Food and Faith: A Christian Non-Profit’s Advocacy for Food Sovereignty and Environmental Sustainability
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Senda-Cook, Samantha
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2025
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26
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Food Sovereignty , Sense of Place , Religion , Rhetoric , Sustainable Agriculture
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The Asian Rural Institute (ARI) is a Christian-based non-profit and sustainable farm in Tochigi, Japan. Food sovereignty—as a collection of movements for social change—emphasizes the rights of people to consume and grow nutritious and culturally meaningful food; resist corporate ownership of land, water, and seeds; and prioritize gender equity and community relationships around food production. I argue that ARI’s faith-based conceptualization of food sovereignty manifests as a sense of place, transferable principles, and knowledge of appropriate technology. This essay has implications for movement building at the local and global levels.
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Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center, Creighton University
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1941-8450