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EDIBLE CHESAPEAKE ENDS FIVE-YEAR RUN, CEASES PUBLICATION WITH FALL 2009 ISSUE Back issues of Edible Chesapeake may be ordered through this web site for $7 each for a limited time. Dear Friends,
The blossoming of the sustainable agriculture and local food community has been amazing to watch and to chronicle in the pages of Edible Chesapeake over the years. Farmers markets are proliferating and gaining customers; small-scale farms and community supported agriculture programs are prospering; retailers are embracing the idea of selling locally sourced products in their stores; consumers are actively seeking food they can trust from producers who are their neighbors. These developments and the fierce loyalty of Edible Chesapeake’s readers, who regularly write to thank us for our work and to tell us how they jealously guard their back issues, bode well for the prospect of real change for the better in our region’s food systems.
Against this hopeful background, I nevertheless have to share the difficult news that I will no longer be publishing Edible Chesapeake magazine. The decision is the result of much reflection on how best to balance the needs of my family and myself as a small business owner, with the needs of the local food community of which Edible Chesapeake has been an important part since 2005. The recently published Fall 2009 issue, with the incredibly scrumptious apple cider donuts on the cover, is the last of my tenure as publisher and editor. It is uncertain at this time whether Edible Chesapeake will continue under a new publisher.
It’s very hard to walk away from something I am so proud of, that I’ve been so passionate about and that has brought so many positive things to my life. It’s been an honor to be associated with the Edible Communities brand and to be part of its pioneering work in creating publications that unite local food communities across the country. I am so thankful to all the businesses, organizations and subscribers who believed in and supported Edible Chesapeake. I sincerely thank everyone who contributed stories, photos and recipes to our pages, and all the folks who helped us in ways large and small along the way. Most of all, I thank the extremely talented and dedicated editorial, marketing and sales staff of Edible Chesapeake, and my incredibly supportive family, all of whom were indispensable to the magazine’s success.
Sincerely,
Renee Brooks Catacalos
Edible Chesapeake thanks these advertisers across Maryland, Virginia, DC and Pennsylvania who supported the publication over the past three years. Please remember them when looking for responsible, sustainable and local businesses to support!| a.k.a. spot | | American Market at National Harbor | | Anne Arundel County Farmers Markets (Anne Arundel County Economic Development Corporation) | | Arlington's Natural Meats | | Artists on the Avenue | | Atwater's | | Australis Barramundi | | Austrian Tourism | | Bees ‘n’Blossoms | | Bethesda Central Farm Market | | Black Cherry | | Blue Crab Bay Co. | | Boordy Vineyards | | Bread and Brew | | Calvert County Farmers Markets (Calvert County Economic Development & Tourism) | | Cathedral College | | Celsius Designs | | Chesapeake Food-Farm Tours | | Chesapeake Gardens | | Choptank Sweets (Marinetics, Inc) | | City of Fairfax Farmers Markets | | Clyde's Restaurant Group | | Cowgirl Creamery | | D&S Farm | | Daily Crisis Farm | | DC’s Wine Country (Loudoun Convention and Visitors Association) | | Deer Creek Beef | | Denise Marie Art | | Dogwood Gourmet | | Dragonfly Farms Vinegar | | Eileen Fisher | | Elk Run Vineyards | | Environmental Leadership Program | | Equinox Restaurant | | Fairfax County Farmers Markets (Fairfax County Park Authority) | | Firefly Farms | | Food Matters | | FRESHFARM Markets | | Future Harvest-CASA | | Gertrude's | | Golden West Cafe | | Good Dog Coffee | | Great Sage/Conscious Corner | | Green Clean | | Greenstreet Gardens | | Gryffon's Aerie | | Gunpowder Bison and Trading | | Hands of the Earth | | Hendricks Farms and Dairy | | High Grounds | | Holistic Moms Network | | Jack of Hearts/Two Oceans Seafood | | Jamestown Pie | | Kelley Greenworks Publishing | | Kilby Cream | | La Fromagerie | | Little Ragghi's Crackers | | Living Gardens | | Locke Modern Country Store | | Locust Point Farm | | Loudoun County Farmers Markets | | Many Rocks Farm | | Maryland Dietetic Association | | Maryland Organic Food and Farming Association | | Maryland Wineries Association | | Maryland’s Best (Maryland Dept of Agriculture) | | Mattawoman Creek Farms | | MOM's Organic Market | | Montebello Kitchens | | Neopol Savory Smokery | | New Morning Farm | | New Trends Publishing | | Newport News Farmers Market (Newport News Parks, Recreation & Tourism) | | Opinionated About Dining | | Organic Valley | | Perrydell Farm | | Planet Produce | | Purple Mountain Organics | | Real Fine Food | | Restaurant Local | | Ricciutis | | Riverdale Park Farmers' Market | | Roseda Beef | | RSVP Catering | | Salsa Las Glorias | | Sennur Fahrali, Realtor | | Sheppard Mansion | | Simply Sausage | | Springfield Farm | | St. George Watercolors | | Stonecrest Farms | | Stonyman Gourmet Farmer | | Takoma Kitchens | | Takoma Park Farmers' Market | | Tarara Winery | | Terressentials | | The Big Bad Woof | | The Boot | | The Bread Ovens at Quail Creek Farm | | The Heritage Store | | The Mushroom Cap | | The Organic Butcher of Mclean | | The Peanut Shop | | The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm | | Toigo Orchards | | Trickling Springs Creamery | | Tuscarora Mill | | Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative | | Twin Springs Fruit Farm | | USA Pears | | Versatile Herb | | Victoria's Fancy Foods | | Virginia Grown (Virginia Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services) | | Whole Foods Market Mid-Atlantic | | Williamsburg Farmers Market | | Willow Hawk Farm | | Woodberry Kitchen | | Yorktown Market Days by the River (York County Tourism) | | Zekes Coffee |
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