Edible Communities

Edible Communities is a for profit business, which groups independently owned local food magazines in North America, numbering 81 as of June 2013.[1] Edible Communities is an umbrella publishing and information services company that creates community-based, local-foods publications in culinary regions throughout the United States and Canada.[2]

## History

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It was founded by Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian in 2002 in Ojai, California.[3] As of 2013[update] consists of 81 Edible magazines in North America. Each magazine has culinary news tailored to the local area. Local publishers pay a licensing fee and a royalty fee to Edible Communities, Inc.[4]

Edible Communities won the 2011 James Beard Foundation Award for Publication of the Year.[5]

In January 2013, Edible Communities launched an iPhone app.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Find your edible Edible Communities
2. ^ "Tracey Ryder, Edible Communities Co-Founder, Reflects on 15 Years of Local Food Coverage". April 11, 2017.
3. ^ "Meet the Founders of Edible Communities". January 26, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
4. ^ Burros, Marian (August 29, 2007). "How to Eat (and Read) Close to Home". New York Times. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
5. ^ Dadekian, David (May 7, 2011). "Edible Communities Wins James Beard Foundation "Publication of the Year" Award". eatdrinkri.
6. ^ Woods, Jennifer (January 2, 2013). "Restaurant News: Edible Communities Launches an iPhone App with Recipes, Menus and Bonus Organic Gardening Magazine Subscription". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved June 13, 2015. "The James Beard Award winning collection of regional and seasonal food magazines, Edible Communities, founded by Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian, has recently launched an iPhone app."

## External links

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* Official website
* Edible Indy Staff (April 14, 2017). "An Interview with the Founders of Edible Communities" (Audio).