From searching the world’s best ingredients to building ecosystems around them.

I’m Kelly Cox — documentary filmmaker, field-based cook, and agritourism strategist.

My work focuses on how agriculture shapes hospitality, regional identity, and economic opportunity.

For more than a decade, I’ve worked on the ground with farmers, fishers, and producers around the world, studying how food systems function beyond the plate — through seasonality, labor, logistics, land, and the human relationships that hold them together.

My work began in documentary film, where I embedded myself in the field to understand food from the inside out. That perspective continues to shape everything I build.

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The Road So Far…

I have harvested Yamada-Nishiki sake rice in Hyōgo, Japan, hauled lobster traps through the fog of New Brunswick, spearfished invasive lionfish in Barbados, and trekked coffee-covered hillsides in Colombia.

Each journey deepened my understanding of how regional food systems actually work — not as trends or aesthetics, but as living networks of producers, constraints, opportunity, and culture.

Airports became grocery runs. Suitcases became pantries. When I returned home, those ingredients turned into long-table meals where stories were unpacked alongside jars, sauces, and spice blends.

Over time, I realized the work wasn’t just about telling these stories.

It was about applying what I learned — translating field knowledge into experiences and systems that strengthen regional food culture.

House of Creature

House of Creature is my working studio.

I partner with regions, producers, and hospitality groups to design ingredient-led agritourism systems — connecting farms, lodging, and visitors through seasonal culinary programming and field-based activations.

The work includes:

  • Strengthening farm-to-hospitality integration

  • Designing signature retreats and destination programming

  • Developing ingredient-driven guest experiences

  • Supporting small producers through intentional channel design

Retreats and private culinary experiences serve as living prototypes — real-world applications of how land, season, and hospitality can align.

Much love,
Kelly



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