Ingredients
Why Some Ingredients Become Tied to a Place
Why ingredients become tied to a place: trace how growing conditions, trade and everyday use shape regional food…
The archive
All stories
Browse stories about the ingredients, markets, makers, foodways and gatherings that connect what people eat to the places they call home.
Markets
Farm Stall or Weekly Market: Two Ways to Meet Local Food
Farm stall or weekly market? Compare the choices, conversations and local food each setting offers, then pick the…
Foodways
The Recipe That Changed Along the Road
Trace how a recipe changed along the road by comparing ingredients, methods and the people who carry it, without…
Makers
What “Local” Means on a Food Label
Read a local food label with confidence by distinguishing where a product was made, where its ingredients grew and…
Gatherings
A Shared Table Around One Seasonal Ingredient
Plan a relaxed gathering around one seasonal ingredient with flexible dishes, simple hosting and welcoming prompts…
Our point of view
Place changes the meaning of food
A local dish is more than an ingredient list. Its meaning comes from where its ingredients come from, who makes it and how people choose to share it.