terra madre 2020 - Slow Food International

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 …

Food for the Mind: Reflections to Understand the World – Terra Madre

10 October 2020

“The coronavirus is the biological response of Gaia, our living planet, to the state of ecological and social emergency of which mankind is both the cause and the victim,” says Fritjof Capra, Austrian Physicist, economist, and writer, inaugurating the series of Food Talks at Terra Madre. Together with him in the digital program of Terra …

Terra Madre starts around the world on October 8

5 October 2020

Terra Madre starts around the world on October 8, a worldwide Slow Food festival to unite our food, our planet and our future. Physical and digital events run through April 2021.

Terra Madre 2020 Guide

4 October 2020

We rewrote the rulebook and invented a new type of Slow Food festival in order to bring Terra Madre to the world. It’s been a real challenge, one we’re still dealing with. We know where we want to go, but the path towards our destination is anything but clear. We knew that difficult months lay …

Ecosystems: A lens to the understand the world

30 September 2020

Ecosystems are the core concept of the New Geography which underpin many of the events in the Terra Madre 2020 program, and indeed the logo of this year’s edition.

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.

Democratic Focaccia: Learn “How it’s Made” at Terra Madre 2020

18 August 2020

Cooker Girl brings us what she calls “Democratic Focaccia,” following an attitude toward ingredients we at Slow Food hold dear, “I love little neighborhood stores, I have my trusted butchers, grocers and cheese sellers. When I go shopping I like to chat with these people, share our impressions of things, swap advice, learn.” Did you …

Dave Goulson and How Flowers can Save the World

12 August 2020

Dave Goulson tells us how we can all contribute to saving the world through a simple and beautiful act: growing flowers for our nectar-drinking friends. Here is a short clip of Goulson’s Food Talk for Terra Madre Salone del Gusto—the full episode, as with all the others in the series, will be available from October …

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