Food Activism

Last weeks articles provided an introduction to food activism with examples of activist involvement while touching upon the problem of accessibility of healthy foods to urban areas. The readings for this week dived deeper than before into the flaws of food in urban areas along with a discussion of food accessibility during a communist regime. The problem with food access in urban areas became clearer through these articles as explanations were outlined in addition to personal input from residents of these impoverished areas. The powerful evidence in the articles raised issues of “food deserts”, food resistance, and the local food problems that are occurring here in Rhode Island.
In Nathan McClintock’s article, food deserts are defined as “areas with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, particularly such an area …show more content…
Garth discusses complaints, rumors and resistance through purchasing power taken by the Cubans to resist against the government provided food. The Cubans felt so strongly about the cause that they would forbid sick family members in hospitals from eating the government provided food. Amongst all Cubans, there was an underlying tone of disgust with eating the state-provided foods because they felt that they were not receiving what they deserved. Since Cuba is a communist nation, there weren’t any protests attracting attention to the group, but rather hidden transcripts that allowed citizens to express their frustrations in safer forms. Garth mentioned that, “Resistance is a form of agency”, which explains that even if there is no end result, the Cubans were still practicing resistance through their consumption practices. Their resistance shows that they are trying to fight for what they want, but the overbearing political influence are instilling fear and stopping anything from actually