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     United States - 01 Sep 10     Eataly in New York     The philosophy and campaigns promoted by Slow Food over the past twenty years to strengthen regional, tasty and sustainable food, and reconnect consumers with the origin of their food, have...           News archive     Brazil - 17 Aug 10     Gastromotiva     Terra Madre chef and Slow Food convivium empower disadvantaged youth to enter culinary careers ...     Russia - 16 Aug 10     Biodiversity Hangs in the Balance     Slow Food joins the protest against destruction of Europe’s largest repository of rare fruit ...     United Kingdom - 13 Aug 10     Food Justice     Slow Food UK praises social justice report’s call for action ...     Philippines - 10 Aug 10     Against the Grain     The Indigenous Taguibong people in the Philippines continue to practice the traditional rice threshing and milling methods of their ancestors ...     Georgia - 05 Aug 10     Meeting in the Birthplace of the Vine     First Terra Madre Georgia held with a focus on wine and small producers ...     Italy - 03 Aug 10     Strengthening the Indigenous Voice     Slow Food enters into a partnership to advocate for indigenous groups around the world ...     Archive previous news   Slow Food 2010 - All rights reserved - P.iva 91008360041 - Powered by Blulab