(Fargo, ND) -- A local government agency focused on building a strong food supply has been chosen to participate in work focused on the same goal at the national level.
"Food justice is really a holistic and structural view of the food system that really sees healthy food as a human right, it's a human basic need, and really trying to address any structural barriers to that right," said Public Health Nutritionist Michelle Draxten with Cass Clay Food Partners.
She says the agency is among 11 of more than 50 applicants around the country chosen to work with similar groups during an 18 month project. Draxten says they'll work at developing regional approaches to "equitable, sustainable, and vibrant food and agricultural systems".
"If you think about food access, we definitely have individuals in our community who don't have access to affordable, culturally appropriate, healthful foods," said Draxten.
You can learn more by visiting CassClayFoodPartners.org.
