Interrogating the “productive” home gardener in a time of pandemic lockdown in the Philippines

IF 1.2 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY

Food and Foodways Pub Date : 2020-07-02 DOI:10.1080/07409710.2020.1790142

M. J. Montefrio

引用次数: 18

Abstract

Abstract Interest in home gardening has burgeoned since governments around the world imposed lockdowns to suppress the spread of SARS-CoV-2. This essay reflects on the growth of home gardens in the locked-down Philippines by analyzing discourses in two home gardening interest groups in Facebook. A particularly salient discourse revolves around the notion of being a “productive” home gardener in a time of pandemic. While the “productive” home gardener discourse appears to be benign and even ideal, overemphasizing it disregards the nuances of class dynamics in home gardening. It also risks idealizing the role of the individual gardener as the solution to the crisis, thereby downplaying the importance of addressing broader structural issues in crisis management and food provisioning. In this essay, the author argues that home gardeners should move beyond the productivity discourse and instead focus on growing communities that are committed to inclusivity, while also acknowledging and supporting other initiatives that target structural issues.

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在菲律宾大流行封锁期间，询问“多产”的家庭园丁

自世界各国政府实施封锁以抑制SARS-CoV-2的传播以来，人们对家庭园艺的兴趣日益浓厚。本文通过分析Facebook上两个家庭园艺兴趣小组的话语，反思了家庭花园在被封锁的菲律宾的发展。一个特别突出的论述围绕着在大流行时期成为“多产的”家庭园丁的概念展开。虽然“多产”的家庭园丁话语似乎是良性的，甚至是理想的，但过分强调它忽视了家庭园艺中阶级动态的细微差别。它也有将个体园丁的作用理想化作为危机解决方案的风险，从而淡化了解决危机管理和粮食供应中更广泛的结构性问题的重要性。在这篇文章中，作者认为，家庭园丁应该超越生产力的话语，而是专注于致力于包容性的不断发展的社区，同时也承认和支持其他针对结构性问题的举措。

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Food and Foodways ANTHROPOLOGY-

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