The Edible Issues collective earns a spot in the 50 Next list
Live MintIt was in 2018 at the Food Innovation Program, organised by the Future Food Institute, Italy, that Elizabeth Yorke and Anusha Murthy first met. Those who have followed Edible Issues over the years would have come across conversations on pertinent topics such as edible oils and India’s journey towards oil self-sufficiency, farmer struggles, possible extinction threats to date palm jaggery and Cavendish bananas. Together with marine conservationist Gabriella D’Cruz and Takshama Pandit of Food is Political, Edible Issues looks at the realm of seaweed forests, the engagement of coastal communities with these, and also some interesting seaweed recipes. In June 2020, one interesting session was conducted with food designer Akash Muralidharan, who embarked on a quest to document the stories of Tamil Nadu’s forgotten vegetables after returning to India from Italy. ‘Nutrition for All’, a virtual dinner with prompts From the very outset, Yorke and Murthy were clear that they wanted to break silos within the food ecosystem.
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