Food is more than what’s on your plate. It's a direct reflection of identity, of history, it's a reflection of access and or lack of justice. Where you live can shape what you eat, how you eat, and even how long you live. 

The truth is that our food systems are rooted in histories that include displacement, inequity, and harm. 

Founded by Detroit native Gabrielle Knox and Oakland California native Josmine Evans, The Joy Project wants to reconnect people with ancestral foodways and land practices. They aim to educate and spread joy through building historical and cultural relationships between Black, brown, and Indigenous communities and the soil.

They join The Metro to talk more about food as justice, as healing, and as identity, and what it really looks like when everyone has access to food, culture, dignity and community.