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Slow food
February 20, 2018
These were the words that most struck me from the speech given by Professor Wen Tiejun at the opening of the Seventh Slow Food International Congress, held in September in Chengdu, China. This limpid vision well describes the new sensibility on the rise in the Middle Kingdom, which I was lucky toÃÂ ...
KPBS
February 20, 2018
But what she has never really talked about is how a young girl from New Jersey became the symbol of a European-style slow-food movement on the West Coast. In her latest book, a memoir, she explains the beginnings of that journey. It is called "Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture CookÃÂ ...
The Columbian
February 18, 2018
Slow Food Southwest Washington has announced Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Day will be held Friday, Feb. 23, kicking off at a crucial time for local farmers and for consumers who can subscribe to a season's worth of sustainable, locally grown fresh produce from them. According to a pressÃÂ ...
Slow food
February 17, 2018
Since January 20, the Turkish government has been bombing Afrin, one of the three provinces of the autonomous Syrian region of Rojava. Slow Food has been working with the local people in this area for years, ensuring that the land and local food production are not abandoned, and they have become anÃÂ ...
Slow food
February 8, 2018
Against this background of water shortages across the Caatinga, IFAD has focused on reducing rural poverty through income generation, increased production, better nutrition, and the creation of agricultural and non-agricultural employment opportunities. Part of that work is to develop the production ofÃÂ ...
The Village Green
January 30, 2018
Fans of local food don't have to wait until summer to enjoy the Garden State's famous fresh produce and specialty food. Slow Food Northern New Jersey's Winter Farmers' Market returns to the Woodland (60 Woodland Rd. in Maplewood, NJ) for its 4th year from 12-4 p.m., Sunday, February 4, 2018 (SnowÃÂ ...
Nashville Scene
January 23, 2018
Trap Garden Photo Trap GardenLast year we shared the news about Slow Food Middle Tennessee's Community Enrichment Grants program. The organization sought applications from local food-related programs that were “seeking to aid people and groups who meet a real need in the community, whoÃÂ ...
Slow food
January 12, 2018
As we reported, the Bill had already been approved by the Ugandan Parliament in October 2017 and was thereafter sent to the President, Yoweri Museveni, for his approval. In an extraordinary turn of events, it seems that the call of Slow Food for a reappraisal of the proposed law has had some effect,ÃÂ ...
Slow food
January 11, 2018
Over half the world's people now lives in cities, an extraordinary statistic given that in 1900, just over a century ago, only 10% of the population was urban. And the trend is continuing in the same direction: Predictions estimate that 75% of us will be city-dwellers by 2050. The roots of this anthropologicalÃÂ ...
Slow food
January 9, 2018
After the press conference held today in Mukono (Uganda), Slow Food has officially launched the campaign “Our Future is in Danger: Stop Land Grabbing!” The campaign aims to raise awareness about land grabbing* and its consequences among the population and stimulate political debate at all levels,ÃÂ ...
The Olympian
January 8, 2018
Slow Food Annual Meeting and Potluck Buffet: Slow Food Greater Olympia invites you to bring local food to share, hear reports from its 2017 Slow Food Nation Delegates and find out about how SNAP participants can double their food dollar at local farmers markets. The event runs 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. atÃÂ ...
Miami New Times
January 8, 2018
Chef Allen Susser will host a Slow Food Miami Snail Social Tuesday in Coral Gables. The monthly series raises awareness and supports clean and local food as well as community farmers. With Susser, sip prosecco, wine, craft beer on tap, or house-made red sangria. Snack on small bites such as shrimpÃÂ ...
The Daily Advertiser
January 5, 2018
Soon after the Food and Drug Administration discovered salmonella in a plant that made nut butters in 2014, several illnesses were linked to the product. But it took more than five months before the tainted food — which caused 14 illnesses in 11 states — was recalled that August. Nor did the FDA considerÃÂ ...
The Durango Herald
January 3, 2018
In addition, Morris teaches cooking classes to children as part of “Slow Food Denver's Seed to Table Alliance” for school gardens. The remaining events in the Amazing Authors Tour 2018 are scheduled for March and May with Katrina Blair, Durango wild food advocate and founder of Turtle Lake Refuge inÃÂ ...
