Neoliberalism and alternative food movements: markets, the state, and knowledge production in Southern California
Rebecca Gresh
Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Urban Farm DB summary
This qualitative study investigated two alternative food projects in San Diego, California, to reveal how food justice is envisioned and practiced. "Project New Village (PNV)" in a low-income area resists institutional racism and class inequality through a community garden and farmers market. In contrast, the affluent "San Diego Roots Sustainable Food Project (SDRS)" resists suburban sprawl and environmental destruction through sustainable food production. PNV faces obstacles like law enforcement patrols interrupting community rebuilding, indicating that alternative food movements may reproduce structures of oppression.