2023

IMPACT
REPORT

As Food Culture Collective celebrates our first year as a creative collective committed to transforming food culture at its roots, we are reflecting on the stories, relationships, and insights of 2023.

2023
At-a-Glance

20, 241

people engaged with our media

    • 750 people engaged in our live programs

    • Folx joined us from 26 states and 8 countries

    • Our media reached an engaged audience of 20,241

300+

participated in learning communities

    • 4 live roundtable conversations

    • 5 communities of practice

    • 4 narrative strategy trainings

35+

pieces of original art + media

    • 25 original illustrations by artists transforming culture through visual art

    • 8 audio stories by 4 emerging audio creatives illuminating food sovereignty across US communities

    • A narrative series on Black Food, Love + Liberation

    • An illustrated video, A Message from an Irresistible Future

    • Together viewed more than 65,000 times

64K+

print readers + digital subscribers

    • 44,000 print readers

    • 20,000 digital subscribers

3

strategies for transforming food culture

    • Nourishing narrative transformation

    • Growing cultural power among Black, Indigenous & people of color food culture workers

    • Cultivating a food community rooted in solidarity & celebration

There is a rumbling. In the earth. In our bones, our bellies. All around us. It is the world cracking open. 

This is where the seeds go. This is where the liberatory stories to transform culture grow. 

For 10 years, we have cultivated a rich seedbank of creative resources to meet the escalating crises of our times. 

We’re fundraising to support our 2024 programs; will you make a gift today?