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in, relating to or characteristic of a city or town
Growing Places Indy operates in downtown Indianapolis. Many of the neighborhoods downtown and in the urban core of Indianapolis have limited access to fresh, healthy, local food sources. We hope to empower neighborhoods to create their own safe and sustainable sources of fresh, healthy, local food.
attitudes, behaviors, practices, and rituals related to food, collectively or in the context of a particular group of people.
CULTURE: the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively the customs, arts, social institution and achievements of a particular nation, people or social group.
The restaurants, markets and food related businesses in downtown Indianapolis present the first impression of our food culture to visitors to the city. We hope to inspire and support the expansion of a vibrant, diverse and Indiana-proud food culture to that visitors will savor, remember and come back for more.
The food we eat and serve to others also offers delightful ways to share our personal, family and cultural histories, traditions, and stories. Food can enable us to experience the world through flavors, recipes, cooking techniques and methods. Like art, food and experiences of eating can evoke emotions, memories, deep contemplation, and simple pleasure. Food culture is part of how we connect our sense of individuality into a greater experience of community and society.
the science and art of farming work of cultivating the soil and producing crops (From Latin): agr- ‘field’ + cultura – ‘growing, cultivation.
“Eating is an agricultural act.” -Wendell Berry
Indiana has a strong agricultural heritage and agriculture remains a critical part of our economy. Living in urban areas, it is easy to disassociate ourselves with the agricultural practices that feed us. Yet our agriculture practices don’t stop at the farm. They follow our food to the table and continue on into our bodies with each bite that we eat. We hope to help individuals understand more about how our agricultural practices relate to our individual health, as well as the health of our communities, economy, and environment.
a gathering of people for buying and selling the people gathered groups of people associated in trade the demand or opportunity for a trade, service or product.
The “Market” is where agriculture and food culture come together. Markets and marketplaces reveal the practices, behaviors, tastes and purchases that define our food culture. The choices we make about how to spend our food dollars determine the agricultural practices that will thrive and survive. Whether buying seeds for your own garden, driving through for fast food, planning around the weekly farmers market, buying organic at the grocery store, dining in a locally owned restaurant, or subsisting on frozen dinners, each dollar you spend makes a statement about present markets and pays into future markets. We want to encourage you consider the markets - and thus the food culture and agricultural practices - you are supporting.
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