FUNDAMENTAL

Change is brewing in Louisville: A former Domino’s Pizza is being transformed into a neighborhood grocery. Photograph: ©2020, Andy Hyslop.
 

FROM THE EDITORS
 

Seasonal recipes and beautiful food photography are at the core of Edible magazine. So are important—sometimes hard—conversations. Now more than ever, it is time to reach beyond the pleasure of eating to support the people and organizations working tirelessly to design new solutions to the old problem of access to healthy food.

“Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.”
—Author Norman Borlaug 

Food inequality can include multiple hurdles that reach beyond food itself: transportation, costs, poor quality. And what about the secondary issues such as hunger, malnutrition, chronic diseases and stress, just to name a few. In a country where up to 40% of the food supply is wasted (folks, that’s about 133 billion pounds and $161 billion!), it is time for some changes.

While this mountain may seem overwhelming, there are ways you can help advance the causes underlying these issues:

1. Educate yourself. Research the people and grass roots organizations addressing food access issues. Understand the specific challenges happening in your community.
2. Work on your own habits and beliefs. Do you understand how people are being marginalized or silenced in your community? Read, learn and question yourself and your privilege. This may be uncomfortable, and that’s probably good.
3. Take action. Support these organizations with your time and your dollars.

Finding hope through the strife is what builds stronger communities. May these stories bring you hope for your city.

Jennifer Rubenstein 
Edible Indy

Ann Curtis 
Edible Kentucky & Southern Indiana

Bryn Mooth 
Edible Ohio Valley

• Edible Indy would like to dedicate this issue to Lenny Rubenstein the publisher’s fatherin- law who passed away on September 22, 2020. He was one of the major reasons behind the purchase of Edible Indy with his love of Montgomery Inn ribs, Triple XXX root beer floats and all of the local ice cream shakes he loved to drink. This one is for you papa!