In 2021, when all activities in the GEF SGP program were completed, it turned out that there were a lot of visual documentation, especially photos, which were part of knowledge management during 2017-2020. The existence of thousands of these photo documentation has sparked the idea of ​​creating a book about traditional knowledge and local food.

Although there are thousands of photos, there are limitations in crafting narratives. Therefore, despite the time constraints, Visual Literacy dared to accept the challenge from GEF SGP to create two photo books. One book contains local knowledge and another book about local food, found in the four locations of the GEF SGP Indonesia phase 6 program. Namely, on Semau Island (East Nusa Tenggara), Wakatobi (Southeast Sulawesi), Nusa Penida (Bali), as well as Gorontalo Regency and Boalemo (Gorontalo).

The book on local food is part of an effort to remind us all of the importance of local food. The richness of local food crops in the Nusantara region is clearly depicted in the reliefs at Borobudur Temple. Various types of food crops that grow in Nusantara's natural environment are portrayed.

In the past, people intensely farmed, raised livestock, and hunted to fulfill their food needs. Unlike today, because life is easier in terms of obtaining food. Nonetheless, there are still people who continue to do so, albeit at different levels.

This book is far from perfect. What is recorded is only the result of documentation during the GEF SGP phase 6 program, which at that time focused not only on local food.