FOOD INJUSTICE IN INGLEWOOD

AND THE SOUTH BAY

Prepared by: Danielle DeRuiter-Williams

Winter 2011

SOUTH BAY AT-A-

GLANCE

INGLEWOOD AND THE SOUTH BAY

FOOD JUSTICE Access to:

healthyaffordable organic locally grown culturally relevant food

“ACCESS” Location matters

The further from healthy food options a population is the more likely they are to experience diet related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, heart disease, etc.

CHALLENGESFood Justice in the South Bay varies by

city butmany communities find themselves

lackingaccess to healthy foods at low cost

Additionally, these communities are overrun

with fast food restaurants and corners stores

which tend to be the go-to place for snacks for

youth

ACCESS TO GROCERY STORES, AFRICAN-AMERICANS

ACCESS TO GROCERY STORES, LATINOS

GROCERY STORES IN THE SOUTH BAY

FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS AND YOUTH

A CLOSER LOOK AT INGLEWOOD

OPPORTUNITIES Social Justice Learning Institute is

working to improve food justice by increasing food assets in the South BayFruit Tree DistributionGardensFarmers MarketCSA

OPPORTUNITIES

RECOMMENDATIONS Obtain land from CRA for larger scale

gardens Alter zoning laws to account for rooftop

gardening Partner with public schools to provide

locally produced food to students Pass moratorium against the

proliferation of fast food restaurants Repurpose corner stores to carry

healthy, just fare

SKILLS EMPLOYED Modeling—geocode model for fast food restaurants Metadata—created regional layer for South Bay Measurement & Analysis—1 mile buffer surrounding

grocery stores Original Data—addresses of families and individuals who

received trees Extracting information from a buffer—fast food

restaurants and concentration of youth Geoprocessing—clips on all slides Geocoding—grocery stores, fast food, trees Boundary Subset—City limits of South Bay Cities Inset Map Select by Attribute—fast food restaurants only in the

South Bay Fast Food and Youth contains 7 layers