Ethnobotany behind the bar, with Danny Childs 7 August 2020 A Friday-friendly sneak preview of our next How it’s made video: introducing Danny Childs, bar manager at The Farm and Fisherman Tavern in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, member of the Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance and the Ark of Taste committee for the Northeastern United States. Did you learn something new from this page? yesno
BLACK LIVES MATTER: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE SLOW FOOD COMMUNITY 3 June 2020 This open letter has been written by Slow Food USA to address the nationwide protests. Slow Food stands behind the black community members in the United States and across the world who have felt the pain of this fight every day of their lives. #BlackLivesMatter Dear Slow Food leaders and community, As protesters take …
Slow Food USA Responds to Quarantines with the Digital Skillshare Series 15 April 2020 In the midst of a global pandemic that is having a very real but uncertain impact on people all over the world, Slow Food USA has launched a free, digital skillshare series Slow Food Live. Anyone, anywhere with a digital device is invited to tune in to the sessions led by experts on skills and topics that …
Local Seafood Summit: Adding Value(s) to a Transforming Seafood System 22 October 2019 The fish we bring to the table is often seen simply as food, a source of protein useful to our diet, when in reality it encapsulates a system of relationships between chemical elements, human activities and environmental factors, which is so complex that it remains mostly unknown to us. The value chain behind a fish …
Embrace Joy + Justice at Slow Food Nations 2019 19 July 2019 Slow Food USA is ready to embark on their annual celebration of Good Clean and Fair food. For three days, starting on the 19th of July with their Leader Summit, Denver will be sending good vibrations all over the United States. This is the food festival for everyone, where tradition meets innovation, where food is the vector and justice the goal.
Pure Beef – From Ranch to Table with Author Lynne Curry 6 March 2019 Giulia Capaldi Pure Beef : An Essential Guide to Artisan Beef with Recipes for Every Cut by Lynne Curry provides any and all practical information that a meat consumer could dream of, and a ton of different recipes featuring all imaginable cuts of beef.
Thank a Farmer – Greg Gunthorp: Raising the USA’s Next Generation of Family Farmers 8 November 2018 Aly Beveridge Greg Gunthorp is a fourth generation hog farmer in northeastern Indiana, USA, and the winner of this year’s Snailblazer Award. He was kind enough to sit down for a chat with Slow Food USA to discuss the reality faced by small-scale farmers in the USA.
Remembering Kurt Friese 30 October 2018 It is with great sadness that we must announce that Kurt Friese, former Slow Food USA board member, passed away on Friday morning at his home in Iowa City. He was 54 years old. Kurt was one of the first members of Slow Food in the United States, and founded Slow Food Iowa City around …
Slow Food Nations Embraces Equity, Inclusion and Justice in Food 16 July 2018 Paola Nano The Slow Food Leader Summit in Denver approved a formal commitment to food justice. To conclude the Slow Food Nations festival, Slow Food USA leaders presented a document acknowledging that “many injustices still exist within our food system. Our local and national work is to dismantle these structures.” A formal commitment to food justice follows efforts at the local, …
Slow Food Nations: Defining the Future 14 July 2018 Paola Nano Before the market weekend, during which events and tastings will flood the city of Denver with energy, Slow Food Nations dedicated a day to discussion, trying to trace the direction not only for those already active in Slow Food USA, but for the entire food movement in the US. The aim was to shape the …
