diff --git a/flask/floritiweb/__init__.py b/flask/floritiweb/__init__.py
index 84d1cf8..5583588 100644
--- a/flask/floritiweb/__init__.py
+++ b/flask/floritiweb/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os, json, re
 from glob import glob
 from datetime import date
 from jinja2 import pass_context
+from markdown import Markdown
 #from jinja2 import contextfilter
 from flask import Flask, render_template, make_response, abort, redirect, send_from_directory, request
 from .lib.dynamic_snippet_library import DynamicSnippetLibrary
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ def create_app(test_config=None):
 
     app.jinja_env.filters['DSL.i18n'] = locate_content
 
+    markdown = Markdown()
+    app.jinja_env.filters['markdown'] = lambda s: markdown.convert(s)
+
     @app.route("/")
     def home():
         return redirect(app.config['SITE_URL'] + '/index.html', code=302)