Young people, migrants and indigenous communities discuss the challenges of the future 22 September 2022 The Berta Cáceres Arena opened its program at Terra Madre 2022 with an emotional ceremony that conveyed the strength of the network’s shared values
More Highlights for Youth and Activists at Terra Madre 7 September 2022 Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2022 hosts a wide range of events for our guests that cover topics from specific parts of the world and at the same time, focus on global issues. Our focus today: events for youth and activists. There’s a lot to absorb, and the variety of activities you can take part …
Meet the SFYNvesting winning project! 20 June 2022 From May 23rd until June 13th, the Slow Food Youth Network opened a call to support local communities with a small fund. The focus of the call was the creation or strengthening of activities for youth empowerment regarding the promotion of local biodiversity and food sovereignty. The project was asked to show long-term objectives, …
Stories from World Disco Soup Day 2022 20 May 2022 For the 6th time after starting the initiative in 2016, World Disco Soup Day has taken all over the planet again! On April 30th continent to continent, everyone celebrated their love for sustainability, food, respect for the planet, and helping people in need. Here you can read about some of them, but WDSD has hundreds …
ECOSYSTEM HIGHLANDS: behind the coffee chain (new SFYN podcast episode) 9 December 2020 The new SFYN podcast episode is on Air by Kumud Dadlani, Guest host on SFYN Podcast The Coffee industry could potentially be disrupted. As seen in the study by IPCC, climate change can significantly reduce the production of Arabica and Robusta beans. Additionally, the rainforest trust reports that almost 50% of the land used for …
Film Screening: Heartwood Presented by the Slow Food Youth Network 14 October 2020 To kick off our digital activities at Terra Madre, the Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) has organized a documentary film screening of Heartwood by Stefano Petroni. This will be one of the first public screenings of this inspirational documentary, which has been produced a group of youths from our network: Agostino and Stefano Petroni, Sava …
SFYN at Terra Madre: what’s up? 7 October 2020 Terra Madre is about to start and we are super excited for this special moment. The Slow Food Youth Network are organizing lots of different events: Digital SFYN Academy We can’t solve our challenges with the same thinking that created them. We need systemic views, new perspectives and creative approaches. The SFYN Academy provides …
The Slow Food Youth Network Academy goes global and online! 17 September 2020 The educational program that empowers youth to become part of the global transition to sustainability will take place during the six months of Terra Madre. The Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) Academy is an educational model that offers an interdisciplinary program around the food chain, tailored to empower and connect young change-makers. It was born …
SFYN Drink Festival, An Online Celebration 20 August 2020 After a successful Baking Festival, the Slow Food Youth Network tried their fermentation skills to the art of drinks with the SFYN Drink Festival held virtually on Instagram on August 1, 2020, an online celebration that allowed participants to connect with drink artisans from all over the world. Throughout the day, the participants shared recipes …
Preserve our roots; protect our future: #FoodisSOVEREIGNTY in Latin America 27 May 2019 David McKenzie Throughout a more than month-long #FoodisSOVEREIGNTY campaign, SFYN groups across Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, and Argentina are coordinating a broad range of events and actions around the topic of food sovereignty.
