The drive to industrialize agriculture to produce food for export markets is having a distressing impact on food security in rural and indigenous communities globally, as well as Black communities in American inner cities. Racism in the food system has created structural barriers that thwart the right for BIPOC people to have access to healthy food and deprives those communities the power to determine the destiny of their food system. The food sovereignty movement is empowering communities to have decision-making and economic clout to design their own culturally-appropriate, healthy food systems. Community gardens in Detroit, a Native American seed sovereignty network preserving the collective heritage of traditional seeds, and a unique intercultural collaboration in the Sacred Valley of Peru are just three examples of how food sovereignty is expressing itself within the distinct contexts of local culture, community needs and cultural traditions.
“The project is Indigenous female-led, because in my experience, when women are positioned in a place of decision-making, they make choices that increase the health of the land, the community and future generations.” -Caroline Putnam
Carolina Putnam works in Peru with an intercultural team of Indigenous wisdom-keepers, inspiring leaders, and global pioneers committed to a socially and ecologically thriving world. Welcomed as an apprentice by a Peruvian maestro, Caroline’s spiritual journey runs parallel to her work as a food security activist as she gains valuable insights on how to become an ally to another culture. ... | 
