Post Carbon Fellow Erika Allen was quoted in this Truthout article on the future of food justice.

From the article:

“It’s about improving the economic conditions of people so they can do what they want with their resources,” said Erika Allen, the Chicago and national projects director of Growing Power. “If you’re able to grow food, sell it and supplement your income, you then have the ability to enjoy other enrichment experiences with your family. This was what the civil rights movement was about: It was about equal rights and access on a constitutional level to what our counterparts had access to.”