FOOD & COMMUNITY IN PHILADELPHIA AND BEYOND
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
GUIDED BY VALUES
SINCE WE LAST TALKED, the world has changed.
I’m so grateful that this issue even exists; not all small businesses have been able to remain in operation. You may notice this issue is a bit slimmer than usual, but we’re still here, thanks to our loyal advertising partners and to support from readers like you. (See below for how you can join in on that by becoming a subscriber member). To be able to continue telling the food stories of the Philadelphia region is a privilege that I don’t take lightly.
These past months, I’ve thought about how making choices based on my values gives my life a sense of meaning and my spirit a sense of hopefulness. This principle holds true in every aspect of life, but as someone who has focused so intensely throughout my career on food, it is most true when it comes on the money I spend feeding my family.
Here’s what I value: Human health. The environment. Our local economy. Social and economic justice.
And for me that means buying my groceries from Primal Supply, Riverwards Produce, Reading Terminal Market, and Philly Food Works instead of Whole Foods and Amazon. It means shopping at farmers’ markets while wearing a mask. It means having conversations with farmers about how they manage their land to protect the soil and water. It means shopping at BIPOC-owned businesses and restaurants and, as editor of this magazine, seeking out stories from and about people who represent the full diversity we have in Philadelphia.
We hope you enjoy this abbreviated but still info-packed issue. Let me know what you think and how you are living your own food values at joy@ediblephilly.com or on social media @EdiblePhilly.
Sincerely,
Joy Manning
Editor
joy@ediblephilly.com
