Over 42 million people nationwide struggle every day to get a meal, let alone one that will truly nourish them, support the farmers, fishers, and workers who produced it, and preserve the environment (what we call “real food”).
While we can make healthy food more accessible through a variety of supports, incentives, and innovations, we ultimately need to create economic opportunities to ensure all people are able to afford real food that reflects our different cultures. This includes securing a living wage and dignified conditions for working people, and more opportunities for decentralized ownership and control of food system infrastructure. We also need to support people to produce their own food - self-driven food production is the most empowering and lasting means to achieving food security. The food system itself can be a tool for fighting inequality, creating jobs and community wealth, and bringing food within reach of everyone.
While we can make healthy food more accessible through a variety of supports, incentives, and innovations, we ultimately need to create economic opportunities to ensure all people are able to afford real food that reflects our different cultures. This includes securing a living wage and dignified conditions for working people, and more opportunities for decentralized ownership and control of food system infrastructure. We also need to support people to produce their own food - self-driven food production is the most empowering and lasting means to achieving food security. The food system itself can be a tool for fighting inequality, creating jobs and community wealth, and bringing food within reach of everyone.
