Two International Slow Food Projects Featured in AlUla in Saudi Arabia During the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World 24 November 2022 An event organized by the Italian Embassy in Riyadh in collaboration with the Royal Commission on AlUla and Slow Food as part of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World was recently held at the Cultural Oasis of AlUla, a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwest Saudi Arabia. The two-day event, which …
Slow Food: COP27 ends, polluting food systems remain 21 November 2022 COP27 was meant to be the “Implementation COP”, but after two weeks of negotiations, existing pledges and national plans remain insufficient to reach the Paris agreement 1.5-degree target. Although food and agriculture have been higher up the agenda than at any previous round of climate talks, solutions put forward to help tackle their dramatic impact on climate change do not challenge the current status-quo, confirming once more the overrepresentation of the agrifood industry’s interests.
The chefs of the future: education activities with the Slow Food Adana Farmer’s Market local producers 19 November 2022 Piril Bilici - Slow Food Adana Leader Always the main asset of the Slow Food movement has been the commitment of its network of volunteers, Convivia and Communities who organize events and trainings of various kinds. One example is the activities coming to us from Turkey: Slow Food Adana has just organized the program The chefs of the future and the nominee …
Busting the Myths on New GMOs 16 November 2022 As the European Union is preparing to decide on whether and how to deregulate new GMOs, we look at the most frequent claims made by the biotechnology and seed industry to promote new GMOs and their deregulation. Spoiler: they’re misleading, if not deceptive. Myth #1: Changes brought by new GM techniques (or “genome editing”) …
SFYN TANK: our solutions 15 November 2022 Laura Odorisio, Slow Food Youth Network From September 22nd to 26th 2022, during Terra Madre, Slow Food YOUTH NETWORK organised the second edition of the “SFYN TANK”: a social design workshop, where youth from different countries worked together to find innovative solutions to global food problems. The previous months, we asked our community members to suggest food issues and specific cases …
Slow Food philosophy travels the world through Food Heroes exhibition 14 November 2022 Five emblematic stories showcasing the model of the Presidia and the Cooks’ Alliance on display at Italian Embassies, as part of a collaboration with he Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in Italy. They want to celebrate its shared commitment to the enhancement of local products, respect for the environment and traditions of the land.
“COP27 risks becoming an opportunity for multinationals to negotiate their right to pollute”, by Edward Mukiibi 8 November 2022 Edward Mukiibi Seven years have passed since the 2015 Paris Agreement. Back then, governments had committed to keeping the planet’s average temperature rise to under 1.5°C by 2030. But what has happened since raises the prospect of an alarming +2.8°C by the end of the century, a devastating scenario, according to the recent UNEP Emissions Gap report, …
Rebuilding the School Catering System in the Czech Republic Bringing Slow Food Principles into Canteens 5 November 2022 School meals have been a major issue for Slow Food for more than 10 years. The reality of the meals currently being served in school canteens in the Czech Republic rarely corresponds to Slow Food’s principles. This is the starting point for Slow Food’s participation in a new Czech school canteen project, which is trying …
Our Agriculture Needs a Detox! 1 November 2022 The Slow Food Network Mobilizes Against Pesticides Across Europe Given the attempts by several Member States and European groups to weaken or delay the European Commission’s proposal for a Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation (SUR), it is crucial for policymakers to hear our calls for an ambitious European target to reduce the use …
Call4Action in Finland: Eat your way to a sustainable countryside 31 October 2022 Slow Food Västnyland rf took part in the Call4Action program during the summer and fall of 2022. Our project “Ät din väg till en hållbar landsbygd” which roughly translated to “eat your way to a sustainable countryside”, included five different events as part of the program. During the summer months, we opened up a pop-up …
