Where “good food” activists miss their marks
From The Hungry Learner
By Erin McHenry
“Good food” has become something trendy rather than practical. The receipt from your last trip to Whole Foods should tell you that. But the premise behind “good food” — local-sourced produce and meat, gluten-free breads, organic everything, genetically modified (GMO) nothing — while admirable in principle, sure seems more dogmatic in actuality.
At least that’s what the folks at The Hungry Learner thought after a recent visit to the Good Food Festival and Conference, which took place in Chicago two weeks ago. In an ideal world, everyone would regularly eat locally grown food produce from a small, non-GMO organic farm. But it’s more complicated than that. Affordability and accessibility greatly limit the range of people who can actually eat “good food.”
“It’s our mission to extend this privilege to others,” writes The Hungry Learner, “to “normalize” Good Food into a basic necessity that everyone needs and can afford. Good Food should be fun and accessible for not only a four-person family from Wilmette, but also a single mother in Southside Chicago.”
There’s no quick fix, but shifting the focus to expanding options for everyone is a good place to start.
Read more about The Hungry Learner’s thoughts on “Good Food” culture.
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