On the 17th and 18th of March, Carlo Petrini, president and founder of Slow Food, will visit Porvoo, Helsinki and the Slow Food Finland Members’ Assembly in Malmgård. This will be his first visit to Finland.
Carlo Petrini is an Italian journalist and food activist. Over 20 years ago he founded Slow Food, a global grassroots organization that envisions a world in which all people can access and enjoy food that is good for them, good for those who grow it and good for the planet. Under Petrini’s inspiring leadership, this non-profit member-supported association now has around 100,000 members joined in 1,500 convivia – or local chapters – worldwide, as well as a network of 2,000 food communities, part of the Terra Madre network, who practice small-scale and sustainable production of quality foods. Thanks to its projects and activities, the network involves millions of people in 150 countries. Carlo Petrini also created the University of Gastronomic Sciences (in Italy) to offer a multidisciplinary academic programme in the science and culture of food.
The press is welcome to the following events held by Slow Food Finland during the Slow Food Finland weekend.
Saturday 17.3 Excursion and dinner – Porvoo, Loviisa
The excursion will be guided by local production coordinator Mia Aitokari, of the ‘Fresh and Worry-free’ local food project. (Info:[email protected]). At 19:30 a Slow Food dinner will be held at Degerby Gille. Sepänkuja 4, Loviisa.
Sunday 18.3 Slow Food Finland Members Assembly 9.30 am-5 pm
Malmgård Brewery and Shop, Pernaja (GPS address Malmgård 47, 07720 Malmgård)
Notes to the editor
Carlo Petrini (s. 1949) is a journalist, writer, and the founder and president of Slow Food, born in the small city of Bra in Piedmont, Italy. Since the 1970s, his writings on food and wine have been published in a wide variety of magazines. In addition, he has published several books on eco-gastronomy, or sustainable development with -quality food production. Nowadays, Carlo Petrini shuttles around the world talking about the Slow Food philosophy, the importance of forming networks between producers and consumers, as well as promoting ecological small production in international agricultural policies. A charismatic and fervent speaker, he tirelessly champions the cause of good, clean and fair food. Fair food means a fair price for both the producer and the consumer. As Petrini himself says, “Everyone has the right to good, clean and fair food.”
For further information please visit www.slowfood.com
Press contact Slow Food International and booking of interviews: Paola Nano: [email protected] tel +39 329 8321285
Press contact in Finland: [email protected], mobile +358-40 5247743