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Slow Food Communities: A unique world network becomes a reality

23 April 2019

Slow Food has been a firm believer in the strength of synergy right from the outset. Expecting to leave its a mark on the food system by sticking to default positions, fearful of outside influences, of moving in unforeseen directions and listening to the diversity of voices around it – that was never an option …

Slow Fish Australia Keeps the Conversation about Sustainable Seafood Going

23 April 2019 David McKenzie

Last month in Melbourne, the second Slow Fish Australia festival brought together fishers, marine scientists, seafood industry representatives, chefs and consumers together to talk about the state of our oceans and fisheries.

Happy Earth Day!

22 April 2019

10 simple ways to celebrate our planet every day Today is Earth Day, an annual event celebrated on April 22, started in 1970 by the United Nations. The idea was to raise awareness politicians and citizens on ecology. Have we achieved this? There’s enormous space for improvement, though we’re certain that today’s youth continue to …

Bringing Slow Food to the Galapagos: The Luxury of Sustainable Farming

20 April 2019 Karina Bautista

I see it as a luxury. Not the kind you wear, nor the kind you ride. A Pico Iyer kind of luxury:[1] that of going slow in an age of acceleration. Of bringing stillness to our “wheel-always-spinning” kind of life. And along with the indulgence of calm, is the delight, and anyone who has ever …

Kalinga Pasil Community Becomes First Indigenous Slow Food Community in Philippines

19 April 2019 Giles Robinson

A waterfall, some edible plants, and a dedicated community were all the ingredients required for the foundation of the first indigenous Slow Food Community in the Philippines.

A Roadmap to Biodiversity – The COVCHEG Project Launches in Azerbaijan

19 April 2019

The COVCHEG project has mapped 40 local varieties of vegetables, fruits, traditional home-made sweets, animal breeds, wild plants and other specialties linked to the villages and climatic zones of the Greater Caucasus Mountains of Azerbaijan. Half a hectare of land, dotted with vines of the Madrasa grape variety, with its incredible 26% sugar content, is …

Slow Food presents “What you didn’t know existed: Endangered food from around the world”

18 April 2019

Slow Food presents: What you didn’t know existed. Endangered food from around the world The Food is Culture project is in full swing and held its first major event in Stockholm The artwork What you didn’t know existed. Endangered food from around the world was launched on March 29th at the Stockholm Spritmuseum. The work officially inaugurated …

Animal Welfare: a Tea with the Chickens from Cascina Santa Brera

16 April 2019 Alessia Pautasso

At Cascina Santa Brera, just outside Milan, Irene di Carpegna and her team take the comfort and happiness of their chickens very seriously, starting with a hot cuppa on a winter morning…

Slow Farms for Latin American and the Caribbean

16 April 2019

Today we’d like to tell you about the history of a Slow Food network grass-roots project. It is the history of Slow Farms, in Colombia and Cuba, which is going to be extended throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The project is an initiative to revive, protect and strengthen traditional small and indigenous farms, as …

SFYN Africa Leading the Conversation on Safeguarding the Future of Agriculture

9 April 2019 David McKenzie

Groups across Africa are coordinating a campaign to raise awareness about the potential dangers of industrial agriculture. In the lead-up to World Disco Soup Day on April 27, SFYN groups will host dozens of events and run a widespread media and social media campaign. This campaign hopes to educate people about the need to support …

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