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Growing the future in Rojava

Growing the future in Rojava
Syria

The city of Kobanî came to international prominence during the autumn of 2014, when Islamic State (ISIS) attacked it. After a long, drawn-out and ultimately unsuccessful siege, in which thousands of people died and several thousand had to abandon their homes, Kobanî become a symbol of hope and resistance throughout the world. But then what? Once the fighting was over, Kobanî quickly became old news. Meanwhile, for its residents, life goes on. And as ever, a secure food supply is priority that comes before all others.
Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day

Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day
United States

Cheesemaking is a truly ancient pastime, predating recorded history. And for the vast majority of that time, all cheese was made using raw milk. With the invention of pasteurization during food’s “industrial revolution” and the subsequent commodification of food as a mass-produced good, raw milk consumption went into steep decline, not least in the United States, where pasteurization has been a recommended practice at the federal level since 1924. Nonetheless, there are raw milk cheese producers up and down the country who carry on traditional cheesemaking practices.

Slow Fish 2017—We Are The Net

Slow Fish 2017—We Are The Net
Silvia Ceriani

On May 18-21, Genoa’s Porto Antico will again be hosting Slow Fish, our biennial event that combines conviviality with scientific knowledge, good fishing practices and taste education, with the aim to protect marine ecosystems.

We are the net is the motto of the eighth edition of Slow Fish. In other words, we are all part of a living, interconnected system that we act upon when we buy seafood products. Since the beginning of the Slow Fish campaign in 2004, the Slow Fish network has established a body of knowledge, exchange and relations between hundreds of “nodes”, for which Genoa is now a reference point: fishers, artisans, chefs from all over the world meet to share and support a good, clean and fair approach to the fishing sector, marine biodiversity and balance of freshwaters.