an anti-racist organization.
We may not know exactly what this looks like for us, but Anabel's is working to support students of color on campus and uplifting the work of farmers of color. Learn more about the disparities in our food system and solutions to get involved with.
Disparities of the Food System
Black and Hispanic individuals experience. . .
1) Higher rates of food insecurity
2) The lowest access to supermarkets
3) Greater likelihood of obesity
Race, poverty and food insecurity correlate closely with diet-related diseases.
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The resulting geographic and economic outcomes limit access to affordable, nutritious food.
Jim Crow laws and pervasive racism have led to land theft and reduction in black-owned farms.
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Solutions
Disparities are apparent at all levels of our food system. Below are examples of how food activists can support a just food system — and how Anabel's Grocery is aiming to address these disparities.
HUNGER
DISEASE
FOOD COST
FAIR WAGES
CROP SUBSIDIES
FOOD WASTE
FARMING PRACTICES
RESOURCE WASTE
COMMUNITY
CONVENIENCE
CULTURE & TRADITION
TASTE & FLAVOR
TREATMENT OF WORKERS
Linking people in need with food resources
(food pantry, community dinners, Anabel's Grocery)
Providing information about how food can prevent, cure, and reverse many chronic diseases
Subsidizing health-promoting foods, rather than meat, dairy, corn, and sugar
Making healthy foods affordable (We use our subsidy fund to reduce prices)
Paying food workers at least a living wage (We try to purchase from local farms that pay fair wages)
Supporting regenerative practices that reverse climate change, restore our soils, and reduce pollutant emissions to local communities.
(We source from local farms dedicated to regenerative agriculture)
Redirecting surplus food to communities and individuals in need (We use leftover produce each week for free community dinners or meal kits)
Buying local, whole plant foods to minimize transportation and processing emissions and reduce water, land, and energy usage
Preserving and celebrating cultural ingredients, dishes, and practices of different people.
Recognizing that food and farm workers are essential, compensating them fairly, and reducing their exposure to physical, environmental, and mental risk.
Providing affordable, accessible, and quick options for people with limited time and resources
Understanding that healthy foods can be delicious and that traditional cuisines have many techniques to make humble foods flavorful.
Building spaces for and by local communities that cater to their unique needs and wishes.