The Christian Century
January 3, 2018
The longer answer is that the nonprofit organization behind the event, Slow Food USA, is part of a burgeoning global movement to raise awareness of, and ultimately eliminate, food waste. “I've seen it so many times,” said Satterfield, “at the end of a conference or a big food festival, they're sending tons ofÃÂ ...
Inquirer.net
December 31, 2017
For media noche, serve “slow food” instead of fast and processed variants to support local cuisine and traditional cooking. Sen. Loren Legarda made this appeal to Filipino households amid the holiday festivities as part of her advocacy for sustainable food and conservation of the country's biodiversity.
Slow food
December 19, 2017
“In Uganda, Slow Food continues to embrace, implement and disseminateagroecological practices as the legitimate solution to the problems of the current food system; it works on initiatives that defend the non-renewable wealth of food biodiversity under threat from GMOs,” says Edie Mukiibi, president ofÃÂ ...
Slow food
December 14, 2017
Slow Food's work on preserving agricultural biodiversity and celebrating heritage foods through the Ark of Taste are central to preserving food culture and mitigating global warming. Slow Food reminds us we are not merely eaters — we are co-producers of the food system that feeds communities, supportsÃÂ ...
Slow food
December 14, 2017
“When I first came to Terra Madre I was impressed by how Slow Food organized and brought people together from all around the world with different seeds, different crops. I brought several varieties of our native rice for our stand. It was great to see that it's not only our community that is fighting to conserveÃÂ ...
Food Tank (blog)
December 14, 2017
Edie Mukiibi is the Vice President of Slow Food International and Coordinator of Slow Food Uganda Activities. He works with farming communities and young people to revitalize traditional farming techniques and promote African biodiversity. Slow Food International is a grassroots movement with chaptersÃÂ ...
Slow food
December 13, 2017
As the world's most populous country and biggest greenhouse gas emitter, to fight for a global change in the food system without taking into account China's central role, is pointless. That's why we chose Chengdu, UNESCO City of Gastronomy, as the location for the 7th Slow Food International Congress.
Slow food
December 7, 2017
The Slow Food network in Fiji is growing, and is now working to educate people about more sustainable alternatives. We are happy to report that the Department of Nutrition is now working closely with the Slow Food Network in Fiji to teach people about the importance of eating local nutritious fruits,ÃÂ ...
Slow food
December 7, 2017
With Slow Food's help we are working to spread this message by every means possible and most of all to show how important it is to involve indigenous communities in the fight against climate change. We need to bring back the authority of traditional knowledge, thanks to which we are restoring severalÃÂ ...
Charleston Post Courier (blog)
December 7, 2017
Missy Robbins of New York's Lilia is coming to town for Slow Food Charleston's Ark of Taste dinner this Sunday, and Charlestonians should be knocking each other over to get a taste of the acclaimed chef's food. In a 2016 three-star review in the New York Times, critic Pete Wells summed it up with a oneÃÂ ...
Charleston Post Courier (blog)
December 5, 2017
Slow Food, an international organization that promotes regional fare and a slower approach to producing and consuming food, created the Ark of Taste to catalog foods and ingredients that are in danger of being lost. It currently includes more than 200 American products, from benne oil to the OssabawÃÂ ...
Slow food
December 31, 1999
Hence why a movement like Slow Food, which has made the centrality of food its distinctive, characteristic feature, must be a pioneer now more than ever, proposing solutions and visions and having the strength to influence a debate that demands new paradigms and new approaches. Based on this, inÃÂ ...
Food Tank (blog)
December 31, 1999
In Buenos Aires, Argentina, human rights attorney Marcos Ezequiel Filardi built El Museo del Hambre, or the Hunger Museum, in the basement of his home. Filardi's aim is to share the idea that hunger should only be found in a museum. Using a modern understanding of indigenous agricultural knowledgeÃÂ ...
Hotelier Middle East
December 31, 1999
Dukes Dubai has been awarded Slow Food Dubai's Snail of Approval. Slow Food Dubai is an organisation under GreenEmirates that aims to help businesses in the UAE with corporate social responsibility. The award is a recognition programme for food producers, artisans, retail outlets, restaurants andÃÂ ...
Wausau Daily Herald
December 31, 1999
WAUSAU - Experienced and aspiring gardeners alike are invited to collect ideas for growing their own food and flowers with the upcoming Garden Visions Conference. The North Central Wisconsin Master Gardener Association and University of Wisconsin-Extension will host Garden Visions on Jan. 19 andÃÂ ...
