In Issue #42 Nov/Dec 2021

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:

Food is a way forward.

As a privileged white girl I, like everyone else like me, thought I wasn’t racist. But as the months have unfolded since George Floyd and The Black Lives Matter movement, I’ve realized that I’ve done my part to prop up white privilege.

Whether this was innocently ingrained in me or not, it’s wrong. And I feel a need to give a broader brush stroke to entrepreneurs that may not have gotten a fair shake. We have a lot to make up for and it won’t happen overnight, but I intend to do my part to shine a light on entrepreneurs of color making their way. I hope you do too, as we all embark on the road forward.

This issue celebrates everyone. No matter what our race, one thing remains the same, food traditions and family matter and bind us like little else. All of our stories celebrate those who are upholding and carrying on their family food traditions and sharing them with us.

This issue also features two special sections: 1) our annual Local Gift Guide featuring local and handmade products and 2) a Special Section on climate change from Edible Communities, our parent organization. Read this report. We all need to do our part to help the earth and our futures.

I hope your holidays are full of family, warmth, and good food. From all of us here at Edible - Happy Holidays.
--Jill