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The Buzz Around Bees and Biodiversity

The Buzz Around Bees and Biodiversity

20 May 2023

Every year, World Bee Day coincides with the International Day for Biological Diversity (May 20 and 22 respectively), giving us pause to reflect on what the first means for the second: Bees play a vital role in preserving biodiversity, and the protection of these industrious insects is crucial for the survival of our species and …

Sateré-Mawé People Awarded United Earth’s “Green Nobel”

Sateré-Mawé People Awarded United Earth’s “Green Nobel”

7 March 2023 Paola Nano

Based on the same values as the Nobel Peace Prize, the United Earth Amazonia Award has been created by the Nobel family with the aim of increasing public awareness about the need to unite the peoples and nations of Earth to construct a collective and sustainable future. The ceremony to award the first prize (also …

The “Bees and Farmers” Tour Meets Pope Francis

The “Bees and Farmers” Tour Meets Pope Francis

14 September 2021 Alice Poiron

On September 8, representatives of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Save Bees and Farmers” met with Pope Francis in Rome, thus concluding their week-long “Bees and Farmers” tour in 8 different Italian cities, to promote the initiative to save pollinators, biodiversity and those who cultivate it. So far, 970,000 EU citizens have signed the ECI, …

Bees As Seeds

Bees As Seeds

30 July 2021 Melanie Kirby

For centuries human beings have found in bees the representation of positive values. Symbol of industriousness, ingenuity and generosity, in recent years, bees have become increasingly alarming sentinels of a balance that human beings themselves are threatening. From Farms to Forest Lands- Each bee is a unique seed that has been sculpted through memories of …

How to Make A Flower Bomb?

How to Make A Flower Bomb?

4 May 2021

In May, Slow Food calls on every European citizen to take a stand for biodiversity and pollinators: this is the “Flower Bomb Challenge”! Participants have two weeks to make their “flower bombs” (a mix of wildflower seeds, clay and soil) and will be invited to throw them around in their garden or in public spaces …

Slow Food Launches the “Flower Bomb Challenge”!

Slow Food Launches the “Flower Bomb Challenge”!

22 April 2021 Alice Poiron

“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt”. Margaret Atwood’s words of wisdom inspired us: spring made its come back, it is time to get our hands dirty! Starting on May 5, Slow Food will kick start the “Flower Bomb Challenge”. Participants will have two weeks to make their …

Story of a Beekeeper: “Bees are fascinating beings”

Story of a Beekeeper: “Bees are fascinating beings”

17 March 2021

Ariele Muzzarelli is a beekeeper and member of the Slow Food community on Pollinators in the City, in Turin, Italy. She owns “Apesapicoltura”, a small company specialized in beekeeping and honey production. “I practice a nomadic beekeeping on the Piedmont territory, and I am always looking for new places and welcoming lands for my bees.” She …

New Policy Brief: What do the EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies mean for Slow Food?

New Policy Brief: What do the EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies mean for Slow Food?

22 February 2021 Alice Poiron

A brand-new Policy Brief titled “What do the new EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies mean for Slow Food” Slow Food Europe has published a brand-new Policy Brief titled “What do the new EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies mean for Slow Food”. The document, available in English, German, French, and Italian, gives an in-depth analysis …

Meet the new Task Force of World Disco Soup Day 2021!

Meet the new Task Force of World Disco Soup Day 2021!

22 February 2021 Valentina Gritti

World Disco Soup Day 2021: A group of worldwide activists dreaming to stop food waste.   The 24th of April will mark the date of the 5th World Disco Soup Day 2021, the international Slow Food Youth Network campaign to raise awareness about food waste. Every year a group of activists from all over the …

Plum and honey crumble

Plum and honey crumble

25 January 2021

The Chefs’ Alliance recipe of this month is Swiss honey flavoured crumble. Brigitte Streiff shared with us the recipe for a very easy to do dessert, but don’t make it unless you signed the “Save the bees and farmers” petition to be submitted to the European Commission to ban pesticides that are harmful to our …

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