Fromthecookswhohavequietlyfedrebelsandrevolutionariestothecollectivekitchenssetupafterhurricanesandfloods,foodhaslongplayedacrucialroleinresistance,protest,andmutualaid.Untilveryrecently,food-basedwork--steadfastandnotparticularlyflashy--slippedundertheradarorwascenteredoncelebritychefsandwell-fundednonprofits.Addingtoagrowingconstellationofconversationsthatpushagainstthisnarrative,NourishingResistancecenterstheroleofeverydaypeopleinactsofculinarysolidarity.Twenty-threecontributors--cooks,farmers,writers,organizers,academics,anddreamers--writeonqueerpotlucks,BIPOC-centeredfarmsandgardens,rebelancestors,disabilityjustice,indigenousfoodsovereignty,andthefightagainsttoxicdietculture,amongmanyothertopics.TheyrecountbowlsofbiryaniataDelhiprotest,fricas矇deconejoonaPuertoRicanfarm,pay-as-you-wantdishesinacollectively-runHongKongrestaurant,andlemoncakecookedinaNewJerseydisasterreliefkitchen.TheychroniclethecommunalkitchensandfooddistributionprogramsthatemergedinBuenosAiresandNewYorkCityinthewakeofCOVID-19,whichcausedsurgingfoodinsecurityworldwide.Theylooktothepast,revealinghow“BellaCiao“wascomposedbystrikingwomenriceworkers,andthefuture,speculatingonpostcapitalistworldsthatincludebothhigh-techcollectivefarmsandherbsgatheredbesidehighways.Throughessays,articles,poems,andstories,NourishingResistancearguesthatfoodisacentral,intrinsicpartofglobalstrugglesforautonomyandcollectiveliberation.
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