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#FoodforChange – Eat Local

2 October 2018

Food for Change is about the choices that you make and how they affect the environment. We have prepared a little guide with tips and tricks to help you eat local and make choices for a healthier planet!

Product of [redacted] – Where is US meat really coming from?

29 August 2018

Picture yourself at a grocery store, you’re doing the shopping for the next few days, and you’ve got a hankering for some beef. As a conscientious and discerning consumer, you adhere to the principles of Slow Meat, you eat less than average, and you choose better quality products, raised sustainably and thoughtfully, respectful of animal …

Swapping Guns for Forks – India’s First Slow Food Community Launches in Nagaland

28 August 2018

On August 15, 2018, India welcomed its first Slow Food community. The new Slow Food Nagaland Community was launched alongside the Slow Food Youth Network Nagaland, under the able guidance of long-time Slow Food activist and member of the Slow Food Chefs’ Alliance, Joel Basumatari. After forging a successful career as a chef in London, …

A Chat with Hilal Elver, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

23 August 2018 Valentina De Gregorio

In June 2014, Hilal Elver entered into service as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, a role that she still holds. The right to food is a cross-disciplinary issue that involves environmental, economic, and social challenges such as migration and gender issues. Women, for instance, face significant barriers when tackling food insecurity. …

Slow Food in Uganda: Through a Filmmaker’s Lens

20 August 2018 Aikande C. Kileo

Uganda, nestled in the center of East Africa, has a remarkable wealth of biodiversity, integral to its gastronomy and culture. Crops and animal production together account for about 90% of East African employment. Together with two Brazilian filmmakers, Henrique G. Hedler, a sociologist, multimedia producer and food activist, and Fellipe Abreu, an independent photojournalist, cinematographer …

Massimo Bottura: Beyond the Michelin Stars

25 June 2018

The man behind the world’s best restaurant is dedicated to more than the trappings of haute cuisine. His organization Food for Soul has taken a revolutionary approach to fighting food waste and feeding society’s vulnerable members, and continues to make inroads.

Alice Waters to Receive Honorary Degree from the University of Gastronomic Sciences

18 June 2018

The chef, activist, food intellectual and Slow Food vice-president will be awarded the degree at a ceremony on Friday June 22 in Pollenzo. Waters is one of the most influential figures in world gastronomy and has made a fundamental contribution to the definition of the cultural, ethical and social value of food and cooking, in particular in regards to spreading the culture of organic, seasonal eating and the promotion of food education in schools.

Jambo Slow Food!

17 June 2018 Silvia Ceriani and Elisa Virgillito

Kenya is your home There is only one way to truly understand Slow Food communities. Words are not enough, and even photos and videos do not reveal the soul. We must meet the protagonists in person: the women, men, elderly and children who testify to the power of belonging to a global network. These are …

Freda Chale: A Shining Light in Tanzanian Gastronomy

25 May 2018 Aikande Kileo

Growing up in a small village in Tanzania is not easy, especially as a girl. But nothing is impossible when faced with strength and belief. Growing up in the village of Machame during the 1940s and ‘50s, Freda would walk 6 km to school, the first steps on a journey which later led her to establish …

Slow Food in Russia is Officially Born!

23 May 2018

On May 17, the founding congress of the all-Russian organization Slow Food in Russia took place in Suzdal (Vladimir Region). Seventy delegates from the cities of Tashtagol, Ufa, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and Saransk, as well as other regions of Russia, took part in the congress. Paolo Di Croce, Secretary General of Slow Food, opened the congress and …