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Reflections on the Earth Markets and sustainability

30 April 2021

The Earth Markets are one of the most ambitious and complex Slow Food projects, requiring significant and continuous logistical organization between the participating producers. The goal is to create direct links between producers and the public, cutting out the middle-men and making good, clean and fair food more accessible. Did you learn something new from …

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 …

Be Part of Terra Madre

22 September 2020

This year Terra Madre will happen in every corner of the planet. We are excited to unite our global networks and communities and make this the best and most inclusive Terra Madre ever!

We are inviting the Slow Food network to contribute good, clean and fair events to the Terra Madre 2020 programming, both with digital events and in-person gatherings. Terra Madre will highlight the good work that you are doing, and invite new people to join the global movement.

Taking It Slow in the Kwazulu-Natal Midlands

3 July 2020 Nikki Brighton

As for millions of people across the globe, the sudden Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa threw up unprecedented challenges, but interesting opportunities too. In our diverse KwaZulu-Natal Midlands region, the responses were also diverse. It soon became abundantly clear that having good networks and strong community support was the best survival tool. In the article …

Indigenous Communities Around the World Protecting Biodiversity

23 March 2020

Slow Food believes that defending biodiversity also means defending cultural diversity. The rights of indigenous peoples to control their land, to grow food and breed livestock, to hunt, fish and gather according to their own needs and decisions is fundamental in order to protect their livelihoods and defend the biodiversity of native animal breeds and …

Together in Solidarity: We Stand as One Movement

13 March 2020

The spread of COVID-19 around the world is having enormous impacts on our lives. In Italy, the government has placed all of the Lombardy region as well as several other provinces in the north of the country under quarantine, in order to slow the spread of the virus. Schools, universities, cinemas, gyms and other places …

Building an Inclusive Future for Indigenous Pueblos de America

29 February 2020 Paula Thomas

Indigenous Terra Madre Pueblos de America closed with a list of goals and objectives to answer to Slow Food’s Call to Action, through projects and strategies aimed to tackle the issues from the local community level to the global food system. Throughout the event the delegates listened to each other about the issues affecting their …

The Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Stand Together

22 February 2020 Paula Thomas

Surrounded by a misty green forest the Nahua community in Tlaola welcomed the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with warm hospitality and nourishing food as a vehicle to discuss pressing topics affecting their communities. “We need to return the value our food and tradition deserve, it keeps us connected to our land and our ancestry, …