food and agriculture

urban agriculture

an intential effort by an indivual or community to grow is capacity for self-sufficiency and well being through culfication of plants and animals

food insecurities

when all people at all times have access to food, to food,to maintain a healthy and active life

food desert

places with limited proximity to a supermarket and low rates of vehicle ownership

food swamps

areas that are oversaturated with unhelathy dinning options.

commnity garden benefits

it creates green space, transforms brownfield sites, beautifies vacant lots, or public parks, has sustainability benefits, reduces pollution and GHG emissions,

according to the American Community Gardens accoiation they state

they say that the point of the garden is not the food, its to bring the community together

crtical thinking of community gardens

neighborhoods with the greatest need ofteb lack the institutional capacity to adress them.

Community gardens emerge in neighborhoods that already have resources, and when devolpers have intrest

community gardens dont always have connection w/ local communities.

can be inclusionary

urban agriculture motivations

recent intrest in local food, sustainability, public health concerns, economic downturn, food safety issues

comtemporary food system

system that gave you food is effective can produce enough food, issue is distribution of food, spacial issues with food distribution, the system is industrial, made lots of food for people, the systems is corporate made by a company, global, international , system is global, live in CA comes from everywhere, Dominated by large agricultural food businesses

crtical thinking farmers market

they tend to be in nicer areas, food may or may not be expensive than at most grocery stores