{"id":38195,"date":"2023-06-01T18:24:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T22:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/?p=38195"},"modified":"2023-07-08T18:58:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T22:58:17","slug":"regenerative-ag-sustains-revives-local-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/regenerative-ag-sustains-revives-local-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Regenerative Ag Sustains & Revives Local Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"
>> Back to June 2023 Issue<\/a><\/div>\n

\"TraceyI believe that excellent storytelling has the power to change lives and that it is the emotional, human connection to others that makes us care, that effects change and that illuminates the humanness of others to a point we can\u2019t ignore. And this simple concept is the foundational pillar of the work Edible Communities<\/a> has done for the past two decades and continues to do.<\/p>\n

With 75 community-based, food-<\/a>focused <\/a>magazines <\/a>throughout North America and an annual audience of 20 million readers, I can no longer count the number of stories we\u2019ve published that have literally changed lives. About 18 years ago, I was visiting a cheesemaker with the publisher of one of our magazines. The publisher was writing a story about a young woman who was hand pulling fresh mozzarella cheese and the photographer was busy taking photos. At some point during the interview, the cheesemaker said: \u201cI don\u2019t think you should publish this story about me. I\u2019m probably going to be out of business by the time it\u2019s in print. I\u2019ve sold all the shares I can sell in my business and I\u2019m just not making it.\u201d<\/em> The publisher responded: \u201cJust hang on until the story comes out. I really believe it will help you.\u201d<\/em> I\u2019m happy to report that all these years later, the cheesemaker is thriving, and her business did not fail. This is just one of the hundreds of times I\u2019ve had the pleasure of witnessing the power of honest, authentic storytelling in action.<\/p>\n

But what we don\u2019t talk about often enough is the other side of the storytelling equation, which is the sparks that are ignited when readers engage with a story that makes them take action and make change.<\/p>\n

The very best phone call I can receive at our office is one that goes like this: \u201cI\u2019ve lived in this community my whole life and I had no idea we had all of these amazing people here.\u201d That is the kind of awakening the Edible Communities<\/em> magazines make possible. We write stories about local farmers, fishers, food producers, winemakers, craft brewers, food and agriculture organizations, and you, dear readers, take notice and act. And it\u2019s not the purely transactional call to action advertisers want you to take, but rather, you buy local because it supports your neighbors, your kid\u2019s schoolteacher who is making jam on weekends or your community leader who is trying to feed the homeless more nutritional foods.<\/p>\n

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