On food as nourishment

Food nourishes us in more ways than one.

Food connects us to our identity, culture, history, community, memory, land, and waters. To ourselves and to each other.

As designers within the food system, we have a responsibility to honor these connections and forms of nourishment. To collaborate with people and communities most impacted by a design topic, so that together we can support and celebrate what they value. And to reflect on what nourishment from food means in our own lives, on a personal level, since that informs how we approach our work.

Because food is rarely just food. And what a privilege it is to play a role in designing how food can be experienced by others.

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