The Millet Revival Project 2023 is our modest attempt to demystify cooking with millets and relearn its impact on our ecology. This initiative aims to facilitate the gradual incorporation of millets into our diets, as well as create a space for meaningful conversation and engagement so that we can tap into the resilience of millets while also rediscovering its taste.
The Purpose
The Millet Revival Project, led by The Locavore in association with the Rainmatter Foundation, sets out to —
- Bring more millets onto people’s plates in delicious and balanced ways, and help consumers understand what this means for their bodies, the farmers who grow it, and the environment around them.
- Study and document the diversity of millets across different regions in India, and the impact that growing and consuming it has on our planet.
- Create a digital repository that makes it easy for people to find those working in the millet space: information regarding consumer brands, farmers, restaurants, and experts.
Millet Meetup in Mumbai
The Meetup will be broken down into two phases -
Phase 1: CookingwithTZac
This is a callout to 6-8 chefs and home cooks to submit their regional recipes, and come together to cook a meal for 35 people with Chef Thomas.*
*ingredient and equipment costs will be covered by The Locavore.
Phase 2: Meetup
The meetup is for Locavores, producers, FMCG brands, and restaurants who want to learn about the millet landscape in India, and contribute in their own way. Each individual has to choose one of the below options and bring -
1. A millet-based dish that is local/ specific to their community or region with a recipe
2. A story from the field, or
3. Information or resources on the impact of millets on health or climate
The meetup will also include -
- A session by #TLProducers on the realities of growing and selling millets
- The #TLShuffle
- An open session for conversations
- #GetInvolved Desk (where people can approach the The Locavore team to sign up for various millet-related activities)
- A millet based meal