Abstract
Extrapolating from Bourdieu’s theory of cultural capital, this paper presentation introduces biocultural capital as capacity and asset to steward land, food, and knowledge in public commons for present and future generations. At the nexus of nutrition, planetary health and cultural well-being, foraging can support community-based biocultural capital in developing local self-determination and dignity with regard to local food sovereignty and nutrition security. This case study in Syracuse, New York, USA investigates how community partners and interested residents identify strategies to build biocultural capital through community-based foraging knowledge, networks, and practice.
Presenters
Anne C. BellowsProfessor, Nutrition and Food Studies, Syracuse University, New York, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
BIOCULTURAL CAPITAL, FORAGING, GLOBAL SYNDEMIC, NUTRITION RESILIENCE, COMMUNITY FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
