Food Justice
by Buffy Hamilton
1. Model: Opportunity Makers (Concord, CA)
1.1. Community/Resident Engagement and Leadership Development (change driven by residents)
1.1.1. Community Building: Community harvesting, cooking, meals, and workshops on history of neighborhood
1.1.2. Education and training on healthy lifestyles
1.1.3. Garden Enterprise Program Greenhouse and Garden: helps local residents sell vegetables grown locally in the community
1.2. Community Building Incubator:
1.2.1. Opportunity seekers
1.2.2. Opportunity makers
1.2.3. Opportunity users
2. Inequity: Unequal access to healthy foods
2.1. Access to food sources in low socio-economic neighborhoods
2.1.1. Types of food sources
2.1.2. Types of foods (categories)
2.1.3. Patterns of lack of access related to race, class, gender, age
2.2. Fast food: number and type
2.3. Convenience Stores: Location and types of food sold/available
2.4. Restaurants
2.4.1. sit down with fresh food
2.4.2. take out food
2.4.3. locally owned with locally grown food