Within the overarching theme of environmental justice, I do believe it is crucial to address globalization of the food system: the predominant Westernized diet is detrimental to our planet's environment, and is extremely energy intensive, as well as ethically and morally disputable. The irony of today’s global food system is that it possesses dichotomous qualities. For example, it generates an enormous amount of food waste, yet also causes the starvation of a billion people worldwide; it appears to provide jobs, yet, at the same time, it can take away jobs (e.g., small enterprises being swallowed by larger ones); it delivers nutrient-rich substances to our bodies, yet it causes diseases of affluence in our societies. Unfortunately, the development
