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The United States has resettled an average of 62,000 refugees per year over the past decade, one-quarter of whom originate from Burma. Although refugees from Burma sometimes migrate from places lacking food-related resources, their resettlement in the United States, where processed foods are abundant, may have unanticipated negative dietary and...

Brazil has been praised for the development of its agricultural sector, its policies against hunger, and its support for family farming. Yet, the future of small-scale family farmers remains uncertain. In this paper, we question whether food system localization facilitates the integration of small-scale family farmers into food governance processes...

This paper draws on a content analysis of the Minnesota Food Access Planning Guide (FAPG) to consider how its text includes terms derived from food justice and equity. We carry out a word frequency analysis of the FAPG's issue areas focused on policy recommendations and strategies. Through a process of...

This paper investigates the relationship between spatial planning and urban agriculture (UA) – primarily community gardens and market farms – through an equity lens. Significant research has been done on the benefits and challenges associated with UA, focusing on community food security, social justice, and community development; however, the spatial...

Urban agriculture (UA) has been identified as having many potential benefits; one is food production in cities for residents lacking good access to fresh, healthy foods. UA in and on buildings (herein referred to as UAB) is particularly interesting for its potential to avoid major challenges to UA, including development...