History of Food and Farming Justice at Kalamazoo College
Abstract
This history documentation of food and farming justice at Kalamazoo College serves
to understand where this work has taken the campus community over time in order to
better engage with food justice and its complexities. Students, faculty, staff, and community
partners need to know what has happened within this framework as context for thinking
about where to take this movement in the future on campus. Food justice is unique in that it intersects with many other social justice initiatives.
However, within the history of food and farming organizations on K’s campus, the strong
necessity for social justice within these groups’ actions was not always in sight. With the
knowledge of this unintentionally yet still harmful history, food and farming justice orgs on
campus evolved to be more conscious in their efforts and reflections. Diving into the intricacies of this past functions a reminder that consistent and
active support for social justice is inherent to comprehending the present work of food and
farming student organizations on campus.