Slow Food home | About us | Foundation | Editore | Sloweb | Press Office | Store     Sloweb     Home | Sloweek | Voices from the Slow world | Slow Talk | News | Watch & Listen             From the Ground Up 15 Sep 09 - Sloweb The Slow Money Alliance held its first national conference last week to discuss food issues, investment in farms and economic ideas. Slow Money is an emerging network of investors, donors, farmers, and activists committed to building local food economies. The idea of the non-profit organization grew from the Slow Food movement, and is dedicated to catalyzing the flow of capital to local food systems, while promoting new principles of responsible investing that support sustainable agriculture and the emergence of a restorative economy. The movement was founded by Woody Tasch, pioneer in merging investing and philanthropy, who likened a healthy economy to healthy soil. "The soil of the economy would have a lot of small businesses in it, like healthy soil has lots of micro-organisms," he said. Reflecting on the global financial crisis of last year, Tasch commented: "We've just had a glimpse into the financial abyss. Our financial system is not sustainable….our idea of unlimited economic growth on a planet of limited resources is not sustainable." The conference, entitled From the Ground Up, focused on local farms, with recognition that food is fundamental to local economies. The event featured speakers including Ann Wright, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Eric Becker of Trillium Asset Management; Odwalla juice founder Greg Steltenpohl; and local-food advocates and producers from New Mexico. For more information, visit Slow Money Source: iStockAnalyst   News archive from Terramadre News archive from Slowfood Foundation for Biodiversity News archive from University of Gastronomic Sciences News archive from Watch & Listen           News     Italy - 05 Feb 10     Pasta Madre     Farmers, academics, researchers, and members of the public will gather in Bologna this weekend as the city becomes host to Pasta Madre, Slow Food's two-day event focusing on bread, pasta...           News archive     France - 04 Feb 10     Europe Edges Towards Bluefin Ban     France announces their support for trade ban on blufin tune caught in the Mediterranean and Atlantic. ...     China - 03 Feb 10     China Considers Dog and Cat Meat Ban     Defenders of traditional cuisine and animal rights activists battle over potential ban on eating dog and cat meat in China ...     Paraguay - 01 Feb 10     Greenwashing for Beef Land     A Brazilian cattle-ranching company has been exposed for illegally bulldozing land belonging to a native tribe in Paraguay ...     Turkey - 29 Jan 10     First Slow Cities in Turkey and USA     New Slow Cities on the Californian and Ageana Coastlines ...     United States - 28 Jan 10     Freedom Food     Prisons launch grow-your-own schemes for inmates ...     Australia - 26 Jan 10     Slow Australians Awarded     Second-longest Australian Slow Food member named a Australian of the Year 2010 ...     Archive previous news   Slow Food 2010 - All rights reserved - P.iva 91008360041 - Powered by Blulab