By Anim Steel

For many of us, Fall is harvest time. It’s also soccer season in North America. And for one group of farmers and food lovers in North America, the two go perfectly together.

“Farm-soccer” in Lincoln, MA is now a weekly ritual: a pick-up game of soccer created years ago by members of a regional farmers’ association. Today, farm-soccer has a large and diverse following. Many players don’t work daily on the land. But it retains its original name, its sideline chatter about potato weevils, and a spirit of friendly inclusion. The game is thoroughly co-ed, international, and good-natured. It has sparked many friendships which otherwise would not have existed.

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“If a pot is cooking, a friendship will stay warm.”
- Arabic Proverb

Sharing a meal with anyone can create a bond, large or small, that may be fleeting, but often times can last a lifetime. Preparing, cooking and eating food is all a part of this bonding experience. And as the above quote suggests, it is food and a meal that can build lasting friendships and healthy communities.

Because of the important connection that food can create between all of us, reap/sow has created the Recipe Marketplace. The Recipe Marketplace will allow people from around the world to share recipes and stories about the food that is meaningful in their own life and the life of their community. These recipes need not be elaborate, but merely something that you are excited to share.

Every dish has a story, whether it regards origin, composition, or personal connection. It is our hope that this will be a forum for sharing these stories and recognizing the amazing impact of food on our lives. Food is a powerful social force. In recognition of this significance, we hope that conscientious (but not exclusive) use of local, organic, and fair trade products will be apparent in your recipes.

We hope that people will share their recipes and by doing so create new connections with people who also have a passion for cooking food that has been nourished by healthy people, healthy land and healthy communities.

In order to submit a recipe, please send a title, a one sentence descriptive blurb, a paragraph or two describing its significance and the recipe to rnemec@thefoodproject.org. Photos, poems, and other forms of expression are also great additions to submitted recipes.

We look forward to your recipes and we hope that the Recipe Marketplace will create new friendships and keep the old ones on the burner.

Pad Thai ala Local Vegetables

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Zinester Holly Tyson wanted to do her best to eat local during the winter. She documented her efforts in her homemade book, Picking Under the Power Lines. We’ve included a couple pages below so you can get an idea of what she made. Check back here as we “rotate the exhibit” to show different pages from her book.
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