HOOSIER THOUGHTS

We are so grateful for the support of the community over the last year. We celebrated our fi rst year anniversary of owning Edible Indy earlier this month! Your support has helped us to grow and increase the awareness of the importance of supporting the local food movement. Th is issue is full of Hoosier Fall goodness and we do hope you will enjoy it with all of your heart.

We hired a new managing editor, Rachel D. Russell in August. You will hear more about her and from her in our winter issue. Give her a tweet to welcome her @rachelgetsindy. In addition, we were blessed to have three wonderfully talented interns this year who assisted in pulling this issue together with photography, writing and graphics. We thank them from the bottom of our heart for all of the hand and excellent work they contributed. Corttany, Kolton and Sofi a- we wish you all the best in your future endeavors and hope you know you made the Edible Indy family even better!

Hoosier Hugs,

Jennifer & Jeff

We would like to share with you a letter from our intern, Corttany Brooks, who was our summer assistant managing editor.

A Summer at Edible Indy

Th e decision I made in high school to leave my home in central Indiana in pursuit of a higher education was not one taken lightly. So, when I had the opportunity to come back to my Hoosier state and intern at Edible Indy, I quite literally jumped (you can even ask my parents) at the chance. I was equal parts scared that my lack of professional writing skills wouldn’t be suffi cient and excited to get a real learning experience in journalism. Th e fi rst few weeks were a fi sh-out-of-water experience where I wasn’t fully sure what was going on. Fortunately, with the proper guidance from my boss and mentor Jennifer Rubenstein, these past twelve weeks have developed a passion in me, for this publication and everything we stand for.

Th ese past few months have taught me how to persevere and develop a thicker skin when communicating with other people. I’ve learnt how much one can actually do when they stop hiding under their comfort zone and test their limits. Th is internship has been an invaluable experience. For anyone contemplating whether an internship is worth your time, I would say that it is. It’s much more than just work experience. School prepares you for the real world, but an internship is a chance for you to get a feel for the life you hope to be living one day.

Corttany Brooks

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publisher Rubenstein Hills LLC editor in chief Jennifer Rubenstein cfo Jeff Rubenstein

copy editor Doug Adrianson

designer Cheryl Angelina Koehler

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Corttany Brooks, Assistant Managing Editor Kolton Dallas, Photography / Video Sofi a Puga, Graphics

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Edible Indy is published quarterly (March, May, September and November). Distributed throughout central Indiana and by subscription elsewhere. Subscriptions are $32 for one year/four issues and can be purchased online at EdibleIndy.com or by check to the address above.

Every eff ort is made to avoid errors, misspellings and omissions. If, however, an error comes to your attention, then you probably have not had enough wine with your healthy food.* Please accept our sincere apologies and, if it’s important, please notify us! Th ank you. *Sarcastic copy courtesy of Edible Berkshires

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