Episode 1: Raj Patel on Food Sovereignty

Episode #1 Notes3:30 - What is Food Sovereignty?7:00 - What is the difference between Food Sovereignty and Food Justice?10:00 - Who makes the decisions in our food system with regards to growing, distributing, and selling our foods?12:30 - Why is there such disparity in food access - particularly the quality of grocery retailers - across different geographies?16:00 - How has COVID-19 exacerbated the issues around food justice?19:00 - Raj, please repeat that mind-bogglingly crazy statistic you just cited.20:30 - Why hasn’t the free market solved all of our food access and food sovereignty issues?24:00 - How does agricultural subsidies affect food pricing and, in effect, food sovereignty?30:00 - What role do food systems workers play in achieving food sovereignty?35:20 - What impact might something like a Green New Deal have on moving us towards food sovereignty?39:15 - How would food sovereignty impact our cuisine and what ends up on our plates?47:00 - The role of reparations in food sovereignty49:40 - Raj, what’s on your bookshelf right now?Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It, Tom PhilpottVarious books from Nick Estes, Nick EstesThe Long Drop, Denise MinaThe Intuitionist, Colson WhiteheadBraiding Sweetgrass, Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall KimmererNightmarch, Alpa ShahThe Burning Forest: India’s War in Bastar, Nandini SundarSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.