Eleventh International Conference on Food Studies

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic causes a food access crisis among communities. In addition, restricted mobilization and disturbed food systems in Indonesia become a challenge for communities, especially minority groups. Unfortunately, food collective initiatives during the pandemic rarely included the queer community as a target group. This study aims to explore food resilience among the queer groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collection was done using focus group discussion (FGD) online of queer practicing cultivating through COVID-19 response workshop initiative. The result shows that queer participation in a food collective named kebun keadilan (the farm justice) can bring affordable food for them. It can help them to provide their daily food requirement, such as vegetables. In addition, the food interaction between queer community to other community help to transfer new perspective and it leads to advocacy process. The understanding of food affordability among minority communities has important implications for food justice.