In this issue of OpenSpace we begin by reflecting on food—how it is produced, how the present system undermines ecological and human health, and why so many go without the food they need.

We then explore an alternative framework—food sovereignty—drawing on an online conversation we hosted in December 2020 between Leslie Campbell (an urban agronomist working with FoodShare Toronto) and Nettie Wiebe (an organic farmer, ethicist, and food activist from Delisle, Saskatchewan).