The Food Justice Lab carries out research on economic crises, food system inequalities and cooperative responses in Central America and Central Appalachia.
The Food Justice Lab carries out research on economic crises, food system inequalities, and cooperative responses in Central America and Central Appalachia. Our long-term research and experimental projects support people who long for economies based on human dignity, respect and justice. The Food Justice Lab was founded in 2010 by Dr. Bradley Wilson. Wilson’s research is rooted in human geography with a focus on critical food studies, political ecology and development studies. He has explored such topics as fair trade, agri-food certification regimes, farmworker rights, ethical consumerism, land conflicts, agrarian livelihoods, the politics of food provisioning, anti-hunger organizing, emergency food networks, local and community food strategies, anti-toxics and environmental justice movements, the green economy and cooperative development in Nicaragua and West Virginia. Parallel to this research Wilson and his students have developed two experimental projects: FIRSTHAND Cooperative and WV FOODLINK. Researchers, students and organizations who are interested in collaborating with the Food Justice Lab should contact Dr. Bradley Wilson at [email protected].
The WVU Food Justice Lab is an experimental space for research and action focused on challenging food system inequalities.
