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Agriculture and food sovereignty from an Islander’s prospective

25 September 2020 Marcela Ampudia Sjogreen

In the eyes of many, being born and raised on a beautiful island is synonymous with simplicity and tranquillity. But how easy would it be for the young islanders of Providence and Santa Catalina to live and grow up in an isolated territory? Roylie Edward Hawkins Hawkins was once a young man and a recognized …

SLOW FORAGING. Why Is Food Not Food Anymore?

24 September 2020 Anna Maria Ruminska

Do you like durum wheat pasta? Probably yes… But maybe you are a gluten-free person and prefer buckwheat, millet, or legumes. In beautiful Tramonti di Sopra (Friuli, Italy) my friends, Paolo and Roberto from Slow Food del Pordenonese, showed me Blecs, traditional Friulan buckwheat pasta (usually mixed with wheat). Delicious! Manuel, a Pitina producer, and …

Save Biodiversity: The Last Call from Earth

23 September 2020 Gioia Baggio

The UN calls for a shift from ‘business as usual’ on its latest report, to change the course of destruction of natural resources and the imminent collapse of biodiversity. With a negative outcome in the ten-year report card, countries and governments around the world have failed to meet the 20 biodiversity goals established in 2010, …

Be Part of Terra Madre

22 September 2020

This year Terra Madre will happen in every corner of the planet. We are excited to unite our global networks and communities and make this the best and most inclusive Terra Madre ever!

We are inviting the Slow Food network to contribute good, clean and fair events to the Terra Madre 2020 programming, both with digital events and in-person gatherings. Terra Madre will highlight the good work that you are doing, and invite new people to join the global movement.

Slow Food Europe Joins the European Days of Action for Good Food Good Farming with More than 10 Events

21 September 2020 MADELEINE COSTE AND YAEL PANTZER

For the third year in a row, Slow Food Europe is among the coordinators of the Good Food Good Farming Campaign, which takes place across Europe during the month of October. Joining forces with hundreds of European organizations Slow Food members will use grassroots events to put pressure on political decision-makers to implement food and …

The Slow Food Youth Network Academy goes global and online!

17 September 2020

The educational program that empowers youth to become part of the global transition to sustainability will take place during the six months of Terra Madre. The Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) Academy is an educational model that offers an interdisciplinary program around the food chain, tailored to empower and connect young change-makers. It was born …

Old Roots, New Shoots? Making Europe’s Food Production System More Environmentally and Socially Sustainable

14 September 2020 MADELEINE COSTE

As the EU is reforming its agricultural policy and has published its Farm to Fork Strategy for a healthy and sustainable food system, there is no better time to demand food policies that are socially sustainable too. The Commission has made its environmental ambitions heard, but very few measures have been announced to protect the …

Brazil’s Cerrado: A Cry for Help

11 September 2020

The Cerrado, the largest savanna in South America, is dying on the hands of grain and livestock producers and taking with it unmeasurable biodiversity, food sovereignty, and water security. 5% of the Earth’s flora and fauna are endemic to this large swath of land composed of savanna, woodlands, and tropical forest, including 1600 species of …

Wild Eggs with Nduja and Black Chickpeas: A recipe by the Italian Chef’s Alliance

10 September 2020

Wild Eggs with Nduja and Black Chickpeas represents the innovative style of honoring traditional ingredients followed by chef Cesare Battisti. Since an early age, Cesare Battisti had an affinity for the kitchen. Born and raised in Milan, Cesare is now chef and co-owner of Ratanà, and he is considered one of the most representative chefs …

At school for biodiversity: 5 new gardens in Africa involving 5 thousand girls and boys

9 September 2020

More than five thousand girls and boys from primary schools in Mzuzu, in the district of Mzimba, in northern Malawi, will participate in the activities organized in the five new gardens in Africa that the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity recently inaugurated. The project kicked off last March with a two-day training session organized in collaboration with the …

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