To me, food is more a source of community than a source of fuel. It is how my family comes together and how I care for the people around me. I’m almost embarrassed to say how much my life revolves around it.
Lava cakes for my mom’s birthday. Photo taken by Isabella Heckert, Dec. 31, 2024.
Sustainability is harder to define. At the most basic level, it is about ensuring that everyone alive today has all of the resources they need to have a good life while also ensuring that future generations have the same resources. This means that it’s necessary to balance human needs against those of the environment, as well as wants against needs.
A sustainable food system, the, is one that grows and distributes food fairly. The way the food is grown should not only avoid harm but give back to the environment with regenerative agricultural practices. It also ensures the well being of all of those who work within the system.