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Ppilow project: first results presented at Terra Madre

22 September 2022 Annalisa Audino

The 2022 edition of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, in Turin proved to be the perfect stage to tell the first results of the Ppilow project through concrete experiences of some of the partners.

Live-Animal Transport in the EU Will Remain Inhumane

28 January 2022 Paola Nano

All hopes for an EU ban of long-distance live-animal transport and a reduction of intra-EU transport went down the drain last week. Despite the appalling conditions in which animals are currently transported, the EU Parliament voted a disappointing text, that still denies animals their right to be treated as sentient beings. A Disappointing Vote Last …

World Disco Soup Day 2021 (WDSD) continues digitally

24 March 2021 Silvia Moroni

New format, same goal. In light of the persistence of the pandemic, the World Disco Soup Day 2021 (WDSD) will go digital. On Saturday 24 April 2021, activists and friends of the Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) and Slow Food from all over the world will cut, cook and dance at home or in small …

Polish Eagle Beans: A Pulse Beating Like a Warm Heart Across Continents

26 January 2021 Nata Paszkowska

Beans can link not only countries, but also continents, as is the case with with these Ark of Taste pulses from Poland; their social pulse links Poland and Brazil, with Latvia and Italy also taking playing a part in this bean music. The name of the bean variety Polska Fasola z Orzełkiem (PFO) literally means …

“Become a Beefatarian”: the absurd EU campaign calling for an increase in meat consumption.

2 December 2020

Become a beefatarian: EU launches “Become a Beefatarian”, an absurd campaign, supported with public funds, which invites European citizens to increase their consumption of meat, without questioning environmental sustainability, animal welfare or climate justice There is perhaps no question on how the climate crisis – and in particular the great impact of food production on …

The “eat less meat” movement is growing. Does it distort science? (Part 1 of 3)

20 December 2019

“There are many, many ways to raise meat, and dismissing all meat as being destructive is asinine because it ignores the significant variation in production methods and ecosystems in which meat can be produced.”

The “eat less meat” movement is growing. Does it distort science? (Part 2 of 3)

20 December 2019

If everyone in America skipped meat once a week, it would reduce total GHG emissions by only .5 percent. Even if it’s a worthy notion on social justice principles, it’s not the single solution to the climate crisis.

The “eat less meat” movement is growing. Does it distort science? (Part 3 of 3)

20 December 2019

Farming advocates see livestock not as the great climate polluters, but as essential tools in a functioning agroecological system—ones that provide a highly nutritious, salable food product. “People have a very distorted view of the important role that animals play in human health and the sustainability movement.”

If It’s Good for You, It’s Good for the Planet Too!

4 November 2019

New research from the University of Oxford and the University of Minnesota confirms: the foods which are best for us also have the smallest impact on the environment. It seems intuitive, obvious almost, when we think about the production, distribution and commercialization of processed foods which we can buy all year round for low prices: …

A conversation with Marie-Monique Robin: the only option is optimism

30 May 2018

Marie-Monique Robin doesn’t like to stick to comfortable topics. This indefatigable Frenchwoman with 25 years of experience as an investigative journalist has produced an impressive range of hard-hitting books, reports, and documentaries. We met her during the Eu Farming and Food Forum, which is organized by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food), to ask her a few questions.