Sardinia: Milk and Cheese, Pastures and Herders 30 July 2020 Silvia Ceriani Three million two hundred thousand sheep, twelve thousand eight hundred herders, thirty-three cooperatives. These are the numbers behind the primary sector of the Sardinian economy, to which we dedicated special attention during the last edition of Cheese, when it was going through a particularly difficult phase. We’ve supported Sardinian herders by telling their story and …
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto – The First Steps 28 January 2020 There are just over 250 days until we open the gates at Lingotto Fiere and inaugurate the 13th edition of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, from October 8-12 in Turin. At the beginning of February, a rudimentary version of the event website will go online, with everything we can tell you so far… though of …
A Land of Milk and Money 13 February 2019 Carlo Petrini On the Italian island of Sardinia, shepherds are pouring their milk out on the roads in protest at the crushingly low price that it is fetching. Who is to blame? What role do we as consumers play in the crisis?
Slow Food Italy Congress: A New Era Begins with the Election of Seven Executive Committee Members 9 July 2018 Slow Food Italy’s congress in Montecatini Terme signaled the arrival of a new committee and a freshly defined focus: The fight against all kinds of environmental, human and social exploitation in the agricultural production system will guide the mandate in Italy from now until 2020 “The ports of our seas are being closed to migrants, …
Women Chefs Cooking Up A Better Future 10 November 2017 michela marchi Fresh from our success with the Eat Local Challenge, which saw the participation of thousands of Slow Food supporters all over the world (the winners will be announced soon), we are now well into the second phase of Menu for Change, our campaign to raise awareness and funds to support Slow Food projects helping farmers …
Italian Prime Minister Meets with Slow Food Great China 19 May 2017 On May 15, as part of his official visit to China, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni met with the coordinators of Slow Food Great China that are now looking forward to the Slow Food International Congress. It will be an important event, testifying to Italy’s close cultural connections with China.
Severed nets: Historic ‘tonnarella’ fishing system destroyed off Italian coast 3 May 2017 Maurizio Bongioanni ‘We had only been fishing for a month. The real season would have been starting right now,’ explains cooperative director Mario Mortola. ‘We can rule out any more fishing for this year. It would take two or three months alone just to get the nets ready again.’
