Food justice and the city

The food system, the means by which food is produced, distributed and consumed, has for centuries shaped our cities and the way we live within them (Steel, 2009). Today, we have witnessed a growing interest in the food system, its interconnections and concern for its outcomes (cutting across health, economic, ecological, cultural and political issues), on both global and local scales. This has resulted in continued challenges to the capitalist industrial agri-food system that has dominated the late 20th and early 21st centuries (often referred to as the ‘conventional’ food system). This is happening at the same time as greater