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11 Apr Farm-to-Table in Communities of Color | The Atlantic

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By Grace Bello

Farm-To-Table | The Atlantic

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“Why would I want to go back to picking cotton?” That’s one response you get when you talk to young people of color about farming and food sovereignty, says D.C. farmer and food activist Natasha Bowens. Yet food sovereignty is of vital importance in the broader context of social justice. According to a report by The Applied Research Center, 10 percent of black and Latino families lack access to adequate food–“three times the rate for white households.” And while about a third of whites live in an area with a supermarket, only 8 percent of blacks do.

Read More: Farm-to-Table in Communities of Color – Grace Bello – The Atlantic.

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Eileen Z. Fuentes

After a breast cancer diagnosis in 2008, Eileen became her own Self-Healthcare Activist. She is an Integrative Cancer Coach and works full-time helping patients do more than just survive at Columbia University’s Cancer Center in New York City.

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