Frontiers in SFS: Centering Equity in Sustainable Food Systems Education
News Source: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
October 28, 2021
“Systems thinking identifies innovative ways to reorient food systems toward the production and consumption of just, equitable, healthy, and sustainable diets and toward prioritizing access to affordable and culturally relevant food for all.” – Dr. Will Valley et al.
Dr. Will Valley, CSFS Associate and Senior Instructor in the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems, co-published a journal article presenting perspectives on the development of pedagogical materials in food systems equity. He stated that given the adverse systemic social/racial inequities such as a lack of food access faced by marginalized populations, building students’ critical reflection in justice and privilege should play a key role in efforts to advance sustainable food systems.