We launched into 2020 with a clear strategic plan and vision for what this year would entail. Yet, just a month or so into that plan, the world changed around as we entered into a global pandemic. As the Buddhist teacher and author Pema Chödrön writes, “sometimes when things fall apart, well, that's the big opportunity to change.” And that has been our mantra for this year.
Looking to Indigenous Lands and Food Pathways
Land is where our work begins. As a team, we often share this sentiment as a way of creating context and structuring our engagement with farms, businesses and landscapes. A core tenant of our work lies in understanding the landscape that we are working in, what it is capable of producing and what it wants to be in its natural state.
Our Divided Table
Everything on our plates can spawn a revelation, including the plate itself. Every piece of food is saturated with stories and histories. Some are conspicuous while others lie buried beneath layers of deceit and misrepresentation. Some so intertwined with other stories as to render their own histories mere testaments to the beauty and folly of humanity.