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PLANT THE SEEDS . . .
The fact is, the past few weeks / months / years have felt more exhausting than we remember others feeling. We're bouncing back and forth between frequent concern (for people / policies / pollution, etc.) and gratitude (for the many things that we personally have to be thankful for). Even tackling issues one at a time, and making sure to stop and rest so that we have ample energy to resume, feels at times impossibly slow.
The things that keep us going - and provide resilience - are stories. Little by little, people are making individual contributions that truly make the world a better place. No single person can solve all of the world's problems, but there is no problem too small to tackle. In a world of more than 7 billion people, the collective impact of small changes makes an enormous difference.
This week, we're sharing only the second in our new round of blog stories, and we already feel that each one holds a world of ideas, moments, and everyday miracles. These stories are being commissioned from writers and photographers around the country, and the world, for the purpose of illuminating the lives and efforts of folks like Heber Brown and the Black Church Food Security Network. We hope you find something in this week's story to lift you up.
Cheers,
Tay + Dor
Co-Founders, Good Food Jobs
photo credit: LaSchelle Janey Ross for GFJ Stories
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tidbits...
what we’re reading / listening to / watching / noticing / thinking about / captivated by this Tuesday…
We covet seed catalogs the way some folks revere fashion magazines. They are meant to be used, but also cherished - the information absorbed and the images to inspire. This is one of our favorites.
Conversely, his fashion company tells stories about women - and this woman happens to write about food. "She reminds us, in her earnest admittance, that contradictions are a sign of a life lived wholly. We can find comfort in the choices we make and still yearn for more. We can embrace ourselves as parts of our past without discounting our need to also emerge from it. We can enjoy white chocolate even if we don't believe in its very classification."
For fans of Samin Nosrat's Salt Fat Acid Heat, get ready for a new documentary series.
Have you been to the Long Island Food Conference? Food As A Solution will happen this year on November 3rd. Find tickets here.
It's never too late to peak. Your best work is waiting to be done.
got a tidbit? drop it here for us, and you just might see it in next week's newsletter.
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