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Now for a few basics. Farmers markets are small areas set up in an urban environment, (That\u2019s a city for those of you who don\u2019t speak Progressive), where people can buy a large selection of produce, generally grown by small local farms. Anyone is welcome to shop here. However, there are a pair of moonbats who have decided that Farmers Markets are racist. Here are some of the details from Campus Reform<\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n T<\/b>wo San Diego State University (SDSU) professors recently criticized farmers\u2019 markets for being \u201cwhite spaces\u201d that contribute to the oppression of minorities. Pascale Joassart-Marcelli and Fernando J Bosco, two geography professors at SDSU, criticized the \u201cwhiteness of farmers\u2019 markets\u201d in a chapter for <\/b>Just Green Enough<\/b><\/a><\/em>, a new anthology published by Routledge in December. <\/b><\/p>\n The anthology, which features contributions from a variety of professors, aims to highlight<\/a> the harms of \u201cenvironmental gentrification,\u201d a process in which \u201cenvironmental improvements lead to\u2026the displacement of long-term residents.\u201d <\/b><\/p>\n I\u2019ve linked to the book in question. It\u2019s overpriced, wildly, and is basically a series of essay\u2019s by a bunch of idiots who have never worked a day in their lives in the \u201cDreaded Private Sector.\u201d The problem here is systemic in the world of Academia. These failures need to publish papers and stories in order to show that they\u2019re valuable people. Because of this, most of the \u201cworks\u201d coming out of collages and universities would be perfect for farmers. Why?<\/p>\n Farmers\u2019 markets are one such environmental improvement that can lead to gentrification, Bosco and Joassart-Marcelli argue, saying farmers\u2019 markets are \u201cexclusionary\u201d since locals may not be able to \u201cafford the food and\/or feel excluded from these new spaces.\u201d <\/b><\/p>\n The people selling at farmers markets flat out don\u2019t care about anyone\u2019s skin tone, religion or eye shape. They\u2019re there to sell stuff and make money. Granted, it can be overpriced, but that\u2019s what you can expect from low volume specialty farms. They tend to grow things for the local market that the big agribiz farms don\u2019t.<\/p>\n This social exclusion is reinforced by the \u201cwhiteness of farmers\u2019 markets\u201d and the \u201cwhite habitus\u201d that they can reinforce, the professors elaborate, describing farmers\u2019 markets as \u201cwhite spaces where the food consumption habits of white people are normalized.\u201d <\/b><\/p>\n This is a paradoxical outcome, since farmers\u2019 markets are often established in the interest of fighting so-called \u201cfood deserts\u201d in lower-income and minority communities. Since grocery stores in low-income communities often lack fresh quality produce, the professors say that in some cases, farmers\u2019 markets may be only source of quality and affordable produce for locals. <\/b><\/p>\n Citing research they conducted in San Diego, however, Bosco and Joassart-Marcelli claim that 44 percent of the city\u2019s farmers\u2019 markets are located in census tracts with a high rate of gentrification, leading them to conclude that farmers\u2019 markets \u201cattract households from higher socio-economic backgrounds, raising property values and displacing low-income residents and people of color.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n Two things. First, where are the other 66 percent of the markets located? By chance, would they be located in areas with low income customers? Second, these are small farmers. They want to do something that is generally a totally alien concept to people like these to idiots. They want to make money. As to your \u201cresearch? Don\u2019t make me laugh! If you tried submitting this drivel for academic review, you would be quickly shown the door.<\/p>\n \u201cThe most insidious part of this gentrification process is that alternative food initiatives work against the community activists and residents who first mobilized to fight environmental injustices and provide these amenities but have significantly less political and economic clout than developers and real estate professionals.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n