Edible San Diego

Summer 2024

IN THE FLOW The last two lines of Mary Oliver’s poem “The Summer Day”: ‍Tell me, what is it you plan to dowith your one wild and precious life? Her question embeds us in a world that’s equally beautiful and fierce, inviting an expansive sense of belonging and possibility. On the occasion of the summer […]

Spring 2024

SEEING AND BEING Hi Stardust! So glad you’re here as our patch of the planet angles closer to the sun a.k.a. springtime. One of my favorite books, The Life and Death of Planet Earth (2003), tells the story of our planet as a biography, which enables the authors to weave the very micro to the […]

Winter 2023–2024

Publisher’s Note ELEMENTS OF HEALTH “To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”— Mary Oliver Here we are. It’s winter again, and the cool, moist air feels so good. I’m sure you’ve also said or heard someone marvel at how time seems to be moving faster these days. For a few minutes, let’s […]

Fall 2023

PUBLISHER’S NOTE REGENERATIVE MEDIA Welcome to our fall issue. We take an unexpected turn with the idea of Smart Food, dedicating this issue to the courageous human beings whose work in steamy kitchens and hot fields—cooperating and working with nature—exemplifies the smartest food. Their experiences ground us in the real world and in “a vision […]

Spring 2023

Feet Planted Firmly on the Ground Welcome to Land Lovers, our spring issue in which we focus on the land we rely on for sustenance and life itself. 2023 marks our 15th year of bringing people together around local food and why it’s so important, revealing, and hopeful. Have you heard of earthing? I like […]

Winter 2022–2023

‍ Little Things Mean a Lot It’s winter. Make yourself something warm to drink, and let’s sit for a while. Welcome to something unexpected. We have spent this entire year shifting to a regenerative mindset. This fall we considered people in the food system inspiring good change. Where does this journey bring us this season? […]