Database research record2023·United States
Finding justice in the food movements
Xiaoya Yuan
Journal of Agriculture Food Systems and Community Development
Urban Farm DB summary
This is a book review, not original research, covering Justin Sean Myers' Growing Gardens, Building Power: Food Justice and Urban Agriculture in Brooklyn. The reviewed book documents the emergence and development of urban agriculture in East New York, presenting a detailed account of a community's collective effort to confront its racialized history of segregation and disinvestment while fighting for food sovereignty and social justice.