Slow Food in Canada encourages only the seasonal consumption of wild salmon on the West Coast, discourages the consumption of any form of farmed salmon including "organic" farmed salmon, and is committed to the restoration of wild salmon stocks. Read our Wild Salmon Manifesto, adopted in 2006, … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
Winnipeg’s Meet-ups warm up winter
In February, Slow Food Winnipeg decided to focus on teaching their members how to create, from scratch, some of the most commonly purchased grocery items — pasta, cheese, and pickled vegetables. Their Manitoba Made Series was a big hit on Meetup.com. Many may wonder why Slow Food Winnipeg is … [Read more...]
Farm Olympics
Farm Olympics happen everyday in the pig pasture. Feeding the sows who weigh in at 200 – 300 kilograms requires a lot of skill and I’m sure many Olympic athletes would find it quite challenging. The goal is to get the pig food spread evenly in the feed troughs and quickly so that all the pigs can … [Read more...]
Slow Food Youth Network : On building and creating (Part III)
READ THE 1st part and 2nd part of Darl’s story. The Slow Food Youth Network meeting also included a seminar from Joris Lohman, the chair of the network and its representative at the Slow Food Executive table, about fundraising. Joris opened with a brief introduction outlining that the Youth … [Read more...]