Slow Food Thompson Okanagan held its 2015 Slow Fish dinner on January 19 at Codfathers Seafood in Kelowna, BC. The dinner was family-style, with all fish courses themed on “snout to tail” or “snout to fin” eating. “All dishes were fantastic and it was a great turnout, with lots of chefs from Kelowna … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
The Slow Wine 2015 tour stops in Montreal in February
On February 4th, Montreal joins the North-American Tour of the Slow Wine Guide 2015. The event will provide the participants the opportunity to meet 35 Italian wine producers, private importation agencies and local wine makers and to taste their products. This event marks the first ever Canadian … [Read more...]
Terra Madre St-Laurent April 22-26 2015
SAVE THE DATE! April 22-26, Slow Food Montréal will be hosting the 10th National Meeting of Slow Food in Canada convivia. The event will be held simultaneously with Terra Madre St-Lawrence, the first ever regional Terra Madre meeting of food communities organized by Slow Food in our … [Read more...]
The Crazy Morel Picker – A Poem
This poem is by Larry Moran, a morel picker member of the Thompson Okanagan convivium. He wrote it during the 2014 season up in the Yukon. I’m known as a crazy morel picker I search the forest fires from last year My list of maps grows ever thicker In the hunt of the … [Read more...]
Test your farming skills online!
Do you know www.thefamilyfarmer.com? We have been told about this great website that is actually an interactive farm game where you get to play the farmer and build your own farm. The interactive game also includes videos from the Canadian documentary The Family Farm, a film that focuses … [Read more...]
2015 “Likes” for 2015!
The Slow Food in Canada Facebook page has reached 2000 “likes” this January, and we even reached 2015 fans, what a great way to begin the year 2015! Thank you very much for your love and support and we wish you all a very Happy (and Slow!) Year 2015. … [Read more...]