ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the way food has been treated in 'three faces' of utopianism: utopian literature; practical utopias such as intentional communities; and utopian social theory'. Utopias can be roughly divided into the body utopia or utopias brought about by nature or the gods and the city utopia or utopias brought about through human action. Food has been a central focus of both types, and it has always been a large part of the basic human utopia of a full stomach and adequate clothing and shelter. There is a food bureau in every city, and a national food bureau, with international relations. The best scientific knowledge is used to study food values, to improve old materials and develop new ones. Food sovereignty implies new social relations free of oppressions and inequality between men and women, peoples, racial groups, social and economic classes and generations'.