The Sunshine Coast Daily
December 4, 2017
Educating primary school children through the Slow Food Garden Project that has seen tens of thousands of dollars donated to schools for kitchen gardens. A community garden open to everyone who enjoys growing, harvesting and eating good, clean food. A three-year program supporting dementia ...
The Columbian
December 1, 2017
Neth, who is also Executive Director of Slow Food Southwest Washington, plans on adding a farmers market and a pocket park as part of phase two. There is a patio out back festooned with little white lights that will be the ultimate spot for summer eating and drinking. That is, if you can overcome any ...
Charleston Post Courier (blog)
December 1, 2017
9, Slow Food will host a luncheon and panel discussion with historian David Shields, who is a fascinating treasure chest of information when it comes to the culinary history of rare ingredients. The week comes to a close on Sunday with the annual Ark of Taste dinner at La Farfalle. For more information on ...
Fairfield Daily Republic
November 30, 2017
Several of the nonprofits – The Leaven, the Solano County Library Foundation, Solano College Educational Foundation and the Fairfield Community Services Foundation – are continuing their campaigns. Go to their websites for details. Slow Food Solano could not be reached. It was raising money for its School Garden ...
Slow food
November 30, 2017
From a young age I followed the teachings of my father and my grandfather, and from them I learned all the secrets of beer. Lambic is unique in the world: The result of bacteria and wild yeasts present in the air, it is made only in the valley of the Senne River in Belgium, in the area known as Pajottenland.
Nashville Scene
November 30, 2017
Slow Food Since re-forming a new chapter of the Slow Food movement earlier this year, Slow Food Middle Tennessee has been active in its mission “to facilitate accessible educational programs; provide awareness of and equal access to good, clean and fair foods; and advocate for a healthy, delicious, ...
The Japan Times
November 25, 2017
This month I explored local delicacies along the Shimanami Kaido, a dedicated cycling path connecting Hiroshima with Ehime. Eating my way ...
Slow food
November 23, 2017
In South Africa we have a huge diversity of landscapes, of animals, of languages and of people. On the dry west coast of the country, the ...
Charleston Post Courier
November 22, 2017
I don't have children, but I have been thrilled to see how Slow Food Charleston is cultivating the next generation of consumers and eaters ...
Slow food
November 21, 2017
Slow Food, through the “Urban economy, marketplaces, urban-rural integration in Neiva and Florencia” project, which is funded by UN-Habitat, ...
Slow food
November 21, 2017
Slow Food urges everyone to reflect on how the world should manage global fisheries to ensure the sustainability of fish stocks and the ...
Slow food
November 21, 2017
Slow Food is going in this direction: through our campaigns and events we're spreading the word that another world is possible, and it starts ...
Moultrie News
November 18, 2017
Establishing a new orchard is a significant and costly undertaking and Slow Food Charleston aims to underwrite the costs of this meaningful ...
Slow food
November 18, 2017
COP23 has just closed in Bonn, Germany, the conference intended to define how the Paris Agreement on climate change should be applied.
Slow food
November 17, 2017
At its Seventh International Congress, Slow Food launched its international Menu for Change fundraising and communication campaign on the ...
Seacoastonline.com
November 15, 2017
A free Slow Food Thanksgiving dinner will take place on Sunday, Nov. 19 at Green Acres Retreat Center in Eliot, Maine. Doors open at 4 p.m. Donations will be accepted at the door, but reservations are required at the event's EventBrite page. [Courtesy photo]Â ...
LA Magazine
November 13, 2017
Eataly has sought to champion the slow-food movement and local terroir. And it's those little hometown winks that elevate Eataly L.A. beyond ...
Miami New Times
November 13, 2017
This week, the Miami Book Fair will offer a bevy of food- and drink-related events, Essensia will host this month's Snail Social with ...
FoodIngredientsFirst
November 13, 2017
13 Nov 2017 --- 2017 continues to witness a real explosion of artisanal alternatives as food and beverage manufacturers tap into trends like provenance, ...
Slow food
November 13, 2017
Slow Food is promoting the Menu For Change campaign to tell the world how climate change is affecting small-scale farmers and food ...
Slow food
November 13, 2017
There were over 4000 participants in the Slow Food Eat Local Challenge, and choosing three winners was no easy task. So many of you from ...
