Slow Food in Canada is happy to support Food Secure Canada’s Eat Think Vote campaign. It got off to a very good start, but there is still much to be done before the federal election in October. They aim to hold over a hundred community meals across Canada where candidates and citizens can discuss … [Read more...]
“Slow Fish: Know Your Fisherman” Documentary: Here’s to Good, Clean and Fair Fish in Canada
Slow Fish Canada, part of the nation’s Slow Food movement, aims to protect and celebrate our diverse seafood from Coast to Coast. To this end, it has just released a new documentary called “Know Your Fisherman” that invites all Canadians to engage in finding local solutions to support a better … [Read more...]
Slow Food Members to represent Canada at the Slow Meat Event in the US
Canada, May 27th, 2015 – Taking place June 4-6 in Denver, Colorado, Slow Meat is an event that “brings together ranchers, farmers, butchers, chefs, eaters and more to share ideas on how we can turn the herd toward meat that is good, clean and fair for all” (Slow Meat Website). Three Canadians will … [Read more...]
SFC’s new Board: more Bilingual Directors, more Youth, more Women!
Montreal, May 11th, 2015 – Slow Food in Canada would like to welcome six new members elected to its board after the recent elections held during its annual national conference in Montreal. Not only this new board is more bilingual than ever, it also counts 3 youth representatives and is led by a … [Read more...]
Slow Food USA meets Slow Food in Canada
This month we were given the opportunity to post on Slow Food USA’s blog. We tried to summarize in a few lines “Who, and what, is Slow Food in Canada?” in hopes of connecting more with our neighbors to the South. It was no easy task to define everything we do in so little words, but we captured … [Read more...]
In Memory of Pamela Cuthbert
(Source: slowfood.com) Pamela Cuthbert passed away unexpectedly last month. The many people who met her through her tireless work with Slow Food will miss her dearly. Pamela founded the Slow Food Toronto Convivium and contributed immensely to the growth of Slow Food in Canada in its early … [Read more...]
One of our Board members receives the honors
(Text edited by Michael Howell) We're delighted and honored that at the recent COABC conference Heather was awarded the Brad Reid Memorial Award for her outstanding contributions to the organic sector in British Columbia. Chris Bodnar, who presented the award, noted that, it seems odd that … [Read more...]
2015 Board Elections
Are you a Slow Food member? Would you like to be part of the Slow Food in Canada Board? The Slow Food in Canada Board Elections will be held March 20th-30th, 2015 via online voting. Every member can nominate him or herself or another member, and a second signature is required by another … [Read more...]
News from Slow Food Nova Scotia – in Berlin!
Slow Food in Canada co-chair Michael Howell and Slow Food Nova Scotia Board member Lia Rinaldo were on hand during the Berlin Film Festival’s tribute to the work of Alice Waters and Carlo Petrini last week in Berlin Germany. This was the opening event of the Culinary Cinema program at the Berlin … [Read more...]
New leader in Acadia Uni convivium
Last month, we had the pleasure of nominating a new convivium leader for Acadia University, Jill Conrod. Below you’ll find a little text that Jill sent us to present herself. Would you like to know more about your convivium leaders? If so, let us know! My name is Jill Conrod and I … [Read more...]
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