{"id":6441,"date":"2021-07-23T09:43:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T13:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/?p=6441"},"modified":"2021-08-29T16:52:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T20:52:56","slug":"foodshare-dismantling-white-supremacy-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/foodshare-dismantling-white-supremacy-box\/","title":{"rendered":"FoodShare Dismantling White Supremacy Box"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We have been big fans of FoodShare<\/a>‘s work for years, and the programs and initiatives they do in the city. As soon as they started offering a home delivery veggie box via the GoodFoodBox a few years ago, we started ordering one. The Dismantling White Supremacy box<\/a> was formerly known as the Advancing Food Justice Box, but whatever the name is, the goals have always been the same. It was designed with “the understanding that Black, Indigenous and racialized communities experience higher rates of food insecurity in Toronto, and remain under-represented and under-supported in farming.” The goals are the same, because dismantling white supremacy advances food justice<\/a>. Elegant in its interconnection isn’t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim of this box has always been to source produce from farms that are led, run, or owned by racialized folks – as well as highlight their work, and financially support and showcase farms and programs run by people that are disadvantaged by current food systems. We are a family of people that care where their food comes from, thinking about ethical food systems is integrated in our, and specifically my veganism – that includes the treatment and experience of the people involved in growing and harvesting. I like knowing who is involved and that they are treated with respect and dignity – if you care about that too – you may want to check out Harvesting Freedom<\/a> and the Food Empowerment Project<\/a> and supporting the work and advocacy they both do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information about who grew and harvested food can be hard to find out sometimes, but buying directly from the people involved, or with some vetting from an organization that is really working on doing good like FoodShare<\/a>, made this an exciting premise from day one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a picture of a box we got last year, I’d have a lot of fun making silly vegetable faces with everything we got in our box, and there is often a little hand grabbing a vegetable<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I really like the idea of getting produce from someone local – but I’m not always able to go to farmers markets to pick things up on my own, and after our usual city-CSA Crooked Cucumber shut down a couple of years ago to do more local consulting work, we’ve not signed up for any others. So this box is a great way to do a lot of things we are into. It helps us talk about food justice initiatives and about people involved in the food system with our child, while also talking about what kinds of things are in season and growing in our area and inspiring and excitement around that, while also having some of the most delicious vegetables we eat in the year, delivered right to our door. So many good things!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All produce is grown nearby, and there are a few farmers involved most with social media profiles we follow year round. The following list is subject to change, but a lot of now familiar (to us) farms are on this list: <\/p>\n\n\n\n