In this thesis, I focus on the point of intersection between epistemology and food. To understand the complex food system in our contemporary world, I argue that we must turn to epistemology. Thanks to Alvin Goldman, from the seventies onwards, a new field within epistemology emerged – social epistemology, which focuses on the social aspect of knowing. Consequently, the gates for understanding the process of knowledge acquisition within the social world were opened. When one explores the relationship between human beings and their surroundings, the topic of food emerges inevitably – it is packed with individual and collective beliefs, values, norms, prejudices, stereotypes, cultural representations, and overall collective imaginary related to food production/consumption which is strongly inscribed into the social fabric. Taking into consideration the impact of climate change we are witnessing, the issue of food production, as well as of food consumption, emerges as a burning issue. In approaching this topic, I propose “ecological epistemology” as a relevant tool for a deeper understanding of the complex issue of food. I consider epistemology to be a practical “apparatus”, applicable to real-world issues. More specifically, I view ecological epistemology as a branch of applied/social epistemology focused on the analysis of foodrelated beliefs, both individual and collective, as well as on the tangible social problem of epistemic injustices resulting from the process of food production and consumption. I am interested in how one approaches and estimates information regarding food. Furthermore, how does one choose who to trust and on what grounds when it comes to food? How does one shape or change beliefs about food? Moreover, how does one continue to act upon personal beliefs, make choices, and create habits, thus leaving an actual material footprint in the world? What are the epistemic injustices that occur along the way? As I see it, to grasp the complex issue of food in contemporary society, one must firstly attain the necessary tools for grasping this multidimensional matter. Economics, agriculture, nutrition, or food politics can be used as linear frameworks regarding food, but my intention is to go one step back, right to the source where beliefs are being formed and explore the power of cognition which operates within the multidimensional realm where power, selfknowledge, and epistemic injustice overlap. Therefore, the goal of this thesis is a comprehensive analysis and a layout of foundations for ecological epistemology which I perceive as a tool for grasping the complex realm of food. My intention is to explore foodrelated beliefs; understand how the beliefs regarding food production/consumption are generated and eventually changed both on an individual and collective level; and lastly, explore the roots of epistemic injustices based on food production/consumption. The key issue is to understand the realm of food which I will approach by questioning power, selfknowledge, social (in)justice, status anxiety, as well as collective food-related imaginary. Finding ground in applied/social epistemology, I maintain that ecological epistemology is an appropriate tool for understanding the complex and multilayered domain of food, as well as for detecting and understanding epistemic injustice which gives source to wider political injustice. As a solution for this complex issue, I propose virtue epistemology.