From JOHN ROBB I love the idea of participatory food. In fact,
participatory food may be the way we achieve better and more
abundant food in the future.What is participatory food? It’s
when an entire community participates in the growing, preparing,
and eating of food. Participatory food isn’t new. We enjoy many
the benefits of participatory food at home when we cook, eat,
and clean up meals as a family (intentional communities that
share meals are an attempt to replicate this experience across a
larger “tribal” group). However, the big question remains. How
does participatory food work in a larger community? I’ve
identified three ways this may work. All three are based more on
the production (growing and raising) of food than on the
consumption of it. However, all three include celebrations of
preparing and eating great food. Celebrations that turn eating
into the social experience it has been since time immemorial. Ad
Hoc Food This is an open approach to participatory food
formulated by the Incredible Edibl