Many of you reading this know what it’s like to not have food. You’ve been hungry before. You know because of lived experience that no one should have to worry about food. Like breathing in fresh air, having access to food should be as natural as inhaling and exhaling.
Food For All Series: 15 Articles
Food For All: The Book
Introduction
The Food For All Book is a community-authored manifesto for food justice—featuring stories, strategies, and solutions from over 30 grassroots leaders, growers, youth, and policy advocates working to transform food systems from the ground up. Created as part of the Food For All Campaign, this book uplifts the lived experiences and bold ideas of those most impacted by hunger and food insecurity—those who know firsthand that food is a human right, not a privilege.
More than a publication, it’s a tool for systems change. Each chapter explores challenges like access, affordability, and accountability, while offering replicable models, policy recommendations, and narrative strategies for building a just food future. It’s designed to inform, inspire, and equip readers—whether you’re a policymaker, student, organizer, or funder—to take meaningful action.
The Food For All Book is both a declaration and an invitation: a declaration that our current food system can be transformed, and an invitation to join the movement to ensure food for all.
Masthead
Dr. Jan Marson, OTD, OTR/L, BCP
Publisher, Author
Darren Jackson
Publisher, Author
Alexandra Vollman
Executive Editor
Lindsay Pattan
Editor-at-Large
Sara Bannoura
Contributing Writer
Anita Manion, PhD
Contributing Writer
Stephen Bagwell, PhD
Contributing Writer
Sarah Fenske
Contributing Editor
Sylvester Brown, Jr.
Contributing Writer
Melissa Vaterott
Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Contributing Writer
Jocelyn Fundoukos
Operation Food Search, Contributing Writer
Charlie Hall
Green Dining Alliance / earthday365, Contributing Writer
Dail Chambers
Coahoma Orchards, Contributing Writer
Miranda Lipton
Contributing Writer
Keisha Mabry
Contributing Writer
Mike Sullivan
Research Support, Contributing Writer
Stephen Bagwell
Contributing Writer
Erica Williams
A Red Circle, Contributing Writer
Sarah Schlafly
Mighty Cricket, Contributing Writer
Tonia Scherer
Contributing Writer
Kalena Thomhave
Contributing Writer
Bob Schuster
Creative Direction and Layout Design
Brock Seals
Contributing Artist
Sophia Smith
Contributing Artist
Lauren Poitras
Contributing Artist
Juan Malave Campos
Contributing Artist
J.P. Burcks
Photography
Cami Thomas
Photography
Tyler Small
Photography
*additional photo credits as noted