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Topic: Food justice

Food justice is about ensuring equitable access to healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate food, particularly for marginalized communities.

More on: Food justice

The podcast episodes provided cover various aspects of food justice, including issues of food equity, accessibility, and the rights of marginalized communities in the food system.

The episodes explore topics such as urban farming, sustainable agriculture, racial discrimination in the food industry, and the connections between food justice and broader social justice movements. For example, episode Urban Farming and Food Justice with Owen Lynch discusses the work of Restorative Farms in addressing food deserts and creating a community-driven urban farm, while episode Ep. 137: Updated: Farming While Black features an interview with Leah Penniman on the historical and cultural context of sustainable farming practices and the barriers faced by Black and Brown farmers.

The episodes also touch on the ethical and philosophical debates around food systems, such as the episode Josh Milburn, "Food, Justice, and Animals: Feeding the World Respectfully" (Oxford UP, 2023), which examines the potential food justice issues with vegan systems and explores alternative approaches to respecting animal rights.

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