Swept up by a vibrant current of fantastic fish tales and deep-water adventures, Slow Food Toronto is going 'Fishing After Dark'. On Saturday March 3, 2012 you are invited to join us for an evening that will define a new era in sustainable fish awareness for Torontonians. The launch of Slow Fish … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2012
Slow Food: Changing the world, one elevator ride at a time
By Voula Halliday, Co-leader Slow Food Toronto Since the New Year chimed in I’ve been asking myself, what does a Slow Food life look like for all of us in the year to come? It isn’t that I doubt how my family has been living up to now; it’s that I was challenged by my husband with a simple … [Read more...]
National Food Strategies: What Canada can learn from the world
By Meredith Davis Canada has much to learn from other countries when it comes to developing a national food strategy. During February’s Canadian Food Summit, put on by the Conference Board of Canada and various partners, the subject of a Canadian national food strategy was the main item on the … [Read more...]
Ark Spotlight: Saskatoon Berry
Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia) By Tabitha Steager The Saskatoon berry, also known as the Serviceberry, Juneberry, and Shadbush, is a wild plant native to Western Canada. Saskatoon berries grow in Canada from the Great Plains to the British Columbia coast. The berries are … [Read more...]
Slow Food Abitibi-Témiscamingue célèbre le jour Terra Madre
By Norman Laflamme Val-d’Or, 20 janvier 2011 - Un vendredi pas comme les autres se prépare au Forestel de Val-d’Or. Les invités du convivium Slow Food de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue arrivent joyeux et pour certain contents de se revoir. Ils sont des cinq coins de notre belle et grande région. Ils … [Read more...]
World renowned scientist and philosopher Dr Vandana Shiva to speak in the Annapolis Valley, February 24th
Dr Vandana Shiva is a philosopher, environmental activist, vice president of Slow Food International and the founder of Navdanya, a research and activism institute in India. Shiva, currently based in Delhi, has authored more than 20 books and over 500 papers in leading scientific and technical … [Read more...]
Slow Food Columbia Valley: the Little Convivium that Could/Un petit convivium qui pouvait!
By/Par Alison Bell Located in the southeastern corner of British Columbia, the mountain town of Invermere is home to Slow Food Columbia Valley. With a population of around 3000, we are proud to say that our little convivium hovers at around thirty members, depending on how quickly we renew … [Read more...]
A Slow Food Reading List
Compiled by dee Hobsbawn-Smith for Slow Food Calgary The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Penguin) In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan (Penguin) Slow Food Revolution: A New Culture for Eating and Living by Carlo Petrini … [Read more...]
All about haskups, with recipe/avec la recette
By Sarah Galvin Haskaps, also known as the edible blue honeysuckle, are a relatively new orchard berry in Canada. They are dusty purple in colour and are the shape of a lima bean. The University of Saskatchewan has been developing cultivars and has collected hundreds of samples of wild plants … [Read more...]