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Indigenous Communities of the Americas Create Change

23 February 2020 Paula Thomas

During Indigenous Terra Madre Pueblos de America delegates introduced the work they have been doing in their communities, and the impact of working toward a better food system that respects their traditions, the land, and provides a future for the youth. These projects include the creation of Slow Food communities as a tool to continue …

The Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Stand Together

22 February 2020

Surrounded by a misty green forest the Nahua community in Tlaola welcomed the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with warm hospitality and nourishing food as a vehicle to discuss pressing topics affecting their communities. “We need to return the value our food and tradition deserve, it keeps us connected to our land and our ancestry, …

Will our grandchildren know the taste of fruit, or just see it in history books?

21 February 2020

Would it be worth abandoning farming altogether and switching to an entirely synthetic diet in order to save the planet? George Monbiot seems to think so. We tackle the gross simplification that farming, as a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, is therefore an undesirable aspect of human society.

Slow Down for Meatless Monday with Banana com Queijo

20 February 2020

Brazil’s grilled cheese and banana sandwich is the ideal Meatless Monday dish to be enjoyed at breakfast, lunch or dinner. It is simple to prepare and ingredients are about as mainstream as they come. Considering the tragic role that GMO soybeans for cattle inputs play in deforesting this meat-loving nation, it is important to highlight meat-free dishes, like this one.

Providencia and Santa Catalina establishes its first Slow Food Community

20 February 2020

The traditional forms of association of the indigenous Raizal people of the islands of Providencia and Santa Catalina are complex and ever-changing. Reviving and consolidating a system of good, fair and clean food for the islands is a therefore huge challenge. However, Slow Food communities are a simple way of joining forces towards a common …

Chasing Food Labels

20 February 2020 Carlo Petrini

Tables, graphs, infographics and symbols. We usually deal with food labels and have seen all sorts of things. Speaking of labels, the Italian Ministries of Economic Development, Health and Agriculture announced they would endorse the implementation of the so-called NutrInform Battery system, where a battery-style symbol indicates the nutritional value of a food item. Basically, …

Gardening Communities: Agroecology and Gardening within the Slow Food Global Network

20 February 2020 Damini Ralleigh

Gardening and small-scale agriculture has been our basic activity to produce food for thousands of years. In our current food systems, we are far from this reality and far from the understanding of what it takes to grow food while respecting nature, the environment, and communities. Gardening can mean many things. It can mean to …

Environment, Welfare, Care and Size: The Key Factors in the Livestock Farms We Want to See

19 February 2020 Silvia Ceriani

Last summer, in the run-up to Cheese 2019, I traveled to Valsesia and Castelnuovo di Ceva in Piedmont to visit two small-scale livestock farms. On one, Emanuela Ceruti and her family raise 16 Swiss Original Braunvieh cows and 37 Vallesana goats, while on another, Gian Vittorio Porasso tends a flock of 100 Roccaverano goats. For …

A Rising Star: The Slow Food Youth Network group in Baku, Food for Change

18 February 2020 Yaqub Zeynalzade

The recently-launched Slow Food Youth Network group in Baku, Food for Change, part of the EU-funded COVCHEG project, is expanding its horizons and welcoming new members. The youth group was registered as an international Slow Food Community on February 4, and has been making important steps for the outreach of the Slow Food COVCHEG project …

Respecting Natural Resources

18 February 2020 Paola Nano

Intensive agriculture is putting extreme pressure on the natural resources of the planet, or rather, destroying them – as a matter of fact, it is primarily responsible for the loss of biodiversity and climate change. Yet, agriculture has been an essential factor for the survival of humanity, for some ten thousand years. What made it …

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