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Good Food Good Farming: The Slow Food Network in Action

31 October 2023

For the sixth year in a row, Slow Food joined the European Days of Action for Good Food Good Farming, which took place across Europe throughout October. Every year, thousands of citizens and hundreds of organizations host disco soups, farm visits and cooking events; join protests and harvests; and attend panel discussions, film screenings, and many more events in their local communities. …

New Poll Reveals Strong Public Opposition to EU Pesticide Use

17 October 2023

A public opinion poll has shown that an overwhelming majority of EU citizens are concerned about the use of pesticides and its harmful effects on health and the environment. The poll, which was conducted in August 2023 by the European Public Affairs team of Ipsos on behalf of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe, surveyed citizens …

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”, …

EU Parliament Gives the Green Light to the Farm to Fork Strategy

26 October 2021

Slow Food welcomes the European Parliament’s vote in favour of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy, in spite of repeted corporate attempts to water it down over the past months. By doing so, the Parliament shows strong commitment to the transition to sustainable food systems. On October 19, the European Parliament adopted its Opinion report …

Choosing Good Food should not be this Complicated – a Vision for Improving EU Food Environments

13 October 2021 Madeleine Coste & Frank Mechielsen

[Originally published in Arc2020] The EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy won’t be realised unless policy goes beyond voluntary measures to gear food environments to promote truly sustainable diets. Participants in the EU Food Policy Coalition share their vision for improving food environments. Op-ed by Frank Mechielsen from Feedback Global and Madeleine Coste from Slow Food Europe. Food environments are …