“Instead of “food desert” we say “food apartheid”, because “food apartheid” looks at the whole food system, along with race, geography, faith, and economics. You say “food apartheid” and you get to the root cause of some of the problems around the food system.”- Karen Washington

What do we mean when we say the U.S. food system is based on a system of apartheid between the rich and poor, the haves and have-nots? How are these relationships disproportionately racialized? What is the role of wealth and income on food access? If we want to change the system, first we should understand it.