Karen Washington is a New York-based community activist and urban farmer who coined the term “food apartheid” to describe the structural inequalities in America’s food system. The fact is the food system is racist, and access to food is based on color of skin, how much money you have and where you live. Deserts are natural and have food, food deserts are manmade, not natural. The monopolization of the food system from seed to supermarket has led to a huge decline in biodiversity, why does this matter? In June, the Thurgood Marshall middle school in Harlem will inaugurate a community garden in your name.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2021 09:56 UTC