Food Equity

TAKING CARE OF THE PLANET, RESPECTING PEOPLE, AND ENSURING SUSTAINABLE PROFIT

10th and page

A food justice audit of Charlottesville's historically black 10th and Page neighborhood, located just outside of student housing on Grady Avenue.


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MARY WILLIAMS COMMUNITY CENTER

MARY WILLIAMS COMMUNITY CENTER

A food justice audit of Charlottesville's Jefferson Area Board of Aging's Mary Williams community center, located just outside the historic 10th and Page neighborhood.


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RIDGE STREET NEIGHBORHOOD

RIDGE

A food justice audit of Charlottesville's Ridge Street Neighborhood, located in Fifeville, adjacent to Cherry Avenue.


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FOOD JUSTICE IN BELMONT NEIGHBORHOOD

BELMONT

A food justice audit of Charlottesville's historic Belmont neighborhood.


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WHITE PAPER ON BUILDING A HEALTHY AND JUST LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM

CFJN

A research paper by the Charlottesville Food Justice Network that seeks to identify and understand disparities in food access, define food justice, and make a call to action to craft equitable practices and policies that uphold food as a basic human right.


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WHITE PAPER ON BUILDING A HEALTHY AND JUST LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM

CFJN

​A paper by the Charlottesville Food Justice Network on advocacy strategies for food justice in Charlottesville at the intersection of healthy schools and food equity.


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2009 ASSESSMENT 

This research was conducted by students in Tanya Denckla Cobb’s food system planning class in the School of Architecture Urban and Environmental Planning program. Students completed their reports with community engagement, and presented their reports to the community at the end of the semester. Student work listed here was intended for community benefit, and shared with community members who contributed to the work. Students consented to having their work available for the community, and it is provided here to continue to benefit the community.
Emergency Food Network
Farm Labor System
Land Need for Producing Food
Low Income Access

2011 ASSESSMENT 

This research was conducted by students in Tanya Denckla Cobb’s food system planning class in the School of Architecture Urban and Environmental Planning program. Students completed their reports with community engagement, and presented their reports to the community at the end of the semester. Student work listed here was intended for community benefit, and shared with community members who contributed to the work. Students consented to having their work available for the community, and it is provided here to continue to benefit the community.

Final Reports

Albemarle County Final Report
City of Charlottesville Final Report
Final Class Report
Fluvanna County Final Report
Greene County Final Report
Louisa County Final Report
Nelson County Final Report

Food Policy Audit

Description of How to Use the Audit Tool, With Local Example

Presentation to Community

ClassFinal_PresentationtoCommunity

FOOD JUSTICE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE 

Food Justice in Belmont, Charlottesville
Food Justice in Charlottesville, Virginia
Food Justice in Charlottesville’s Belmont Neighborhood