By Janet Henderson We are proud to present you the 2014 Slow Food Calgary Feast of Fields video produced by Alberta Culinary Tourism Alliance & Two Words Productions. http://vimeo.com/114208649 Each year at Slow Food Calgary's Feast of Fields, people gather for Calgary's most authentic … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2014
Nova Scotia Celebrates Terra Madre Day with an Ark of Taste Dinner
Slow Food Nova Scotia celebrated 2014’s Terra Madre Day with a joyous dinner celebrating Ark of Taste Foods at Lion and Bright in Halifax, Nova Scotia on December 10th. Co-Leader of SFNS Sean Gallagher, proprietor of L&B, welcomed dozens of Slow Food members for a four course meal which included … [Read more...]
Let’s talk Bison
By Jennifer Bain, author of Buffalo Girl Cooks Bison So is it bison or buffalo, people always ask me. I don’t blame them for being confused about North America’s original red meat. Buffalo is the romantic name, the one that conjures up images of majestic animals with shaggy brown coats and … [Read more...]
“Slow Food in Canada” documentary premiered across Canada on Terra Madre Day 2014
By Michael Howell Slow Food Canada releases film by Edmonton International Film Festival award winner Kevin Kossowan. The new short documentary “Slow Food in/au Canada” was screened across the nation on Terra Madre Day, December 10th, 2014. The movie can be watched online … [Read more...]
Learning from Recruitment Struggles on a University Campus
By Rebecca Gordon and Riley DeForest, University of Guelph The beginning of fall is a busy time on campus. For our University of Guelph Slow Food Convivium, it’s when we recruit the majority of our members. There’s probably no better place to have a Slow Food Convivium than the … [Read more...]