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Food is Political! Slow Food’s Advocacy Work at Terra Madre

26 September 2022

The 14th edition of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto has come to an end, and it has been a blast! During five days, thousands of people joined us for this unique event. With over 600 exhibitors and through a series of workshops, conference and tastings, visitors could discover how we can regenerate our planet through …

Slow Food EU’s 2022 Geeky Summer List

15 July 2022

We’re back with our 2022 geeky summer list, where you will find our selection of books and podcasts about food politics to keep you company wherever you are! Take a dive! PODCASTS Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) Podcast Launched in 2020, the Slow Food Youth Network podcast share experience, tips and interviews of the young …

Solving the “Urban Paradox”: the Food Trails Projects Meets in the Netherlands

15 July 2022 Francisca Feiteira

Last month, Slow Food Europe met up with all 18 partners of the Food Trails Project for the mid-year 2 partner meeting, in Almere – a city 30 minutes away from Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Why there? This year, the city of Almere is hosting the Floriade Expo 2022 whose theme is: “Growing Green Cities”, …

Glyphosate Has No Place in the Future of EU Agriculture

30 June 2022

Glyphosate continues to be subject of much controversy, and the sensitive debates surrounding the process of renewal of its license in Europe are turbulent. As the European Commission has just again reiterated its commitment to halving pesticide use and risk by 2030 in the European Union (EU), we take a closer look at the latest …

“Pesticide Check Up” Campaign : 10 Key Facts on Pesticides

13 May 2022

The Good Food Good Farming coalition is launching the “Pesticide Check Up” campaign, to raise awareness about the risks and dangers of pesticides and to put pressure on European policy makers to commit to a drastic reduction of pesticides. As pesticides are high on Europe’s agenda this year, it is time to recall the facts …

Carlo Petrini and Olivier de Schutter Discuss the Future of Food in Europe

7 April 2022 Alice Poiron

On March 31, Slow Food Europe and IPES-Food hosted their first in-person event in Brussels since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out: a dialogue between Carlo Petrini, president of Slow Food, and Olivier de Schutter, co-chair of IPES-Food: “COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and rising food prices: how can we transform food systems in the face of constant …

The Farm to Fork Strategy is the Future of the EU Food System

16 March 2022

Since the war broke out in Ukraine, industrial lobby groups & conservative policy-makers have instrumentalized it to try rolling back the EU Farm to Fork Strategy. The EU Food Policy Coalition, of which Slow Food is an active member, reacted in an open letter to the European Commission. Our message? The Strategy is the only …

Civil Society Protests Against Agribusiness Greenwashing Over EU Food Policies

15 March 2022

On March 15, Slow Food joined other civil society and farmers’ organizations to protest against the Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA), a greenwashing event to strengthen the influence of the chemical and agri-food industry in the design of public policies. We call on our European decision makers to listen to science and citizens, …

How Can Sustainable Food Procurement Help Reshaping Food Systems?

18 February 2022 Francisca Feiteira

Public food procurement — the process of providing food to public canteens, determines what thousands of people eat every day across Europe. Yet, its great power for the transformation of our food systems remains mostly untapped. Last week, Slow Food and other member organizations of the EU Food Policy Coalition published their common policy recommendations …

Animal Welfare: The EU Parliament Must Go Beyond the Interests of Farm Lobbies

18 February 2022

On February 15th, the European Parliament voted in favour of a disappointing and unambitious report on the welfare of animals on the farm, in total contradiction with its previous commitments to the defense of higher standards. On February 15th, the European Parliament voted in favour of a disappointing and unambitious report submitted by its Committee …