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Slow Food heroes: eating together to face the future

2 December 2021

Daniele Rossi is an Italian cook and restaurant owner in Barcelona. During the Covid-19 emergency he participated in the Comer Contigo (Eating with you) initiative, which provided 23,000 meals a day to hospitals and the homeless.

Indian Farmers’ Protest: “Our battle is only half won”

1 December 2021 Jack Coulton

Ever since the Indian Parliament announced a series of new laws commonly referred to as the Farm Bills in September 2020, the country’s small-scale farmers have risen up in protest against them. Why? Because the Farm Bills would have given the “invisible hand of the market” even more power in India, doing away with the …

The New CAP is a Failure for Citizens, Farmers and Nature

26 November 2021 Yael Pantzer

The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) does not adequately address the urgent problems of climate change, the loss of biodiversity and the lack of fairness in the distribution of subsidies. Rather, it favors an industrial agricultural model that rewards hectares over sustainable practices: the larger the plot of land, the higher the reward. …

The Fair of Taste in Chile: Recovering the concept of “Buen Vivir”, a patrimony from the indigenous people.

26 November 2021

The next Taste Fair in Valparaiso – Chile taking place on November 27th and 28th is an event organized by the Slow Food Chile network, that has been inspired by the indigenous concept of “Buen Vivir”, which loosely translates to English as “Well Living” or “Good Living”. It is known in the original languages of …

Interview: Dan Saladino, author of ‘Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them’

25 November 2021

Dan Saladino is a journalist and broadcaster. He makes programmes about food for BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service. His work has been recognized by the Guild of Food Writers Awards, the Fortnam & Mason Food and Drinks Awards, and by the James Beard Foundation. This year, he published his first book, ‘Eating to …

Slow Food Heroes: on the back of an emergency, an initiative to do something positive for the community

25 November 2021

Peter McKenna, chef and director of The Gannet restaurant in Glasgow, part of the Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance, have worked with food banks during the pandemic to produce packages for vulnerable people in the local community, with three deliveries a week. A way to give something back to the city that he calls home.

First eco-gastronomy course in Bahia, Brazil: An experience based on Slow Food principles

23 November 2021 Deines Rojas

Alberto Viana de Campos Filho: Slow Food activist for 12 years, educator, eco-gastronomy researcher, member of the Slow Food Community Alguidá Salvador – Bahia – Brazil. Ana Cecília Chaves Silva: Socio-cultural project manager, baker, activist, member of the Slow Food Community Alguidá Salvador – Bahia – Brazil. Isabella de Mello Moreira: Graduate in Gastronomy, cook, …

A revolution in winemaking

22 November 2021

From the beginning of the 1980s we saw the first revolution in the wine world, when it was transformed from a foodstuff into a hedonistic product. Now, in light of the profound transformations that have changed the system of its production worldwide, it’s time to rethink and rewrite the role of the winery. Viticulture is …

Check out the first 421 wineries who’ll be present at the Slow Wine Fair

22 November 2021

319 Italian wineries and 102 more from around the world: these are the first confirmed names that you’ll be able to meet in person at the Slow Wine Fair. And we’re aiming for a thousand! Why do we think of numbers as being cold? Perhaps because in reading them we have an instant idea of …

Argentina takes a step forward with new law on front-of-package labeling.

22 November 2021

If you only have a few seconds, this is what you need to know about this law: October 27th: Argentina joins Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Uruguay in the list of countries who have implemented similar laws to inform the population about the nutritional content of processed food. This front-of-package labeling law: Consists of adding black …

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