Press releases in English

As the decline of bees and pollinators has been a growing concern around the planet, Slow Food has joined a Europe-wide campaign aiming to ban pesticides, transform agriculture, save bees and conserve nature. Over the last weekend, Slow Food along with partner organizations presented the European Citizens’ Initiative “Save Bees and Farmers” by collecting signatures at …

The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of the importance of reducing meat consumption, the associated benefits for the environment and human health, and to support the farmers who raise animals in harmony with nature, with respect for animal welfare and ecosystems. Today Slow Food launched the Meat the Change campaign https://meatthechange.slowfood.com/en, with …

Lakes and forests are our ancestral heritage, let’s protect them for our future generations The second edition of Terra Madre Grands Lacs, an international event organized by the local Slow Food network in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is about to start. From December 12 to 14 more than 150 delegates from Kenya, Uganda, …

In December, thousands of activists, members and supporters of the Slow Food network across the globe will be involved in organizing celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary since the signing of the Slow Food Manifesto, which took place in Paris in 1989. Part of the international “30 Years of the Slow Food Manifesto – Our …

The most important international Slow Food event dedicated to good, clean and fair food for all returns to Turin, Italy, from October 8–12, 2020 The organization of the 13th edition of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto is already underway, and will be held in Turin, at Lingotto Fiere, from October 8–12, 2020. The biggest international …

Slow Food calls on Member States of the European Union to follow the examples of Austria and Germany, which took firm decisions to ban glyphosate. It has been two years since the European Commission renewed the authorization for glyphosate valid until December 2022. The decision to renew the 5 year authorization was made despite the …