Sustainability - Slow Food International

Slow Food Earth Markets: Growing Sustainability, from Product to Packaging

13 February 2023

Purchasing is a political act, a concrete tool we can use daily to counter problems of enormous magnitude, from the climate crisis to biodiversity loss. In this context, Slow Food’s Earth Market program is a fundamental element in the creation of local food policies and can show institutions and civil society another way to sell …

Pesticides in the EU: A Creeping Costly Venom

14 December 2021 Alice Poiron

In November, three organizations, Pollinis, Le Basic and Terre Solidaire jointly published a shocking study about the hidden socio-economical costs of pesticides, where we learn that the European Union is one of the biggest consumer of pesticides in the world. This publication adds to the long list of recent controversies regarding pesticides in the EU. …

Nature Needs Agroecology

12 May 2021 Francesco Sottile

Francesco Sottile, agronomist and member of Slow Food Italy’s Executive Board, comments on the paradoxes between the urgent need for sustainable agriculture, and the reality of what is happening in negotiations rooms and in the fields. This is without doubt a complex period for the planet’s agriculture, a period in which the hiatus between what …

The Sea: A Common Good – Slow Fish 2019

26 February 2019

On March 19 we will be officially presenting the new edition of Slow Fish, to be held in Genoa from May 9 to 12. The full program will be published along with the list of exhibitors and the many innovations planned for this ninth edition of the event.

The Conscious Food Festival: Changing the World One Dish at a Time

26 October 2018

The fifth edition of the Conscious Food Festival was held on October 6. The event seeks to provide information about major problems in our current food system, offer alternatives for more sustainable consumption, and present the projects and small businesses that work successfully in this way. With the participation of more than 100 businesses, it …

Slow Fish Caribe – a Community Across the Caribbean

21 September 2018 Giles Robinson

The Slow Fish Caribe project was launched in 2017 to promote the sustainable use of coastal resources in the Caribbean. At Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, project partners from around the region came together to discuss the success and effects of the project in their communities.

Chefs Committed to Food Sustainability Gather at Slow Food Nations in The Spirit Of #foodforchange

13 July 2018

Our food system is responsible for 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. By inspiring people around the world to be more mindful about food, chefs are paying tribute to Earth’s bounty. This edition of Slow Food Nations welcomes cooks particularly committed to supporting the theme of the event, #foodforchange. Food for Change is the revolution that …

Fishing Experts Gather in Brussels to Mark the EU’s Fish Dependence Day

10 July 2018

A roundtable discussion to foster dialogue on the future of sustainable fishing in the EU On Monday 9 July, marking the EU’s ‘Fish Dependence Day’, fisheries experts, including EU officials (DG MARE, DG Environment, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, and FARNET), together with other representatives from Our Fish, LIFE, Pintafish, Climaxi, Goede Vissers, the …