Makisawsaw Recipes x Ideas: Community Gardens Edition

In Tagalog, 'makisawsaw' has two meanings it's the act of dipping food into a mixture or sauce. It also means to meddle, or get involved or partake in issues and concerns, especially in social affairs.

Makisawsaw Recipes x Ideas: Community Gardens Edition is a collection of over 70 recipes alongside essays by Filipino farmers, plant-based chefs, fermenters, food justice activists, community workers, and more. Published by Gantala Press, the book unpacks the socio-political issues surrounding the meals that we eat - such as food insecurity, agro-sustainability, and community kitchens as acts of resistance.

Makisawsaw invites us to eat and act in solidarity—from the garden to the kitchen, by positioning food as agents of change.

Edited by: Karla Rey, Carissa Pobre, and Joyce Santos

Featuring contributions and recipes by: Gertrudes Olaer of the Food Today, Food Tomorrow Payatas gardens, Jordy Navarra of Toyo Eatery, Chele Gonzales and Carlos Villaflor of Gallery by Chele, Margarita Fores of Cibo, Asha Peri of Ecology of Food, Rap Cristobal of Purple Yam, Allan Briones of Peninsula Manila, Tey Lopez of The Vegan Neighbors Philippines, Astig Vegan, Me and My Veg Mouth, and so many more.