Race, Ethnicity, and the Promise of "Good Food" for Michigan: A Three-voice Commentary

Rich Pirog, Kaitlin Koch and Anel Guel

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2015, vol. 5, issue 4

Abstract: This set of three interconnected commentaries begins by tracing the evolving narrative of the local food movement to embrace racial equity as a critical part of a sustainable food system in Michigan, using the Michigan Good Food Charter as a potential framework. Researchers, educators, and advocates of local food must first have a clear understanding of the structural racism that is present in the American food system before they can work effectively toward the vision of sustainable and equitable food for all. The commentary then calls out the need for new tools and resources for local food students and professionals (including Cooperative Extension staff) to better understand the role structural racism plays in the U.S. food system. One new resource identified and developed by two of the commentary authors is an annotated bibliography of structural racism present in the U.S. food system.

Keywords: Food Security and Poverty; Agricultural and Food Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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