Launched in 2020, Community Food Navigator envisions a food system rooted in justice, in which the people who produce, distribute, and consume food also control its production, distribution, and governance. Their mission is to expand food sovereignty — particularly in Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities — by engaging Chicago-area food growers, producers, educators, and eaters; strengthening connections and collaboration; telling more truthful stories about the Chicago food ecosystem; and redistributing power.
Their community already existed in Chicagoland, but the Community Food Navigator team recognized the need for an online place for collaboration amidst peak COVID-19 conditions. In-person meet-ups were not an option. It was critical to the team that members felt on-going ownership of the space they co-created, rather than handing them a tool that didn’t meet their needs.
Learn how the Community Food Navigator community team built a mobile-first app to meet their members where they were.
