A Regional Collaboration

A sneak peek into our new digital Edible Communities Cookbook.

FROM THE EDITORS
 

We were nearly an hour into our third joint editorial meeting in May when the thought occurred: We’d been working to put this regional issue together in much the same way that our restaurant, artisan and farmer friends have been working over the past four-plus months.

Making decisions without essential information. Rethinking old ways of doing business. Trying to navigate this new normal. Collaborating, innovating, winging it. In that spirit, Edible Indy, Edible Kentucky & Southern Indiana and Edible Ohio Valley came together to create this print edition. We wanted to be sure we didn’t miss an issue, and we needed each other in order to make it happen.

All of our sister Edible Communities publications are committed to sharing stories of people who are making an impact on their local food economies, along with delicious recipes, beautiful photos and local resources. With this issue, you’ll get a taste of two other Edible Communities titles you may not be familiar with but are just down the road.

In assembling the stories for this issue, we discovered that our local food ecosystems are surprisingly resilient and more vital than ever. We hope this special issue sparks optimism for the future and inspires you to see for yourself what’s happening across our region. And we invite you to keep up with the latest by following #localtogether and #ediblemidwest on social media.

Jennifer Rubenstein
Edible Indy

Ann Curtis
Edible Kentucky & Southern Indiana

Bryn Mooth
Edible Ohio Valley