The Ecology Center recently released Community Table: Recipes for an Ecological Food Future (Powerhouse Books, 2018), which shares stories and recipes from chefs and farmers committed to their 10 principles of a regenerative food system.

The Ecology Center in Encinitas and San Juan Capistrano, is a non-profit organization that aims to promote creative solutions for thriving on planet earth. They believe everyone should have access to the tools, knowledge, and skills that promote healthy communities in the 21st century, so they design spaces that inspire interaction with the ecosystem and aim to transform human relationship with each other.

Evan Marks, the founder of The Ecology Center, has a background in permaculture and agroecology, and has worked extensively in California and Hawaii and internationally in Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico, Ghana and Nigeria, to bring sustainable living practices to communities all over the world.

He outlined the Community Table Accord to promote sustainability throughout all aspects of sourcing, preparing, and eating food. It is an effort to mainstream sustainability in the global farm-to-table community through ten simple principles to live by for a regenerative food system.

10 Principles of Regenerative Food Systems

EAT FRESH + SEASONAL

Choose local produce that’s in season

BUY LOCAL

Support a dynamic local economy.

CHOOSE ORGANIC

Remove contaminants and toxins from our food supply.

RESPECT ANIMALS

Only eat animals raised with intention and respect.

GROW YOUR OWN

Participate in the act of growing food.

CELEBRATE DIVERSITY

Cultivate and consume a diverse variety of foods.

PROMOTE POLYCULTURES

Make farms regenerative ecosystems.

NOURISH ALL CHILDREN

Give children everywhere access to delicious, healthy food.

EDUCATE FOR CHANGE

Empower positive change through personal and collective activism.

CELEBRATE THE HARVEST

Take time to celebrate, recognize, and inspire your community.

Learn more about The Ecology Center at theecologycenter.org.

Order a copy of Community Table: Recipes for an Ecological Food Future on Amazon.

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