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The “Save Bees and Farmers” Coalition Brings 1.1 million Citizens’ Voice at the European Parliament

26 January 2023

On January 24th, Slow Food and other representatives of the “Save Bees and Farmers” European citizens’ initiative (ECI) presented their citizen-backed demands for pesticide reduction at the European Parliament. The hearing marked the peak of a two-year long campaign which gathered 1.1 million signatures across the continent. Although the debate between Members of the European …

The Secrets of Beekeeping

21 April 2020 Indre Anskaityte

Jennifer Holmes started her beekeeping journey with a book called “Beekeeping for Dummies,” today she is a beekeeper in Stuart, Florida, and owns and operates Hani Honey Company together with her family. Jennifer is a UFIFAS Master Beekeeper and Honey Judge. She enjoys serving on her Local Slow Food Chapter Board, Slow Bees Community, and …

European Civil Society Groups Urge the EU Commission to #SaveBeesandFarmers

31 March 2020 Indre Anskaityte

Slow Food, along with more than 80 civil society organizations in a joint letter to the European Commission, asks to phase out synthetic pesticides by 2035, restore biodiversity, and support farmers in their transition towards agroecology. The letter has been sent to the Commission’s directorate-generals, responsible for the implementation of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity …

Rare Breeds Go Hand in Hand With Animal Welfare

5 September 2019

Every year billions of animals around the world suffer in terrible conditions. Those trapped in cages live particularly horrific lives. Slow Food supports the European Citizens’ Initiative “End the Cage Age” and has been supporting farming that respects the planet and animal welfare for over 20 years. Good livestock farming practices can be found among …

One Million EU Citizens Make History for Farm Animals

30 May 2019

As of today, one million EU citizens have signed the End the Cage Age European Citizens Initiative (ECI); the biggest ever political push for farm animal welfare. Slow Food joined forces with over 170 other animal welfare and environmental organizations across the EU to launch the #EndTheCageAge ECI, which aims to end the use of cages for farm animals across the continent. Today marks the collection of one million signatures—a first in the history of farm animal welfare.

Let us Rethink How we Treat Animals

6 May 2019 Jocelyne Porcher

To raise animals, we do not need cages, we do not need to dominate animals, we do not need to enslave them, they do not need to mutilate them. Jocelyne Porcher Over the past century and a half, science and industry have taken over and transformed the relationship we have with farm animals. The whole …

Animal Welfare: a Tea with the Chickens from Cascina Santa Brera

16 April 2019 Alessia Pautasso

At Cascina Santa Brera, just outside Milan, Irene di Carpegna and her team take the comfort and happiness of their chickens very seriously, starting with a hot cuppa on a winter morning…

White Hens of Saluzzo on the Brink of Extinction: Caging them is not the Solution.

26 February 2019 Annalisa Audino

Slow Food protects small-scale and homemade productions that place important emphasis on animal welfare. Support the ECI against cages! Just a few decades ago, almost every farmstead in Piedmont reared some Saluzzo hens. As well as other farmyard animals, they were bred for family consumption and sold at local street markets to supplement the low …

It is Time to End the Cage Age: Sign the Petition!

11 February 2019 Annalisa Audino

Every year, all around Europe, almost 300 million animals go through life trapped in cages. It is time to say enough is enough! Together, we can end this system thanks to European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) End the Cage Age!

A million signatures to save our soil

8 November 2016

Protecting the soil is an imperative for us all. Without healthy soil, there can be no food, and no future – sign the petition!