Whose Sustainability? An Analysis of a Community Farming Program's Food Justice and Environmental Sustainability Agenda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2263448 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Grace Davenport (0000-0003-3477-9748), Joanna Mishtal (0000-0002-3292-7236) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 56-65 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Agriculture Food and Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2153-9553 • E-ISSN: 2153-9561 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cuag.12227 |
| OpenAlex | W2914377039 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 18 |
As the 1960s U.S. environmental movement gained momentum, sustainability and justice discourses surfaced to the forefront. While environmental justice discourse considers the unequal effects of environmental burdens, the language that frames "sustainability" is often socially and politically neutral. This paper critically examines the sustainability initiatives and practices of urban farming program in Florida. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in 2017, it explores the extent to which these initiatives consider a community's race and socioeconomic class when working to provide sustainably grown food in diverse communities. We argue that the program's initiatives overlook food justice concerns and use the same approach across disparate communities that focus on environmental rather than community benefits. Therefore, the program's non-political approach neglects to integrate the experiences of those living on the margins. This research calls for a critical examination of sustainability practices, and the incorporation of social justice themes into sustainability agendas
Agriculture · Economic growth · Economic Justice · Economics · Environmental ethics · Environmental justice · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Politics · Social sustainability · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainability organizations · Sustainability science · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Law · Organic Food and Agriculture · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |