Dudley Grows and the Community Food System of Boston’s Dudley Street

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE
Author/s Monica Bernardi, Davide Diamantini
Publishing Year 2018 Issue 2018/115suppl.
Language Italian Pages 15 P. 42-56 File size 1055 KB
DOI 10.3280/SUR2018-115-S1004
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Food has become one of the arena of new conflicts around justice and sustainability. Especially in US, race and class are influencing food policy, production, distribution and consumption. The article presents the case of the black and low-income neighborhood of Dudley Street in Boston, that is creating a community residents-driven food system respectful of its members’ race and culture.

Keywords: Local food system; food justice; local community; just sustainability; community land trust

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Monica Bernardi, Davide Diamantini, Dudley grows e il sistema alimentare di comunità di Dudley street a Boston in "SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE" 115suppl./2018, pp 42-56, DOI: 10.3280/SUR2018-115-S1004