How Cities Are Putting Food Equity First
Think global, act local. These organizations and cities are working to make food more accessible at a large scale.
At Modern Farmer, we believe that food is a right. More specifically, access to nutritious, locally-grown food, is a right.
Unfortunately, not everyone has access (or enough access) to food.
But our food systems don’t have to look they way they currently do. We don’t have to accept the status quo. We can rise, as a community, and demand equal access to food. We can push for the right to grow food, and support our local food producers. And change can happen, from the smallest community garden to city and county-wide initiatives.
With that in mind, here are a selection of popular stories from our archive which highlight the ways cities across North America as prioritizing food equity. There are farms on top of hospitals in Boston, vacant lots that became urban gardens in Philadelphia, and a community feeding itself alongside the polar bears in northern Manitoba. There’s even a chance to learn from one of Canada’s largest cities on how it promotes local food year-round.
We want to hear from you. Tell us in the comments about local food justice organizations in your area.
In this series
Spotlight On the Earn-While-You-Learn Model Transforming a Colorado Food Desert
Huerta Urbana’s community members learn about urban farming, while supplying their neighbors with fresh produce and gaining careers in the agriculture industry.
On the Ground With the Black-Led Organizations Feeding Louisville
Community members use self-reliance as a tool in the fight against food apartheid.
This Market Stepped Up to Feed a Town With No Grocery Store
In upstate New York, New Lebanon Farmers’ Market is filling a need and honing a model for others to follow.
If Montreal Can Feed Itself Year-Round, More Cities Can
Montreal is the world capital of urban agriculture, proving that winter weather is no reason to stop eating locally.
How One Boston Hospital Is Feeding Patients Through Its Rooftop Farm
Food is medicine at Boston Medical Center.
Loiter: East Cleveland Fights for Food Power in a Harsh Climate
How one organization is growing self-determination and food justice amid a barren landscape for Black-owned businesses.
On the Ground With Philadelphia Neighborhoods Transforming Vacant Lots into Flourishing Gardens
A quarter of Philadelphia's population lives below the poverty line and many face food insecurity. There are also thousands of abandoned lots across the city. Community gardens and farms help provide a solution but some are being threatened by rising development.
What It Takes to Feed the Community in the Polar Bear Capital of the World
A sub-arctic research center in Churchill, Manitoba tackles food insecurity with vertical growing and incinerator composting.
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