In Our Spring 2019 Issue

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

Back in 2015, after several years out of print, edible Nutmeg relaunched. It was an exciting opportunity for me to help strengthen connections within and highlight the best stories from Connecticut’s local food communities. However, this relaunch returned edible Nutmeg to print in a slightly different form than it had when it was founded in 2006; though the commitment to quality and mission remained unaltered, the geographical coverage of the title was reduced. What had started as a magazine covering the entirety of the state changed to one that distributed only in Connecticut’s western region - Fairfield, New Haven, and Litchfield counties - as denoted in the tagline on the cover.

This change in focus was undertaken in order to provide even greater, more-localized attention to Connecticut’s farmers and food artisans. Since the founding of edible Nutmeg, the local food movement has grown by leaps and bounds. Where once, there were only a few local farmers markets to choose from, there have become many. There are more local bakers, brewers, farm-to-table chefs, and food growers of all kinds. So many, in fact, that it seemed appropriate to introduce a second edible publication to Connecticut. With this in mind, edible Nutmeg shifted focus to cover the western half of the state, leaving open Connecticut’s eastern counties for coverage by a new edible publication.

As the spring season brings new life to farms and fields across our state, it is fitting that we welcome publishers Shane Kennedy and Mindy Agosta, as they launch edible CT East, available concurrently with this spring issue of edible Nutmeg. If you’re a traveler, you may already know that there are nearly 100 edible titles in North America (including some in Canada), and I’m excited to welcome edible CT East to our large and growing family of community-based food and farm advocates. edible CT East will print seasonally (like edible Nutmeg) but provide dedicated coverage of and distribution within the bountiful eastern half of Connecticut, including Hartford, Middlesex, New London, Tolland, and Windham counties. Although some editorial content with statewide relevance may occasionally appear in both edible Nutmeg and edible CT East, each will focus primarily on their respective regions.

For those of us that enjoy all parts of Connecticut, I hope you’ll join me in celebrating twice the coverage of our state’s sustainable, entrepreneurial, and mission-driven food industry. For more information about edible CT East, please visit their website or follow them on Facebook and Instagram. Hearing from edible Nutmeg’s dedicated readership over the years is one of the great privileges I enjoy as the publisher, and I hope you’ll extend the same warmth and camaraderie to edible CT East, as we welcome them to our community.

Dana Jackson, Editor & Publisher

Spring 2019 full digital edition flipbook