Rebecca Melançon
Writer • Speaker • Local Catalyst • Passionate Cook • Lover of Life
I am a longtime advocate and intrepid localist for small, local business and the communities where they thrive. My focus is on advocacy, policy, marketing and being a catalyst through writing and action. Read my blogs under Intrepid Localist.
At the same time my creative writing explores our very human stories. Stories are how we make sense of things — how we pass down what matters, remember who we are, and remind each other we’re not in this alone. Food does the same work — it’s how we feed our family, communities and our soul. A casserole says what we can’t. A shared kitchen, soup on the stove for a sick neighbor, a family gathering over the dinner table— the food is the record of it. It’s the same story, told with butter.
Welcome to Mojo Cooking—stories about the glorious, aggravating, occasionally ridiculous business of being alive, served with recipes that bring a little of each story to your table. It’s a celebration of life as it actually happens: funny, messy, unexpectedly moving, and often improved by something good to eat. Receive two issues a month filled with a story and recipes plus select aprons or tote bags! Join me on this journey with Mojo Cooking.
Locally owned businesses run by people who care about our communities are the foundation of a healthy local economy, not by creating commerce over people but by creating commerce with people. Our future depends on creating thriving local communities with a healthy local business ecosystem. As an intrepid localist for more than 30 years, I am devoted to this pursuit. I write a weekly blog, The Power of Local, about all things small, local business.