Three Scales of Food Justice Action to Combat Gentrification
| Micro . | Meso . | Macro . |
|---|---|---|
| Organize dinner conversations around racial inequality and gentrification Patronize locally owned food businesses of longstanding community members Learn about the history of local working class and ethnoracial foodways | Support existing food justice organizations Support existing community-based organizations mobilizing against gentrification Create organizations that ensure staff, board, and membership reflect surrounding community New food business owners hire surrounding community and keep food affordable Community controlled land trusts for urban food production | Community benefit agreements for new food retail that mandates pay and benefits that are commensurate with neighborhood's cost of living Neighborhood zoning that preserves local food businesses and encourages new long-term resident-run food businesses Legal guarantee of living wages and full healthcare benefits for essential food chain workers Legalize and protect street food vending businesses Mandates that mixed-use development requires food retail that meets community needs Right to land for food production for low-income people and people of color |
| Micro . | Meso . | Macro . |
|---|---|---|
| Organize dinner conversations around racial inequality and gentrification Patronize locally owned food businesses of longstanding community members Learn about the history of local working class and ethnoracial foodways | Support existing food justice organizations Support existing community-based organizations mobilizing against gentrification Create organizations that ensure staff, board, and membership reflect surrounding community New food business owners hire surrounding community and keep food affordable Community controlled land trusts for urban food production | Community benefit agreements for new food retail that mandates pay and benefits that are commensurate with neighborhood's cost of living Neighborhood zoning that preserves local food businesses and encourages new long-term resident-run food businesses Legal guarantee of living wages and full healthcare benefits for essential food chain workers Legalize and protect street food vending businesses Mandates that mixed-use development requires food retail that meets community needs Right to land for food production for low-income people and people of color |
Courtesy of Alison Hope Alkon, Yuki Kato, and Joshua Sbicca