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The Food Justice Movement is described a grassroots initiative emerging from many communities in response to food insecurity and economic pressures that prevent access to healthy, nutritious, and culturally appropriate foods. Community action can come in the form of community gardens and farms, programs that educate the community about healthy food options, and food drives. As the food justice movement has its roots in the civil rights movement, elements of equity, sustainability, and environmental activism at the forefront of the practice. Food justice is also closely connected with concepts like Sustainable agriculture, Slow Food systems, and Food sovereignty.

Research
There is a plethora of research from universities and US government agencies pertaining to community gardens, urban farming, and their impact on local communities. The literature tries to connect the activities of community gardens and urban agricultural projects to social, health, and economic outcomes. However, due to the overwhelming lack of diversity in the perspectives that inform the food justice movement, a new concept of just sustainability has been proposed. The practice of just sustainability ensures "a better quality of life for all, now, and into the future, in a just and equitable manner, while living within the limits of supporting ecosystems ." To address white and middle class culture dominating the discussion and priorities of organic food and sustainability practices, a more multi-cultural approach that recognizes intersectionality is suggested to include the narratives of historically marginalized communities.

Theory
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