The Ethics of Food Charity

Elisha Vlaholias; Kirrilly Thompson; Keri Chiveralls; Drew Dawson

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_639-1

The Ethics of Food Charity

Elisha Vlaholias
, Kirrilly Thompson
, Keri Chiveralls
, Drew Dawson

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Abstract

In this entry, we discuss previous critiques of food charity as outlined by Poppendieck (1998). We then consider the potential for community food security approaches to address these critiques. We find that community food security approaches are a step in the right direction, but a socially and ecologically innovative model is needed to move beyond “sweet charity” to a more ethical version of community food security that addresses the causes as well as the symptoms of inequality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics
Editors	P.B. Thompson, D. Kaplan
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
Edition	2
ISBN (Print)	978-94-007-6167-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_639-1
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 2 Zero Hunger

Keywords

Food
Charity
Food security
Food banks
Social welfare

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The Ethics of Food Charity

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