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Coffee workshops: from bean to mug

26 August 2022

If your passion is coffee, you’ll love the taste workshops organized by Lavazza! The events will take place in two special locations: Nuvola Lavazza and Factory 1985. The first location needs no introduction. Opened in Turin in 2018, the building was designed by architect Cino Zucchi, and is the headquarters and nerve center of Nuvola …

Rivers of green gold: olive oil at Terra Madre

17 August 2022

Italy has the most important significant variety of olive biodiversity in the world. FAO study describes 538 different varieties in Italy, representing 42% of the global total. Among these, each variety is the expression of its land, its air, its local culture, and the work of the people who grow it. Did you learn something new …

Michael Moss: the meaning of fast and slow

12 August 2022

Today we’re talking to Michael Moss, author of two books about the food industry: Salt sugar fat (2013), and Hooked: food, free will, and how the food giants exploit our addictions (2021). He’s also one of the speakers at You, me, and us, a conference to discuss the impact we can have on the food system through our choices. Did …

Regenerative dialog: The conferences

3 August 2022

The Conferences of Terra Madre 2022 are the center stage for the debate around #RegenerAction and how we can turn our ides into tangible change on every level, everywhere. These are hybrid conferences, with a live audience in the Kyoto Room of the Environment Park in Turin, and online, to ensure the widest possible participation. Our online …

Not a food fair, but a political event

22 July 2022

“Not a food fair, but a political event.” Carlo Petrini defines Terra Madre at the presentation of the 2022 edition. Five days of activities in Parco Dora, Turin, to understand how we can regenerate a food system that has shown how unsustainable it is in recent years more than ever. Did you learn something new …

Slow Food launches the online campaign “On my plate”

22 January 2021 Nicholas Panay, Michela Marchi

It will involve 3.000 young activists through a six-week journey to discover the world of food and the actions we can all take to improve our relationship with the planet. Starting on January 18, 2021, Slow Food is guiding 3.000 young activists from all over the world through a six-week journey “On My Plate”, exploring …

Gouda: The Rediscovery of Traditional Farmhouse Cheeses

1 December 2020

The Netherlands may be one of the smallest countries in Europe, but it has consistently punched above its weight in cultural economic and gastronomic terms. It’s difficult to believe, but The Netherlands is the world’s largest exporter of agricultural products, after the USA. As well as being home to the world’s most advanced systems of …

How it’s Made – New Episode Highlights from Morocco, Russia and The Philippines

27 November 2020

We start in Morocco, in the region of Taliouine, and in particular the village of Tinfat, is the heart of a Slow Food Presidium dedicated to saffron production. The historic production area, the oldest in Morocco, is in the highlands of Souktana, between 1300 and 1500 meters. Each phase of the Taliouine saffron cultivation is …

Slow Rice 2020: Rice as Biodiversity

27 November 2020

Slow Rice, the first event on the sustainability, tradition, and future of rice, will be held in Wenzhou, China, and online at Terra Madre Salone Del Gusto, from November 27 to 29. The Wenzhou Community was the first Slow Food Community in China and was founded with the goal of encouraging research into more sustainable …

December Highlights at Terra Madre

26 November 2020

What a rollercoaster ride 2020 has been. Terra Madre isn’t slowing down as we reach the end of the calendar year, of course: Our finishing line is much further off! There is still a lot to discover and explore in December, including several dedicated training sessions for capacity building both within our network and beyond. …