Press Releases in English

Slow Food and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat to bolster mountain people’s livelihoods

10 December 2018

New project promotes indigenous food and sustainable tourism in the Philippines 10 December, Rome – Slow Food and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, hosted by FAO, have signed an agreement to improve the livelihoods of mountain people, with special focus on Cordillera’s mountain community in the Philippines. The agreement comes ahead of the International Mountain Day …

Let’s save our fertile soil, for our health and the planet’s!

5 December 2018

Slow Food believes that agroecology is the only solution to stop the loss of fertile soil Today is World Soil Day, dedicated to a resource that we too often take for granted. Healthy, fertile soils are the foundation of food production and food security and they regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. …

COP24-Slow Food: “We want clear and mandatory rules for all countries, and consequences for those who withdraw from or do not respect the agreement”

5 December 2018

The United Nations World Climate Conference (COP24) is currently taking place in Katowice, Poland.

100,000 EU citizens call on EU agriculture ministers to serve up better future for farming

20 November 2018

Free-to-use photos from the Disco Soup photo stunt available here *** Brussels, November 19 – the Good Food Good Farming campaign organised a Disco Soup in front of the Council of the European Union today, calling on EU agriculture ministers to serve up a better future for farming. The campaign, made up of over 80 …

Taste your Caribbean: Caribbean Raizal Taste, the Slow Fish Caribe Campaign on Responsible Consumption

2 November 2018

The campaign will develop initiatives to promote the gastronomic culture and local products of Colombia’s Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina From November 5-9, 2018, members of the Slow Fish Caribe project* will participate in the 71st Annual Conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) on the island of San Andrés, …

Slow Food stands united with Slow Food in the UK

25 October 2018

in its condemnation of Brexit’s consequences and calls on the negotiating parties to take these concerns into account Just days ahead of the European Days of Action, when Europeans will unite to call for better food and farming across the continent, the Nations of Slow Food in the UK draw attention to the alarming consequences …

Slow Food launches Food for Change Week

19 October 2018

Seven days of commitment to fighting climate change through food choices On the occasion of this year’s World Food Week, from October 16-22 Slow Food is promoting a week of commitment in which its network of activists around the world will take concrete action to reduce CO2 emissions. Global warming is now a reality. …

Slow Food South Korea Registers its 100th Ark of Taste Product!

11 October 2018

With the addition of gaetbangpung, a rare coastal plant used as food and medicine, South Korea becomes the 11th country with at least 100 products on the Ark of Taste. Slow Food South Korea is proud to announce its 100th product on board of the Ark of Taste*: Gaetbangpung (Glehnia littoralis) is a plant …

Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2018 is over but Food For Change, the Slow Food campaign to fight climate change, continues around the world

26 September 2018

The great international event dedicated to good, clean and fair food finished today by reaffirming the commitment of the 7,000 Slow Food delegates from 150 countries to change the global food system by continuing their work once they return to their communities.

Terra Madre Continues: Around the World, Slow Food Is Food for Change

24 September 2018

Let’s cultivate solutions for climate change My name is Tumal Orto Galdibe and I’m an indigenous herder in the Chalbi Desert in northern Kenya. Finding water for my animals is the biggest challenge in my life. We travel long distances, up to 1,000 kilometers, to find shallow wells for the goats. And if the journey …