Food can be nostalgic and sensory, personal and communal. It can transport you to far-off places or bring you back home. It provides sustenance and stories. Before moving to Chicago, Ana and Mario Vela’s life in Texas included a deep-rooted ritual of enjoying breakfast tacos with friends and family. With recipes passed down from her…
The world sometimes works in mysterious, wonderful ways. Meeting Eric Benson, Co-founder of Fresh Press and Re-nourish, was one of those times in which lives connect across great distances and then circle back oddly close to home. A few summers ago I found myself at a professional crossroads, as a grant I’d been working with…
Sometimes the stars of location and inspiration align, as they did for me when I stumbled upon WORK+SHELTER. Always on the lookout for conscious content and organizations to follow, my scrolling thumb stopped on a vibrant, joyful photo of Indian women posing with rad, handmade bags. I went to the profile, then to the website,…